Dabble is still working well for me, I've transferred another scene and wrote up scene notes for character, locations and plot points. A very clean layout. Scrivener is still my favourite for developing plot and writing but Dabble works very well for revising. For the past few days I've been suffering from a nasty cold. … Continue reading Touch is Complicated
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Woohoo New Laptop
I am so fricking excited to have a shiny new laptop! I had an Asus Chromebook for a while. It suited me really well, long battery life and light weight. Even after I spilt water on it causing the arrow and shift key to stop working I still had an affinity for my little Chrook … Continue reading Woohoo New Laptop
Writing is hard
...Or rather revising is hard. My brain has turned to mush. I'm doing good work but it very much hurts my head. Today I have rearranged eighteen scenes for the latest revision! Today's word count: 500 What it feels like: 10,000 words
Fun with templates
I'm a big fan of Scrivener, I've been using it to write for about a year but only recently discovered how much fun I can have with templates. If you've been following my blog you'll know I've been working on getting my novel ready to be sent off to a couple of competitions at the … Continue reading Fun with templates
No Synopsis, but a Hero’s Journey
Once upon a time, I used to think authors sprung into life fully formed. They produced a novel without advice or influence from another living being. In my teens, I was steadfastly stubborn. I did not want books or official teaching on writing. I assumed it would somehow cheapen the 'magical' experience of writing a novel. … Continue reading No Synopsis, but a Hero’s Journey
Chiselling Through the Second Part of my Novel
Here we go, after much procrastination, I sat myself down at the computer and opened up Scrivener. I was determined to get started on the next part of my novel. The point of view changes in the second part and I am, in essence, rewriting this massive chunk from another perspective. With the greatest of … Continue reading Chiselling Through the Second Part of my Novel
Getting back to writing my Novel
Today I sat back down in my writing nook opened Scrivener and actually worked properly on my novel again. I'm working on revising this draft, it involves a lot of re-writing and shifting around of perspective and timelines. Today I planned out a fair bit of the structure for the next few chapters. I also … Continue reading Getting back to writing my Novel