by Neil | Mar 31, 2010 | Seemed like a good idea at the time, The Woodsman, Writing
I didn’t quite hit my deadline. As of two minutes ago I did finish the major rewrite on The Scarred God’s fifth draft. However, strictly speaking it will need a line edit; a continuity check; and probably a slight trim for length. These will probably be...by Neil | Apr 21, 2009 | commuting, cycling, Personal, Writing
I really need to get me one. So the cycling experiment isn’t going so well. I can, it turns out, do the distance without having a heart attack and, most of the time, it is enjoyable. However, it’s not really saving me any money as I seem to be wearing out...by Neil | Oct 14, 2008 | Fiction, The Woodsman, Thoughts, Writing
…apparently, having done some research into the matter, UK and US publishers only really consider fantasy novels of around a 130,000 words or more, as shorter volumes don’t sell. A quick perusal of the local bookshop* seemed to bear this out with only...by Neil | Sep 9, 2008 | Fiction, Personal, Seemed like a good idea at the time, The Woodsman, Thoughts, Writing
The Scarred God has now been read by two of my three test readers and the feedback is positive. I’ve got a bunch of inevitable corrections to do and I’m not sure it’s standing out enough from the genre that the idea germinated from, I was keen to try...