No, seriously. Look at these women. Don’t you? Backing up… It was my birthday on Friday, and my very lovely brother bought me a ticket for their show as my present. Mostly so he could go too, obviously, but still an incredibly wonderful gift. Plus, we got to go for Mexican first. The Puppini Sisters, … Continue reading »
This round of ROW80 has been a bit of a windy road for me. On the one hand, fantastic news and a writing contract in hand. On the other, the realisation that there are actually only 24 hours in the day, and I can’t do everything I want to, no matter how hard I try. Continue reading »
I’ve always loved reading other people’s The Call stories. In the same way I love looking at photos of other people’s writing spaces, it makes me feel closer to them and their writing, and helps me imagine my perfect writing space. My perfect moment, when I get The Call. Last Friday, I got The Email, … Continue reading »
I think I can say with some cautious confidence that changing my goal was a good idea. My new goal – finishing a first draft of Tea & Devilry – is going really well. Since I made the change, two weeks ago, I’ve written 10,000 words. The story’s flowing, the characters are coming to life … Continue reading »
One of the beautiful things about the Round of Words in 80 days challenge is that ability to change your goals, as and when you need to. An admission: I love setting goals. I love aiming high, having deadlines, striving to complete enough to put a tick on my to do list. I love seeing my … Continue reading »
Suffering from post submission malaise, as I have been, I missed the start of A Round of Words in 80 Days – Round 3. But the joy of this challenge is that it works around the other things in life, so I can just jump in now! So, goals for this round. By September 22nd … Continue reading »
I’ve been very neglectful here recently, at blogging, at checking in for ROW80 and, I’ll admit, at writing, too. Yesterday was the summer solstice; the nights are now officially drawing in. We’re halfway through the solar year, and it seems to me that this is the perfect time to renew ambitions, look at what I … Continue reading »
I feel like I’m finally starting to get back on track. With only another two days left in the month, I have (probably) another 10,000 words to write to finish this draft of Breaking the Spell. So that’s pretty much my goal for the week. I’ve written about 12,500 on it since last week, but … Continue reading »
I know, I know. Where the hell have I been? Many apologies. I don’t want this blog to be a chronicle of my personal life, rather than my writing one, so suffice to say that things in the real world have been alternately trying, difficult, great and troublesome recently. I’ve not been in a position … Continue reading »
Not for the first time, my goals have shifted a bit since the last checkin. Basically, instead of splitting my efforts over two projects this week, I decided to focus on finishing up the edit of Sea Fever first. Which turned out to be a good move, since I’ve edited 19,000 words of it since … Continue reading »
