I remain stuck on Woman in White. I can’t quite seem to see what comes next. Have I felt this way before? I think I did, both with Gamer and Demons & Battleskirts, I just can’t figure out how I […]
Today I was meant to figure out what the deal is with the male lead in my current work-in-progress (a xianxia-inspired fantasy with a Norse invasion) instead… I stumbled upon the inciting incident for a totally different novel.
*sigh* I can only blame the plot bunnies for taking shameless advantage of my magpie brain.
I got a personalised rejection letter with feedback for a short story I submitted to a mag, and I’m not sure I’m brave enough to read it.
I had a thought today, and it’s a thought I’ve had before so bear with me, but today is the moment when it firmed in my mind and because an actual thing/movement/whatever. It’s now embedded in my brain. The thought… […]
I’m loving Spotify’s Daylight playlist. It’s doing a kick arse job of anticipating what I like to listen to, particularly in the afternoon when I write. Here’s today’s writing soundtrack, it’s a nice little taste of the current work-in-progress.
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I’ve been mentally cheating on my current WIP (Woman in White) with a new book idea. It’s a pretty fucking awesome idea and it entertains me during work hours. It doesn’t have a name yet, but it’s sexy and exciting […]
It is time for Bitch-Space. I just wrote some 650 words for WiW and… it wasn’t smooth as butter and I’m not sure if I like them (what’s new), just as I’m not incredibly happy about not hitting 1k words […]
I wrote and submitted a short story all in the same day. It’s fucking scary. I’m still firmly in the “the story fucking sucks” phase of the writing process, which is not conducive to confidence when sending a story to […]
I had a bit of a… breakthrough? Epiphany? Epiphany sounds better, “breakthrough” makes it sound like I actually did something when all that happened was a spark. Still, sparks are important, every canon shot that breaks a wall begins with […]