Finally 'The Gone' is finished. There are 3 more posts so the blog will continue until the 16th June and then there will be no more. I mean, I'm leaving the blog there, but I won't make any more posts. The Gone is 60,500 words long and is being edited into a full novel. I'm also… Continue reading That’s it then…
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Publishing… Yes, one of my books will be available soon!
So I have had one of my books with a traditional publisher. It has been with them for ages... And I've finally had enough time waiting. Hopefully in the next two weeks 'Truth and Lies' will be up for sale as an ebook and paperback. Then I'm hoping to publish a kids book and then… Continue reading Publishing… Yes, one of my books will be available soon!
Ahhh… Where do I go from here?
I'm writing 'The Gone' but my main character has just decided to do something I hadn't planned for. She got on a helicopter and took a shortcut to the WHO center in Cardiff. Normally this wouldn't be a problem but I haven't even decided who the characters are in the WHO. Are they human? Are… Continue reading Ahhh… Where do I go from here?
The pattern of a story
So, at the moment I'm writing The Gone almost everyday and I've noticed that it is an intense book. The characters are living in an apocalyptic world filled with zombie-type-vampires. They stumble from one disaster to another. Yet at the same time I'm making sure that there is humour and quieter moments. The simple fact… Continue reading The pattern of a story
The Gone
I've done it! The serialisation blog is up and running... THE GONE Go check out the prologue. It is about a virus that is leaked into the atmosphere as an act of terrorism... The first post should be up by Monday so please follow it if you want to get all the posts, although I… Continue reading The Gone
I have an idea…
Basically I want to write a serialized story, told from one person's point of view. Kind of like '24' but in a blog format. Once it's finished I'll publish it. The blog would be updated once a week or more and would tell a fictional story in real time. A disaster story. I don't have… Continue reading I have an idea…
Best Days? (an idea for a book)
People always told me as a child that my school days would be the best... Really? Then I can safely say that the rest of my adulthood is going to be worse than hell. My name is Colleen Norton (you have to say that in a Micheal Caine voice - it only works that way).… Continue reading Best Days? (an idea for a book)
November and my plans…
I have decided to write a novel in a month! I'm doing NaNoWriMo or the National Novel Writing Month. The rules are that I have to produce 50k words over the month of November... To date my word count high has been 16k over 3 months so I think this might be a stretch. But… Continue reading November and my plans…
Traditional or DIY
This is a conundrum I have been asking myself for a while; traditional or DIY publishing. After all, self-publishing no longer has the same reputation and isn't called 'vanity press' any more, but rather 'indie publishing'. Indie Publishing To be an indie publisher sounds quiet cool, but what would I be taking on? Well, to… Continue reading Traditional or DIY
Dissertation 2
It’s about a serial killer. I didn’t think about the research involved when I decided on the plot but the research is huge! So to go with my book of chapters I have now a book of death. It sounds gruesome and it is. Each death my killer will perform is in this book. I… Continue reading Dissertation 2
Kate Murray - Cleaver 