Well, I’m doing something quite tricky here, I’m reading a book about plotting (Plot and Structure by James Scott Bell) and I’m still writing my novel. It’s similar to painting a picture and reading a book on how to paint in between times. I can already see differences in how I work. The reason that… Continue reading Still writing
Category: Writing
About my writing
Breaking the rules
Having written my last post about rules and structure, I’m now going to reply to a couple of the comments about breaking the rules. I think in any form of craft or art work breaking the rules is essential, but with some very important provisos. First of all, you must know the rules and preferably… Continue reading Breaking the rules
Structuring a novel
I’ve had one of those realisations that initially seemed like an overnight bolt of lightning. But when I analysed it I realised that it’s been brewing in my subconscious for several months at least. Let me explain, I subscribe to various twitter and Facebook feeds aimed at independent and self-published authors and last night, have… Continue reading Structuring a novel
The death of books?
It does appear at the moment that every broadsheet is running an article on how the Kindle is killing off books and that soon either paper books or the option of earning a living as an author is about disappear. There are a number of flaws in this argument. The first is that the Kindle… Continue reading The death of books?
Nearly the end of the holidays
Well, another few days and all three of my lovely children will be busy during the mornings. I’ve been feeling a bit stifled of late, I tend to write things in my head and then type them out when I get the time. Except that I haven’t had time to start the writing process. But… Continue reading Nearly the end of the holidays