Tag Archives: Writing

Still munching away on this elephant

Quick check-in to note something positive: I’m still in this! My writing is still getting done, albeit slowly, and every day I inch closer to my goal of a manuscript that (hopefully) won’t burn a beta-reader’s eyes right out of … Continue reading

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How to Find the Fat in My Manuscript?

I “think” I’ve finally worked this out, so it’s a good time to share. For any writer who’s stuck looking at their thousandth draft, and unsure where to begin cutting, this one’s for you. The synopsis that I’d been writing, summarizing … Continue reading

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Progress is Progress, DAMMIT!

Says I, a person who is currently progress-challenged. I’ve been editing about a page worth of synopsis every other day, and there’s still a looong way to go. It’s all-good though: I know that this tid-bit of forward movement, as slight … Continue reading

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Oh hi there, long time no see…

And boy have I got things to tell you. I’ve moved house since I last blogged, to a big ol’ house on the hill (ostensibly owned by my parents, but they’re fairly unlikely to kick me out, and they’re welcome … Continue reading

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Shorts Anthology Review: The Time Travel Chronicles

Hello again. OOOH EXCITEMENT! I am within 35 pages of completing the synopsis! I can almost taste the completion… and can nearly smell the next re-write. Ugh. Anyway, here’s the review I’ve posted to Goodreads and Amazon for “The Time … Continue reading

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Book Review: Star Wars Aftermath, by Chuck Wendig

I’ve been a bit busy of late (haven’t we all), so I thought I’d roll a bunch of updates and stuff into one post, starting with a brief review of a neato book I read: Chuck Wendig’s STAR WARS Aftermath! … Continue reading

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FLASH FICTION CHALLENGE: PICK A CHARACTER AND GO, GO, GO

Hello peoples. Here’s the follow up to last week’s Flash Fiction challenge set at Chuck Wendig’s blog – Terribleminds. That one was all about writing a 250 word character description, or a short scene introducing a fresh character. THIS WEEK we’ve been given … Continue reading

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My Writing Process. HOW I DO.

Over at Terribleminds, Chuck put the question to everyone, what does your writing process look like? It was a timely question for me, because my writing process has only really solidified into something routine in the past few months. Everyone does this … Continue reading

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Plotting Fiction – Part 1, with Millie Ho

So writing a book can be an isolating experience. It isn’t a team sport, at the end of the day, and no amount of love from friends and family can really assure you about what you’re doing, because… They’re not doing … Continue reading

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FLASH FICTION CHALLENGE: TIME TO CREATE A CHARACTER

Hello all. Here’s a quick Flash Fiction bit I’ve bashed together for a challenge set on Chuck Wendig’s blog – Terribleminds. The gist of it is to write a 250 word character description, or a short scene introducing a fresh … Continue reading

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