I finished my short story, The Silver Birch. Well the draft anyway. There is plenty of work to be done still. I'll be sending off to a competition for the 8th. Reckon I'll leave it alone for a day or two before cracking on with the revision. It's only a thousand word story and I'm … Continue reading The Silver Birch
Tag: plot outline
Celebrating The Little Victories
Today I printed off the first four revised chapters of my novel, complete with character, location and plot point notes. A very exciting day. Now onto to the next 10,000 words! It will hopefully go a lot quicker than the first lot now I'm getting into the swing of things. Half my time is spent … Continue reading Celebrating The Little Victories
Dabble?
The past few days i've been rearranging my schedule, the previous one just wasn't working for me anymore. Its only day one so we shall see but I'm feeling positive. Migraine struck again, probably something to do with the change in pressure. this time it only lasted nine hours so I'm not super sure I … Continue reading Dabble?
Damn You Asthma!
Today has been a sleeping day. I had a mild asthma attack last night and like a good little patient, followed my asthma plan, and headed to the doctor's this morning. I've started my course of steroids which bring a whole lot of side effects added to the exhaustion of asthma. So yes I am … Continue reading Damn You Asthma!
Creating Order From Chaos
It only actually took about and hour and a half to compile a solid plot outline from the numerous scene breakdowns I've written over the past year or so. Feeling happily confident I can get back on with writing now. I'll extract the good parts of previous drafts, revise and redraft until I'm somewhat content. Today's wordcount … Continue reading Creating Order From Chaos