Lennox McCaskill's Blog - Posts Tagged "writing"
NaNoWriMo2016
So I've been working on "Fallen" during NaNoWriMo and am happy to say that I've got a great flow going.
Unlike "Colossal" and "Afflictions", the 3rd installment of "The Colossal Series" is seemingly coming easier.
I'm already over 14,000 words and pushing 6 chapters.
Here's hoping that I can keep this up through 2016.
Unlike "Colossal" and "Afflictions", the 3rd installment of "The Colossal Series" is seemingly coming easier.
I'm already over 14,000 words and pushing 6 chapters.
Here's hoping that I can keep this up through 2016.
The End is Only the Beginning
30 Days
6 Chapters
60+ Pages
18,000+ Words
1/5 of "Fallen" Written
1 High-Five to #NaNoWriMo2016
6 Chapters
60+ Pages
18,000+ Words
1/5 of "Fallen" Written
1 High-Five to #NaNoWriMo2016
The Finish Line
I'm almost done with the last few chapters of Fallen.
I feel like I've said this out loud a dozen times already, but it is actually true. These last couple of months have been the toughest in regards to writing. And it's not because of the story itself - that actually comes very clearly most times. Instead, I find that there are a multitude of little things that keep eating away at my time and energy, one of which is my day job.
Yes, being an independent author is in itself a tough job, but because of the unexpected nature of projects and book sales it is also one that I tend to have view as secondary to my "9-5". Ideally, this will change one day when "The Colossal Series" or any of my future works grow in reach, but for now it's a little frustrating.
While my job is the reason for most of slow progress, the other things affecting my writing are much more positive, for instance - my son.
I have found myself reading my son 5-7 books a night - which is great! At nearly 18 months he has a thirst for words and is plowing through the "classics" such as "Brown Bear, Brown Bear", "I Say, You Say Opposites", and "The Very Hungry Caterpillar". Now if this is what keeps me from finishing the first draft of Book 3 this week, then "Fallen" be damned!
Lennox McCaskill
I feel like I've said this out loud a dozen times already, but it is actually true. These last couple of months have been the toughest in regards to writing. And it's not because of the story itself - that actually comes very clearly most times. Instead, I find that there are a multitude of little things that keep eating away at my time and energy, one of which is my day job.
Yes, being an independent author is in itself a tough job, but because of the unexpected nature of projects and book sales it is also one that I tend to have view as secondary to my "9-5". Ideally, this will change one day when "The Colossal Series" or any of my future works grow in reach, but for now it's a little frustrating.
While my job is the reason for most of slow progress, the other things affecting my writing are much more positive, for instance - my son.
I have found myself reading my son 5-7 books a night - which is great! At nearly 18 months he has a thirst for words and is plowing through the "classics" such as "Brown Bear, Brown Bear", "I Say, You Say Opposites", and "The Very Hungry Caterpillar". Now if this is what keeps me from finishing the first draft of Book 3 this week, then "Fallen" be damned!
Lennox McCaskill
