I’ve been spending this year editing my novel. Again. So far, I’ve been writing and re-writing my novel for 18 months. Currently, I’m on the fourth major rewrite, which should be the last. By the time I reach the two year mark in September, I should be almost there. Of that …
I’ve been trying to pin down my process for outlining a novel. There are many, many different methods out there, and the method that’s best is the one that works for you, not the one that works for everyone else. Unfortunately, when you’re just starting out, this means the process …
I’ve only been writing seriously for a couple of years and during that time I’ve been trying to work out what I’m good at and how I should approach it. As part of my consideration of novel writing I’ve come across the age old “plotter or panster” argument. The difference …
I’ve mentioned before on this blog that I’m a member of Scribophile.com. I’d like to tell you all about it and how it’s helped me. Nearly a year ago, I was considering getting back into writing, and I fished out some chapters of a couple of novels I’d attempted to start a …
When I started writing my novel (I’ve currently nearly finished the second draft!) I joined the online writing site Scribophile. Before I joined Scrib, if you’d asked me what editing was, I’d have said that after you’d written your book, you gave it to an editor, and they corrected any mistakes you’d …