by Neil | Nov 27, 2009 | Life, NaNoWriMo, Personal, Seemed like a good idea at the time, Writing
Sometimes lessons can be painful. I’m not sure exactly what I was thinking when I decided to engage in NaNoWriMo under the ballsy criteria I set myself in late October. I suspect that the growing dissatisfaction with how things had gone this year, and my realisation...by Neil | Nov 16, 2009 | NaNoWriMo, Science Fiction and Fantasy, Seemed like a good idea at the time, Urban Fantasy, Writing
Time for an update. It’s now been a little over two weeks since my rash and foolish promise that I would podcast my NaNoWriMo exercise as I went. I confess that I was unsure it was wise at the time and let my general dissatisfaction with progress in general this...by Neil | Nov 8, 2009 | Seemed like a good idea at the time, Writing
Those of you swinging by now, expecting the podcast, I’m afraid I have to admit that I am still editing it. I don’t mean textual editing – I finished that on time – but actually editing the audio file. This is taking a smidge longer than...by Neil | Nov 1, 2009 | Blog, NaNoWriMo, Seemed like a good idea at the time, Writing
Alright folks, as I said the other day I will be participating in NaNoWriMo this year. It was a hard decision because my other projects haven’t run to time this year and so the story I was going to use, being an SF tale, is not ready to go. Mainly this is owing...by Neil | Oct 20, 2009 | Personal, Seemed like a good idea at the time, The Woodsman, wrestling
Things sound quiet on the writing front because I am working on what I am now affectionately calling the-absolute-final-unless-someone-buys-it draft of The Scarred God. I’m at the all too familiar middle point sag where motivation dips and self-doubt swings a...by Neil | Sep 27, 2009 | Beynon Brothers Chaos Inc., Family, Personal, Science Fiction and Fantasy, Seemed like a good idea at the time
I just got back after a weekend back in Wales. My brother’s birthday was this weekend. It seems to be quite rare these days that family birthdays fall on days where I can actually be there and so I wanted to make the most of it. We had a lovely family lunch and...