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Very busy with work. Still several men short and consequently knackered more often than not. Have been working on/researching several semi-historical story ideas during my very precious free time and learning a few things about medieval agricultural practices that I hadn't a clue about ( Read more... ) -
A Constructive Weekend
Despite attending the Scottish Pagan Conference on Saturday I have somehow managed to write over 20,000 words this weekend. All without neglecting my dearly beloved.
Yup, you heard me. 20,000 words. As an artist friend of mine commented, "Wow, that's like finishing a painting a day." We had to laugh though, for not a moment afterwords another ( Read more... ) -
Pottering
Its been a shockingly long time since my last public post on live journal. About time I made another.
At the moment I have a few works in progress. The first is a short article that began life as one of those “What Every Writer Needs to Know About...” essays but quickly grew into something beyond my control. Hence, instead of an article ( Read more... ) -
Why You Should Never Send a Submission Until 24 hours After the Last Edit
Finally decided to take the plunge and read a submitted manuscript before I receive a return from the editor.
Oh God.
That's why you should always wait twenty-four hours AND THEN READ the latest draft before sending it in for submission. I've hacked and chipped and edited the piece so excessively that the text no longer flows. In fact, the prose is ( Read more... ) -
Regression
Yesterday evening, I emailed my first “for payment” submission for nearly eleven years. I cannot even begin to expound sufficiently upon the state of my nerves as I did so. Since I resumed writing again just under nine months ago, I've submitted several pieces to various sites and writers' circles for peer review. So far, feedback has been ( Read more... ) -
Finished. Finally.
At last. The first draft for the Quickened Dead is finished. At just over 8000 words I'm somewhat perplexed by how long it took. Normally, when I am enfolded in "The Zone", I can write that much in a single day. Perhaps two at most. Yet this particular tale has taken more than a week to unfold. Of course, we did have that wonderful trip to ( Read more... ) -
Camera Obscura
Just returned from a very enjoyable few days in Edinburgh with my dearly beloved better-half.
Had a wonderful time exploring, helped in no small measure by the presence of a travelling companion with infinite patience for my frequent stops to take notes and peer intently at random bits of scroll-work. A patience helped, no doubt, by her own desire ( Read more... ) -
The Quickened Dead
I`m currently 2000 words into a 6000 word project for Issue 6 of the Crossed Genre's magazine. It`s a monthly magazine which publishes science fiction/fantasy tales with a monthly theme. The theme for this particular issue is the Western Genre. Luckily, I've had an idea kicking around my head which would work quite well in such a setting ( Read more... ) -
Six Months
Six months ( Read more... ) -
Zama
Well, finally, night shift is over and I can once again resume writing. All the more so because I have two weeks off (apart from the one day they couldn`t find cover for) for writing, relaxing and my coming handfasting ( Read more... )