16th July, 2016
So the long haul of editing begins in earnest. After a rather hilarious reading at my writer’s group of the development of my protagonist and her relationship with Mike, I … Continue reading
7th July, 2016
Wow, one month since my last post! It has been a busy month, reports to write among other things. I attended a Children’s Book Writing course, run by Aleesah Darlison, … Continue reading
2nd June, 2016
Well, I just finished reading Francine Prose’s book, ‘Reading Like a Writer’, which is a must read for anyone who, like me, wants to learn about writing without going to … Continue reading
19th May, 2016
As I plod through my editing, well it’s not quite that hum drum, deleting scenes in the first draft that don’t support the character development is proving more difficult than … Continue reading
5th May, 2016
More editing, and even more changes. I resorted to some recreational reading this week and despite it being a light read it had some excellent examples of tension. Megan Crane’s … Continue reading
21st April, 2016
The focus for this past week has been editing and it has progressed quite well. It’s always a trial, having to read over your work for fear that it doesn’t … Continue reading
14th April, 2016
Last week I attended a book club for writers, the first I have ever been to. I was motivated to join because I want to learn more about literature, in … Continue reading
31st March, 2016
Finally it is the end of March, what has been a very tumultuous and distressful month it has been? It has been a month that has been an accumulation of … Continue reading
17th March, 2016
When life is stranger than fiction? This week’s blog was going to be about life leaving you feeling like you’ve been run over by a bulldozer, which is what my … Continue reading
10th March, 2016
We had an interesting session at our writers’ group last week. We meet up to critique each others work. On this occasion I took in a piece of work from … Continue reading
