by Neil | Mar 4, 2008 | Life, Personal, rambling post that goes all over the place, Reading, The Woodsman, Thoughts, Writing
Well, I just got done with the full rewrite of Chapter three. It’ll need to gestate for a few days before I go back and make sure I haven’t made a hash of it but it’s more or less done. And I think it may turn out to be chapters 3 and 4. We’ll...by Neil | Mar 2, 2008 | Books, Fiction, Reading, Review, Thoughts
So I finally finished reading it. In truth, I finished the book that launched Rushdie’s career proper (Grimus never really garnered the same attention) a few days ago. I needed to let it pretty much slosh around my head for a little while before I could distil the...by Neil | Feb 23, 2008 | Amsterdam, Comedy, humor, Humour, Thoughts, Travel, why is it always me
1. It is impossible to find your way round without a map and, if you do get lost, the women in the windows aren’t interested in giving you directions. 2. You need to look up in Amsterdam, if you keep looking at ground level you’re missing the architecture....by Neil | Feb 22, 2008 | Amsterdam, Seemed like a good idea at the time, Thoughts, Travel, work
Well, I’ve just gotten back from a short but intense business trip to Amsterdam, helped as ever by my own inability to use a map. Internet access and time were at a premium hence the lack of bloggage during the last couple of days. There’ll be more on...by Neil | Feb 18, 2008 | Life, Personal, The Woodsman, Thoughts, why is it always me, Writing
Last week did not go according to plan. Work was unexpectedly hectic with seemingly one minor drama after another until I was so tired I couldn’t sign my own name – I don’t know who that Nile guy is but his handwriting’s even worse than mine....by Neil | Feb 11, 2008 | Art, Personal, The Woodsman, Thoughts, Writing
Yesterday, I finally broke ground on the rewrite of Chapter One. Anya, my protaganist has run, literally, into the story and I can see my way through most of the work on this chapter. To be fair, because I often start the first draft with either the beginning or end...