3 Days in….
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…
Think of the Children….
This rant is brought to you from the Writing Magazine (August 14) the article was called Think of the Children. It covers an author called Loraine Mace and the books she wrote starring Vlad the Inhaler, this is a YA fantasy book with vampires in it. Seems she was subject to the age old fools…
NaNoWriMo 2015
NaNoWriMo 2015 has started, 30 days to do 50k words. Here we go again 🙂 Going to do a few words then get up early to get a good start with it. I have spent some time outlining this year so I have direction throughout the whole story. Previously I have known where eI am…
Another year gone….. and an update.
Well, It was my birthday a couple of days ago. 39 now, on the slippery slope to the next major milestone. The day was spent with my wife and was going to be a Flamingo land visit, we got there to find it was nearing the end of a 2 week close down (I didn’t…
Stephen King – On Writing
I am in the middle of reading this book, I have quite a few books on how to write but this one I’m loving. It seems weird to be reading it, he start by saying that we are communicating through time. He is a literary genius and when reading this book it actually does feel like he…
NaNo update 1
Less than two months, the emails have started from NaNo and the regional group I am in has started trying to get some venues for write ins sorted. I am planning now that I have picked a story idea, although I am constantly itching to go back to a SciFi story. But I really want…
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
A few weeks ago for the first time I attended a midnight launch of a book, although I live in a small town the shop was quite full as it approached midnight, it was strange being in there at that time. The staff were doing their thing to keep people interested and it was quite…
Camp Procrastination time
It’s July already and that means it’s time for Camp NaNo. Something I have rarely ever tried which is weird given the self-imposed deadlines. But it is something I would like to get into, so it helps with getting some words down. I have decided to try and get something done this time by pantsing…