56,000 words…and counting

What do you mean we’re in the middle of May already? It was only two minutes ago my Marketing & Chaos executive, Rachel, was telling you all that I have had my head down writing an autobiography (emphasis on the chaos in that sentence). Whilst I put the record straight, she wasn’t all wrong. Indeed I have had my head down, putting pen to paper and working hard on the next Kilchester installment. 

Now that I think about it, me and my office chair may have meshed together, meaning I now have 3 legs, 7 feet & 5 wheels. My hands resemble that of a T-rex. Permanently bent, claw like hands and shorter than the average human’s. Getting up at the crack of dawn and writing for an hour every day will do that to you. 

There’s nothing like Facebook to remind you of how well you were doing a few years ago, is there? 

10 years ago, throughout April 2014 I was finishing the first draft of what we now know to be ‘The Dali Deception‘. Without that, I wouldn’t be here today writing book 4 (well, technically 3!) and you would not be reading this newsletter. 

‘Comparison is the thief of joy’ – Theodore Roosevelt

There may be some truth to that quote, but we all know if anyone is more likely to be a thief of anything, it is most likely to be Violet. Diamonds, Money, anything with value. I’m quite surprised she hasn’t had Zoe hack my hard drive yet with all this high quality, good value for money writing. Specifically I can confirm that 56,684 words of the first draft is somewhat complete. 

On that note, I’ll leave you with a better quote from one of my favourite authors, Elmore Leonard – ‘Write the book the way it should be written, then give it to somebody to put in the commas and sh*t.” Wise words.

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