While cataloguing my books I noticed one called Wizard at Large by Terry Brooks, I read the synopsis and really liked the sound of it, but as it always seems to happen it seems that was in the middle of a series. I looked them up online and found them all on Amazon. I ordered…
This is a book I got from Helmsley last year, another tool I have decided I can use in my quest to do more writing this year. It is 366 tips, tasks and techniques from your writing career coach. As it is a nice round number I am going to use this weekend to catch…
So Tuesday night was the unlimited screening of Baby Driver. written & directed by Edgar Wright its the story of baby, a guy with tinnitus who listens to music all of the time to drown out the noise, he is forced to work for a crime boss as a getaway driver. It’s the first time…
Camp Nano planning….. Or lack of it…. This months project is Dragon Lords – Exile. I have a whiteboard next to me with a base outline for a 25k Novella that will cover some backstory for this years NaNo story. This is the plan, but if I don’t put in some time for planning I…
Where do you do your creative thinking? I have an office and this is where I should be doing my work but I made the mistake of filling my “man cave” with stuff! When I am in here supposed to be working I end up watching TV or browsing or playing games. Occasionally I do…
Failed!!! Although to be fair I have been planning a new novel, I think the choosing to do this last minute was a bad idea, I need to make sure I need to have it planned out for the next one so I can get it done. The next one is in July so…
I am sat at my desk, watching videos of other people being productive, 3 days in to the holiday and I literally have’t achieved anything, I really wish I could do something to kick myself up the ass. Wonder if one of my kids would like the job! Another thing is I seem to be…
I am an easily led person when it comes to writing. If I am watching/reading fantasy I really want to write fantasy. If I am watching/reading science fiction then I want to write that too. I always think it is a good idea to have a project of each on the go for this reason,…
I have started many things since I started trying to take my writing life seriously but stuck to none of them. I am glad to see that for once I have stuck to this one. 15 days in and I am still posting. Not a massive amount of writing but it has got me writing…
