Revision… finished. Neck… seized up. Shoulder… in knots. Physio… mean bastard. Must stop eyeing new projects. Take… week off. Urrggh
Category: Writing
Oct 09
Juliet and the Finish Line
I’m a big fan of Juliet Marillier. Her books are like cake to me, rich and yummy. I think her use of language is beautiful, and I always get sucked into the characters and their relationships. So I was excited to read her post at Writer Unboxed about revising her current project because A) new …
Oct 01
Don’t mean to complain…
After all, I put those lovely post-it notes there myself. And re-writing the first three and the final three chapters is sound. But right now the couch, with its chocolate and video games and DVDs, is just so tempting… Anyone got brilliant ideas on how to keep focused on the project at hand? Anything that …
Sep 29
Surfacing
Ahh (that’s me taking a deep breath cuz I’ve been, you know, under water the whole time so, like, holding my breath. The analogy… from last post… oh forget it!) Read like that, printed out and over three days, Debris is almost like a real book. How shocking. Of course, now I have a large …
Sep 26
Prepared for the plunge
This weekend will involve diving headlong into a large pile of paper on my desk. Don’t expect to surface until I’ve swum right through the lot of them. Wish me luck. *takes a deep breath* Send goggles.
