Tag Archive | progress
Milestones
The Silent Eye I came across an old post while I was rummaging through the files. It looked at the decades of an ordinary life…my life… and how the things that seem ordinary to you, while you are living them, can look very different to an observer. As I skimmed back through the paragraphs, I […]
The Guardian – Another Progress Report
Originally posted on Have We Had Help?:
Is one of these The Guardian? As I’m halfway through writing chapter two of The Guardian, I need to take a break while I do some more thinking. Without giving too much away, I will say that at this stage in the novel there is an undeniable sexual…
Tidbits for History Writers: The Value of Spices
Originally posted on Veronica Bale's Blog:
I have written before about how to work historical detail into your historical fiction. It’s one of my favourite subjects, in fact. I love those sparkling, seldom known tidbits that make a book both educational and fun. So I’ve decided to write about them in a series of…
A Short One Today
Originally posted on The One & Only Elgon:
As most of you know from following this blog, I’m doing revisions on The Wolfcat Chronicles. I’m about 70 pages from the end of Book 4 in the series. I’ll probably finish the revision in the next day or two. I’m on goal to reach the end…
Keeping Track of Those Characters
Originally posted on Have We Had Help?:
Goblindom In addition to the progress report yesterday, here is a little more on the subject of updating Glob’s Tales. Have you ever wondered how any writer, let alone myself, manages to keep track of however many characters we may employ in each novel, or in this case,…
Viv Drewa - The Owl Lady 
There Is Far Too Much Emphasis Placed On Planning
Originally posted on Have We Had Help?:
I know I’ve spoken about planning in the past. But like a lot of seriously overused writing crutches, it bears talking about yet again. So many new and not so new writers insist on planning every single detail in their current work in progress almost to the point…