In a few days I am going to be forty and I thought that I knew all I could about my mental disability. I mean, I thought that there was no way it could throw up any more surprises, but I guess I was being a little naive. So I have been ill, I'm okay… Continue reading What? A new coping strategy…?
Tag: writing
How serious should I take this?
I have been worried about my word count. Life has been getting in the way and I'm about 3000 words behind with Nanowrimo. I find myself sinking into the ever increasing circle of doubt and sadness. I know that there are other things that are acting on me. I have had yet another cold and… Continue reading How serious should I take this?
Word counts and trying to reach them
I'm doing Nanowrimo this year. It's my third go and this time, so far, I'm on track. I ought to mention that I have never been able to reach the end, never hit that word count. Last year I was 30,000 words adrift. So what am I writing this year? The Gone 2 - Evolution… Continue reading Word counts and trying to reach them
Where is the time going?
I have to get my act together... I have so many books waiting to go out and others waiting to be written. I have found myself at an impasse with Nomura which could mean that I struggle through it, squeezing the words from my consciousness, or that I pop it away for a little while.… Continue reading Where is the time going?
WIP
Well, 'Nomura' is coming along well. I am four chapters in and I've just broken the fifteen thousand word barrier. I'm guessing that the book is going to be longer than I thought. I'm still optimistic that it will be out for the end of November... My heroine is growing and in her own bumbling… Continue reading WIP
Just a reminder…
I am terrible at marketing. In fact, I'm worse than terrible - I forget. I write a book and then I go on to the next project... But I really ought to give a shout out to the books already out there. So this is for 'The Gone'... You can get this title for kindle… Continue reading Just a reminder…
Getting the facts right
I should have checked. My heroine is on a yacht one day out of the Canary Islands and I thought I'd write in a stranded scuba diver... It makes sense if you have the whole story - honest. So, I'm talking it over with a friend and he says - Nope. Wouldn't happen. Why not? I… Continue reading Getting the facts right
When momentum goes…
Life gets in the way... I find that I can be on a roll with the writing and then suddenly life happens. It can be something simple, food shopping or visitors, but by the time you sit back down the momentum has gone. Then it is like getting blood from a stone. That's where I… Continue reading When momentum goes…
Internal rambling…
When I started the new book I knew that there were going to be limited characters but as it progressed I found that my characters dwindled to only one... In truth I only started out with two, but pretty soon I was down to my heroine. Except that the scene I anticipated getting over and… Continue reading Internal rambling…
Autumn is here and I’m playing Russian roulette
I can tell autumn is here because the leaves are changing. They are turning from green to brown and red. Falling to the ground they are creating that carpet I used to love as a child, the one that you can walk through and hear. That crunch and crackle that would echo around the pavement… Continue reading Autumn is here and I’m playing Russian roulette
Kate Murray - Cleaver 