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My NaNoWriMo Journey

December 4th, 2014 No comments

Behold, for I have returned from the wilderness!

And I have words!

Lots of words! Read more…

Crafting an Epic – Perils and Pitfalls

September 17th, 2013 2 comments

There are many traps that can scupper your chances of completing an epic. Here are some that are bothering me at the mo. Read more…

Crafting an Epic – The First Step

August 13th, 2013 No comments

As this series on epics becomes epic itself, we eschew the traditional order of sequences and talk about the first book in your epic, and what it means for the rest of them. Read more…

Crafting an Epic – Part Six – Sequelitis?

July 30th, 2013 No comments

This month, in order to boost my desire to write, I went out and bought Writing Magazine (www.writers-online.co.uk) which had a rather fitting article on writing a series. Very useful for me considering my current project, so this week I thought I’d filter the advice through my own experience. Read more…

Crafting an Epic – Part Four: The End..?

April 16th, 2013 1 comment

It’s never a bad time to start thinknig about your ending for your epic creation. But how do you go about it? Discuss! Read more…

Crafting an Epic – Part Two

March 12th, 2013 2 comments

Wherein we speak of motivation, doubt, and fitting new material into the old. Read more…

Crafting An Epic – Part One

February 26th, 2013 5 comments

There are big projects, and there are big projects. In the start of a new series of posts, I’ll be taking a look at what it takes to create your own epic. Let’s step beyond novels, and into the realms of epic fiction! Read more…

The End is Nigh…

March 31st, 2012 1 comment

Nigh on impossible to get right, that is!  OK, all (terrible) puns aside, I thought it might be good to talk a little bit about endings. That is, after all, the ultimate goal of any writing project, is it not? Read more…

Bad Influence

January 29th, 2011 No comments

So this post isn’t going to apply to all writers. If you write poetry, or short fiction, then you’re probably safe from what I’ll be talking about. If however, you’re someone who writes big, possibly multi-book fiction, then you may understand a little what I’m talking about here.

Yes, that influence thing. Read more…

As good as a rest

June 10th, 2010 No comments

I’m nearly at the point in my novel where I said I would stop for a break. But now that I’m so close to that point, I’m really really crawling, and finding it hard to get into it. Read more…