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I have found myself jumping about to different parts of the book and writing a section because that is what I have been thinking about. I’m sure that’s not the way to do it but so far it is working for me. The notes hold it all together, but now I wish I had done […]
10-12-21: Jumping about… Read More »
I started watching some of those writers’ YouTube channels to see if I am on the right lines. Wow! There are a lot of channels! Some are informative. Some are a bit ‘superior’ like..’ how I got a Literary Agent at the first attempt without really trying!’, etc etc OK not literally that but that’s
01-12-21: Arrrgghh! the dreaded ‘YouTube’! Read More »
Back on the book now, I am developing one of the suspects in the second murder this week. Writers will, I’m sure know that ‘developing ‘, suspects in this case, trips off the tongue so easily but the reality is a lot of research and writing / re-writing. Research is time-consuming
25-11-21: Developing suspects. Read More »
Had a few days off from writing. Garden work and house projects had to take priority. We built this house over 2 years ago, while I was still working overseas. The house itself is finished but there are a lot of projects within it still to complete. I started the kitchen, building the cabinet carcasses
22-11-21: Home chores still have to be done! Read More »
I have realised that the actual writing is the easy part! If you have a good vocabulary and a good writing style, typing the words based on what you think is straightforward. Ah but… what am I writing? I have found myself thinking about plot content, researching some aspect of it, and trying to build
17-11-21: Yeah…writing is easy! Read More »
Something different at the moment – thinking about how each of the murders actually happens i.e the method. Has to be believable, and do’able. I need to map this out in the notes, to make sure they are in the right order. I will be away from the blog for a while, now
01-11-21: How to murder? Read More »