No, not me, although it’d not take a lot at the moment. Here’s the leaky culprit who’s caused all the grief: Plumber came out today and sorted it out. It’s a darned sight less money than I was anticipating and this makes me exceptionally happy. Not just for the obvious ‘it’s less money’ reason, but […]
November Target: 50,000 words Current Word Count: 61,031 words Yeah, I am pleased with myself. I’ve actually backed up now and am beginning the potentially terrifying task of Operation First Read Through and Edit. I’ve reached a suitable break in the story where I can do this without breaking from the flow too much. It […]
November Word Count Target: 50,000 Current Word Count: 51,000 Yes, I know. See that deliciously perfectly in-your-face-target 1,000 words? Beautifully rounded up and tidy? Hello, the right side of 50,000 words! It’s been a good week actually. Chapter nine, which is where I am just now, has been flowing really, really well. There is much […]
End October Target: 30,000 Current Word Count: 17,546 Given that I work full time and have to fit my writing around this incidental obstacle, I’m going great guns. Things are flowing well just now. I keep getting those wonderful moments when you suddenly realise exactly why it is that Character A does this, or why […]
End of September target = 10,000 words. ‘Clocked off’ tonight at = 10,809 words. Lawks, and probably a-mercy, but I’m ahead of myself. This is entirely good and has already made me feel a little less pressured. Chapter Two, that most evil and heinous of wee beasties refused to start and then, after it hauled […]
Well, I had this sort of crazy idea that I’d do a (probably infrequent) update whenever things were happening during the course of writing Gildar Rift. I figured, why the hell not – it’s an experience I’ve never had before and I know a bunch of people are fascinated by the process. So… well, here’s […]
Colonel John ‘Hannibal’ Smith. The MacGuyver of his time. As an aside – we went to see the A Team movie last weekend. If you’re in any way a fan of the old TV show, go and see it. It was wonderful. Had the charm and charisma of the original, with all the kick-assery that […]
Putting this here for posterity as I just found it after a LOT of searching. A high-fantasy mage I created for an RPG.
Well, not so much bloody as snowy. Was supposed to be going down to Leeds to Kayleigh and Spencer’s place, but the persistent White Stuff has returned, which coupled with a phone call to advise me that there was about six inches of the stuff in Leeds already put an end to that plan. Have […]
As opposed to ‘On Writing’, which is a great book by Stephen King. Believe you me, that previous sentence is something I never thought I would write and actually mean. I’ve read quite a few of the illustrious Mr. King’s works. I liked the first three books of the ‘Dark Tower’ series, in particular ’The Drawing […]
