by Neil | Jul 27, 2008 | Life, Personal, rambling post that goes all over the place, Science Fiction and Fantasy, Seemed like a good idea at the time, Thoughts, Writing
I’m back. First off some apologies: as constant readers will know I intended to have content for Wednesday and Friday of last week but failed to live up to this promise. This was due to a combination of some technical problems with my Internet connection (my mobile...by Neil | Jul 9, 2008 | Fiction, Life, Personal, rambling post that goes all over the place, Random, The Woodsman, Writing
Anyone of the small gathering of people following me on Twitter will know in I finally finished the rewrite of The Woodsman in the wee hours of this morning, having drunk entirely too much coffee and munched my way through the hula hoop drawer. (NB – If you...by Neil | Jul 7, 2008 | Life, Personal, rambling post that goes all over the place, The Woodsman, Writing
Today had the potential to go very wrong. My day started with a rejection – bear in mind I write within five minutes of getting out of bed and inevitably check my email in that five minutes, the point being it was quite literally one of the first things I saw....by Neil | Jun 15, 2008 | Family, Life, Personal, rambling post that goes all over the place, Random, Seemed like a good idea at the time, The Woodsman, Writing
Well, today has nearly gone. As expected I failed to finish The Woodsman today although I have managed to get to Chapter 17 – around eighteen thousand words to go. Of course – although it is a major rewrite – it is the third draft and so not quite as...by Neil | Jun 11, 2008 | Personal, rambling post that goes all over the place, The Woodsman, Writing
So I’ve been working hard on the redraft of The Woodsman and managed to tidy up a major character’s exit without too many headaches. However, it’s the 11th June today and my self imposed deadline of the 15th looks increasingly unrealistic. The...by Neil | Jun 9, 2008 | Life, MOT, Personal, rambling post that goes all over the place, why is it always me, why is it pink?
Another year, another M.O.T. After last time you’d think I’d be organised, find a reliable garage that would sort out my service without having to auction my kidneys. Alas, you’d be wrong. What actually happened was that I managed, somehow, to be...