Stuart Aken's Blog, page 151
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…
Creative #Writing #Contests Table Updated
Here’s your monthly reminder that the writing contest table has been updated. It lives under the ‘Resources’ tab. The table went through a period of corruption,…
May 30, 2018
Progress on the WIP: #SciFi in the Making.
Now the WIP is with the publisher, and I’m awaiting the response, the result of their edit, the cover and design suggestions, I thought I’d review…
May 25, 2018
The #Write #Word? Post 20
Sometimes struggle to find the ‘right’ word for your writing? I do. Maybe, in trying to improve my own work, I can help other writers. Today’s…
