So it’s now day 11 or Nanowrimo. When I first mentioned I was going to be joining the insanity, I had quite a few doubts about being able to accomplish it. In fact, if I’m totally honest, I figured I’d be washed out before today. But guess what, I’m on track! Today’s goal was to […]
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First off… Happy Halloween! But that also means tomorrow is November 1st. Nanowrimo begins! I’ve dubbed the month of October Nanoplamo – National Novel Planning Month. For the entire month I haven’t written any new words on a story, I have only laid out scenes and built character profiles. But I came across a large
While The Veil contains fantastical elements, it is set in our modern world. So I haven’t had to create physics or biology. I’ve had to keep a lot of the story rooted in reality so the reader can buy into it. But I realise this has created a problem. My new work that I’m prepping
Letting Go of Reality… Read More »
Wow, a month and a half since my last post. You’d think I’d forgotten this blog existed. Truth be told, I just haven’t had much to share with the world. The Veil has stalled in edits. I mean, it’s getting there, just a lot slower than I had hoped. But with all things The Veil,
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Last night, I finished a major rewrite of the most problematic chapter in The Veil. I decided to unwind by playing some Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (Number 1. I just picked it up for a bargain). I’m a child of the 70’s. Star Wars was the first film I recall seeing in a theatre.
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A bit of a personal blog entry this morning. Was there a defining moment for you? A point where scraps of stories hidden in folders became work aimed at being published? When was that moment that you started including “Writer” in bios of yourself? When I was in grade school, I loved to write. There
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In the wee hours of Saturday morning, I finally typed the two words that I have spent over a year working toward; The End. Sitting in a darkened room with a group of people that couldn’t have really cared, it wasn’t the sweetest of victories, but it was a milestone nonetheless. But achieving a major
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