by Neil | Dec 5, 2011 | Diary, Personal, Writing
Let’s see: a writing update. When last seen I had just completed the 2nd draft of Forever. I’m in the process of doing a short tidy pass before handing the manuscript to my first couple of test readers. This should only take a couple of days (cold not...
by Neil | Nov 20, 2011 | Diary, Writing
I finished the second draft of Forever today. It’s been a difficult slog and a pretty tough year writing wise. Somehow I lost my way and by chance I was recently reminded again of Heinlein’s rules. I have determined to note them down here, in my study and...
by Neil | Nov 12, 2011 | Diary, Personal, Writing
Let’s see: when last seen I was just getting over my Energy Crisis. In good news, I’m pleased to report that my energy levels have held where they were in the first half of the year and, consequently, good progress has been made on the second draft of...
by Neil | Jun 24, 2011 | Diary, Writing
This is a short one. As am I. The month’s been markedly more busy than I intended and so progress, while steady, has been slow. By far my main focus is still the second draft manuscript for Forever. The structural changes continue to ripple through the rest of...
by Neil | May 15, 2011 | Diary, Thoughts, Writing
For the interested I remain deep in the guts of the second draft of Forever. Things are going well albeit a little slower than I would like. Loose threads… The difficulty of structural changes is that they are always more significant than you think. In this...
