by Neil | May 3, 2011 | Diary, Writing
It’s been a while since I did one of these. The flurry of Doing Stuff (Eastercon, family visits, work) has left me in a bit of a funk. I’d planned several decent lengthed writing sessions, all of which got hijacked, and so I find myself a bit behind where...
by Neil | Mar 27, 2011 | Diary, Writing
The second draft of Forever is underway now. Everyone tackles redrafting differently but I thought my method might be of interest to other writers and the handful of interested readers who like my stuff. It’s a variation on my short story process but with a few...
by Neil | Mar 20, 2011 | Diary, Personal, Writing
I’ll cut to the chase: my short break following completion of the draft of Forever became a longer hiatus. Oh sure, I did some writing in that time. I wrote a couple of pieces of flash. I did an outline for The Scarred God (TSG). Hell, I even considered...
by Neil | Feb 20, 2011 | Diary, rambling post that goes all over the place, Science, Thoughts, time for a change
There is less me in the world than there was the last time I blogged. I’ve been trying to lose weight for a while now. Last year I tried, based on gym membership and generally trying to eat less, but too little avail and somehow wound up heavier towards the end...
by Neil | Feb 6, 2011 | Diary, Personal, Psychology
Things went quiet. I try to take some time to recharge at the end of a long draft. If I write anything during that time, it’s usually short stuff as an exercise rather than with any intention of trying to publish. This time round I had an altogether different...
by Neil | Jan 25, 2011 | Diary, London, Personal, Travel
Yesterday was my first day on my new commute. I haven’t changed jobs. After several years experimenting with commuting by train, and alternatively by foot, I finally decided that the only viable solution was to combine the two thus eliminating the wasted time...
