Rebellion of Mars Take II is progressing well, but I’m going googly-eyed at it. Re-writing is an intense thing, because you’re trying to use what’s there on the page, as flawed as it is, trying to keep the meaning and the flavour it brings to your story, as told in your voice. And yet. You’re …
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Flash Diction
No, it’s not a superhero in Spandex! This is just a a quick update to let everyone know, I am 75% through Rebellion of Mars and we’ve 32k words to refurb and it’ll be ready to go for proofing etc (1st pass). I’m also glad to report that my improvements continue – I have thinned …
Touching Distance
Been a hard week at the keyboard on Children of The Glyph, not as hard as the guys out there slaving to keep the world going. Good work and good luck to those people, putting me to shame. Anyway, the days have been full – had to cut 13,000 words in the re-structure, but managed …
Happy Easter
Like the title says, I hope you all have/had a safe, happy and peaceful Easter. In other news, I’m still working – editing as best I can with the feedback given. No rest for the wicked they say… Have a good one adventurers 🙂
Return of the Hack
Well, not quite. The Children of the Glyph Manuscript has been returned with some developmental guidance. It’s good news. I need to tighten up a few things, but the benchmark is a lot higher now than it was this time last year. I just have to nail down structure a bit more and it’s DONE. …
First bite is with the Eye
Just a snippet today. Editorial Report is due out on friday and this time I will have to forego any extension. Needs must and I need, and must, press on with this. I can do it. #DeathtotheSong
Stop the Bus!
I was rolling quite happily down the word avenue, crossing paragraph plaza and boom! Or actually more like, creaking and a pop as the tyres came off. My editor has suggested she wants to delve into the MS for Children of The Glyph a little more, which is horrifying. After my previous report from Hannah, …
Breakthrough
Well, it’s not an advert for the Queen song, but you check it out, it’s good and pertinent! I’ve been ripping apart Rebellion of Mars and reading through the report of my Editor, Hannah. She gives a lot of great guidance about Protagonist Agency. This is important, because instead of being a victim to circumstance, …
Dingle Dangle
Watching the news is making me ill – no, not from this bloody awful bug going around, but the absolutely infuriating reporting. We get it, you want views, you want clicks, you need to win the ratings war, but for so-called professional writers, some of whom would look down on “Common-garden folk” like yours truly …
It’s Away
Well, we’re here. The editor has taken control of my manuscript for Children of The Glyph and it will be returned in three weeks with the verdict of its current state. I was quite nervous about letting it go, maybe imagining that it’s similar to how a parent feels to giving their child to the …
