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June 27, 2018
Progress on the WIP: #SciFi in the Making.
Well, it’s back with the publisher. The finished MS ran out to 75949 words, though whether that will be the published total depends on how the…
June 24, 2018
1000 Yards, by Mark Dawson: #BookReview.
85 pps Thriller/Espionage. This short is written in typical ‘thriller’ style, however, it also gives the reader some meat on the bones of the characters, which…
June 22, 2018
The #Write #Word? Post 24
Struggling to find the ‘right’ word for your writing? Me, too. Maybe, in trying to improve my own work, I can help other writers. Today’s words:…
June 21, 2018
Progress on the WIP: #SciFi in the Making.
And the tale continues. This book’s been subject to a number of interruptions during its creation. Not least was the collapse of my iMac, it’s replacement…
June 15, 2018
The #Write #Word? Post 23
Struggling to find the ‘right’ word for your writing? Me, too. Maybe, in trying to improve my own work, I can help other writers. Today’s…
June 13, 2018
Progress on the WIP: #SciFi in the Making.
As a general rule, authors dislike dealing with the edits sent them by their publishers. It’s often a battleground between competing egos. However, I welcome the…
June 8, 2018
The #Write #Word? Post 22
Apologies. I’m deeply involved in the edit notes for my WIP back from the publisher. This is time sensitive, so I’m missing the post this week…
June 7, 2018
Progress on the WIP: #SciFi in the Making.
Now the serious editing has started: I received the publisher’s editing notes on Monday and I’ve been beavering away at them ever since. Both the creation…
June 5, 2018
Everybody Shrugged, by Walt Pilcher: #BookReview.
354 pps Genre Fiction/Political/Literary humour. Humour in any book is a gamble. We don’t all see with the same eyes. Whilst this novel rarely made me…
June 1, 2018
The #Write #Word? Post 21
Struggling to find the ‘right’ word for your writing? Me,too. Maybe, in trying to improve my own work, I can help other writers. Today’s words: Great…
