Dusty

by | Mar 19, 2013 | Diary, Personal

As I stare around the detritus in here, I wonder that it’s been allowed to get this bad: Honestly, there’s dust over everything, half moth-eaten flash fiction in the doorway, bad satire clogging up the pipes and the electrics are fluttering like the wiring in my...

State of the writer: Confidence

by | Mar 25, 2012 | Diary, Personal, Writing

I think the middle ground is dangerous for a writer. The middle ground of any project is always, to me, when the doubts start to creep in and you start to second guess yourself. I think I’m realising that this is true in a more general way for a writer when...

State of the writer: Pedal down

by | Mar 12, 2012 | Diary, Personal, Writing

This is a short one as I am working flat out on all fronts at the moment. On All That Glitters I have paused composition to make sure Act 1 is OK with all the major pieces in the right places before I move on. I’m trying to avoid the significant structural...

State of the writer: Juggling

by | Mar 5, 2012 | Diary, Personal, Writing

This week has been a busy one. While it does feel a little like juggling, it is great to have a couple of things on the go and be able to switch between the two when I hit a wall on the other. The focus of a hard deadline really helps. Progress on All That Glitters...

State of the Writer: Early bird…

by | Feb 27, 2012 | Diary, Personal, Writing

A short one this week as I’ve been away seeing family for the weekend. This week went much better on the writing front. The main change I’ve made is getting up a shade earlier again to give me enough time to write a few more words and not feel like...