Back in November 2008, I finished writing my first novel. I already had two unfinished novels to my name, but I have to give some credit to NaNoWriMo for impelling me to actually get to ‘The End’ – without the daily ‘deadlines’ required to make the minimum 50,000 words by the beginning of December, I […]
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I write, therefore I am…or something.
Receptionists will tell you they are receptionists. Solicitors will tell you they are solicitors. Yet writers will tell you they’re “trying to write”, or they’re “working on being a writer”. They rarely own up to what they actually are. If you write, then you’re a writer. It’s that simple. (For a better explanation of this […]
At last! An idea!
I now have my NaNoWriMo idea. It’s not the one I was previously brainstorming, particularly since I think that idea better lends itself to a short story. No, the Big Idea is one I’ve had rolling around in the back of my mind for a while now, but which I finally think I can do […]
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How did it get to be October so fast? I can’t believe that we’re into Halloween Month already. Just a few weeks to go until November, and we all know what that means…NaNoWriMo! I did it last year, and actually managed to bash out my first novel. I’m quite pleased with it, although it’s still […]
