Most of the time I think that writing is a great thing to do. I love it, but I do fight the constant worry that it isn't a 'real' job. I mean, I don't get a regular wage and I don't have to work 9-5 every week. I should mention that my week can actually… Continue reading Writing – is it a job?
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Unconscious characters and Vegetable Patches
Today my male character (I haven't decided whether he is a protagonist or an antagonist) slipped into unconsciousness. I ought to mention that he has been stabbed in the stomach and left floating in the sea for about five hours before being picked up by the heroine. So, whilst getting himself a drink of water,… Continue reading Unconscious characters and Vegetable Patches
Worrying developements
I try to notice what goes on the world. My life revolves around the computer but I must admit that I tend to be offline and writing. I only log on when I have finished my word count. Which is why I tend to blog late at night after working all day on the latest… Continue reading Worrying developements
Dialogue and internal musings
The book I'm working on has two characters, one main heroine and the other is a male 'bit-part'. I'm not sure how long he will be hanging around but while he is around my character is chatting to him. Understandably she has, up to now, had an internal dialogue with herself. So how do I… Continue reading Dialogue and internal musings
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Where do you work?
I have a wooden workshop. It is 20ft by 10ft and a place I love to work... Well, normally, except it is winter. It takes about an hour to warm the place up as it is one room. I haven't installed a gas heater and am reliant on a single electric radiator. Don't get me… Continue reading Where do you work?
How do you find ideas?
I see them when I'm not looking. They are in the shadows in the corner of the room, or behind the unwanted balloon in the play room. They are never there when I need them. When my body screams for a new project but all I can hear is silence or my own heartbeat. They… Continue reading How do you find ideas?
Creative brain storms
I wish at times that my ideas would come along one at a time... Nice and orderly. In a line so that as one project is finished another takes its place and I am always working, never staring at a blank page. This doesn't happen though. Instead I find myself either searching through notebooks or… Continue reading Creative brain storms
Reality and Creativity
Sometimes I find that reality can crash into me with a resounding wallop. I reel under the blow and start to question myself and my motives. Technically the business is only just over a year old. And most of the time I am breaking even. But every now and then I find that I flounder… Continue reading Reality and Creativity
9-5…
I work from home, or rather a large purpose built studio shed in the back garden. I love the place I work and I love what I do but I can't work to a 9-5 schedule. I have tried... But I can't do it. My eyes are a little damaged and they have problems working for… Continue reading 9-5…
Kate Murray - Cleaver 