Work continues apace on the novel. I’m up to about page 65 of 300; there are sections I’ve not yet worked on, as they need fairly comprehensive re-writes, but I plan to work on those in one go.
It turns out re-drafting is a more time-consuming activity than writing the first draft; more intensive, at the [...]
Having finished the first draft of my novel, I’m now working through the first re-draft; here I introduce a little of the process I’ll be going through.
Booky booky booky boooooks - I love ‘em. Not only are they nice to touch, and a good excuse to have lots of bookshelves, but they also teach you many things. These are the books I found most useful when working on the novel.
Where have I been the last few months? Developing flu-based biological weapons in my volcano laboratory? Ruling over the land of Twitter? Chasing unicorns? Nope - an equally futile task. I’ve been writing a novel. Here’s some stuff I’ve learned.
The second of my creative writing class homework assignments was to write about a childhood memory.
Childhood memories are normally very vivid; although they may be twisted a bit by the passage of time, if anything this enhances the way they can be described. Rose-tinted spectacles bring more colour to your memories. In fiction, of course, [...]
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A poem about otters
A brief, bizarre poem
As quiet as a sleeping beatnik - that’s the mixed-up simile I had to work with for this, the first of my creative writing homework assignments. Comments welcome.
Another very quick link - an absolute dream job.
OK, if you have 50 minutes to spare - while you eat your tea, if you’re me, for example - watch this. It’s Charlie Brooker’s Screenwipe, so it’s NSFW because of swearing, but it’s also the most inspirational thing I’ve ever seen when it comes to writing. Utterly brilliant.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00fvgj5/Charlie_Brookers_Screenwipe_Series_4_Episode_3/
(UK only, I’m afraid… sorry. And get [...]
A new year and a new version of WordPress. How exciting. I’m making some resolutions, most of which I will fail to keep. Hurrah!