Tag: novel writing

  • A First Draft takes Shape

    A First Draft takes Shape

    I’ve made significant progress in the first draft of my novel and would say that I’m around two thirds of the way through. I feel as though I am pulling at threads, tightening them to create a secure and structured narrative. What was once a stream of words is now beginning to take shape.

  • Writing a Novel – Character and Story

    Writing a Novel – Character and Story

    I’m remaining very open minded about this novel I’m writing. It may not even be a novel. It could be a novella.

  • Frogs and Fallen Trees

    Frogs and Fallen Trees

    I went down to the woods and sure enough, a big surprise awaited me. My usual path to the stream (and on to the frogspawn, I delight in spotting every year) was blocked by a host of fallen trees.

  • New Year New Writing Dreams

    New Year New Writing Dreams

    On this second day of the new year I’m thinking about new writing dreams and all that I hope to achieve in 2013. As usual, I haven’t made any new year’s resolutions but I have made a plan.