The end of another week. But this Friday marks something very special for us. Today is the day we get to go around our newbuild house for the first time. For the past few days, I’ve been resting up and have spent most of my time playing various games – mainly Oddworld: Soulstorm, Borderlands 3 … Continue reading Friday Houseday
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Inspiration: A Ghost Story
What inspires you? A couple of weeks ago, I asked my fellow writers over on Twitter where they get their inspiration from for their writing, and although answers varied, a number of them did come up with similar answers. Mainly TV, movies, games and music. I’ve talked before about how some of my writing has … Continue reading Inspiration: A Ghost Story
Blindsighted Release Day!
Well it's that day again. The day when I get to announce that a book I've written is being sent out into the world. Blindsighted is a story I started writing before the release of my last book, The Next Stage. It's a completely different type of story. Where The Next Stage was a cyberpunk … Continue reading Blindsighted Release Day!
Blindsighted: A New Book on the Way
Welcome to another week I started writing what became Blindsighted when I was trying to get back into writing after being unable to get going on anything when struggling with my mental health. Starting a new story really helped me get back into writing and calm my brain, which at the time was going a … Continue reading Blindsighted: A New Book on the Way
The Editing Struggle
When the week started, I was determined to get the paperback proof copy of Blindsighted edited, but it so far hasn’t happened for one reason or another. I’ve managed to get around three quarters the way through it, but the past couple of days haven’t been very productive. I find editing a difficult thing to … Continue reading The Editing Struggle
Planning Your Writing
Over the past few weeks I've been thinking about the way that I write and the preparations and planning that I do for a story. I also asked some of my fellow authors on Twitter how they write; I've written two books now, with several others in progress and I realised that I haven't really … Continue reading Planning Your Writing
Paperback Proof Editing: Blindsighted
It’s that time once again. Time to go through a paperback proof copy of my next book – in this case, it’s Blindsighted. I did this with my last book, The Next Stage, and it really helped me pick up on some errors that I had missed entirely when going through my digital drafts. When … Continue reading Paperback Proof Editing: Blindsighted
Friday Restday
Earlier this week, I finished my latest draft of my next book, Blindsighted. Before I did anything more on that novel, I tried to do some further work on Creatures 2. This didn’t go as planned. When I finish a project that I’ve been so into, like a novel draft when I finish, it leaves … Continue reading Friday Restday
The Third Draft Continued
It’s Monday again, which means I’m back to going through my latest draft of Blindsighted. Last week, I decided to change the style from third-person to first-person and as much work as that’s created for me, I feel it was the best decision. It now feels a little more personal, and for the story, I’m … Continue reading The Third Draft Continued
Changing Perspectives
So, over the weekend, I had a thought… I'm currently going through draft number three of Blindsighted, and over the weekend, I had an idea for something that would perhaps make the story work a little better. This idea means that I not only have to edit the story but also to change it from … Continue reading Changing Perspectives
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