Let it be
Recently I read through my novel again. This time, I didn’t make any changes and instead, made some notes of what required changing. You see, up until this point I have either been editing my novel in a sequential manner …
Can you play me a memory?
Last night I was running through airports to catch a flight, all night, or so it felt. At 5:30 am, I had had enough of the dream that seemed to repeat over and over and got up to write this …
Turn that racket down
Imagine Glen Miller’s “In the mood” with its full complement of saxophone, trumpets, drums, trombones and reeds. Imagine a lit-up ballroom full of senior citizens, dressed in hats and suits, dresses and gloves, moving around the dance floor to the …
Surprise
I recently watched another film based on an unusually popular book and unlike many others, the ending completely surprised me. In fact, it surprised me so much, that I forgave the rapid flow of events at the start and the …
The disappearing dimension
Have you ever heard the expression “If you want something done, give it to a busy person”? I can tell you that I’m that person at the moment and if you hand me something to do outside of a work …
Fiction and reality
More often than not, the birthday (and the birth year) of a character don’t have a great effect on a storyline, unless your novel spans 20 years and you’ve decided to use birthdays as an indication that time has passed. …
Technology – a lot to answer for
I’ve always been a fan of technology. In the last ten years, I have relied on technology to earn a living (for the most part). But technology is changing faster than ever before and we are powerless against it and …
Observations
So you’ve spent a few hundred hours on a novel already and you’ve experienced all different forms of writer’s block, twice. In my case, one of the things I’ve discovered, is that my villain’s name (let’s call him Robert) just …
Flying solo
I have been travelling for work a bit more lately and as a result, I have also been relying on restaurants for meals. In the early years, I wouldn’t really go to a restaurant unless I was with another colleague …
My muse is hiding
Writer’s block – What is it good for? For no rhyme or reason, I sometimes manage to write 3000 words a day. Other times I have trouble just getting to the point of opening the Word document that contains my …