Break in the writing as we went on a weekend break to a resort. With the lockdown limitations, resorts are cheap just now (and empty), as many people have little money as work is limited. It’s good to get away, actually – I was on a self-enforced writer overload. I was living and breathing the […]
30-08-21: Mini resort break Read More »
I put the names on hold because I had a good idea for inside chapter 2, even though I am still working on chapter 1. Luckily I have the book layout – it’s not really an outline in that sense – more a set of events etc. that hopefully will appear somewhere in the book.
22-08-21: Chapter 2 idea… Read More »
No book writing, I am still doing the characters. I am up to 20 so far. I had a mental block with some of the names – nothing sounded ‘real’ This is actually difficult. I will spend more than 2 days on this for sure.
21-08-21: Character development Read More »
Time for some serious research. I am mapping out the character list. It’s a balancing act to have sufficient characters to contribute to the story, but not overload the manuscript with deadwood. The other thing is… making up plausible names for those characters! It’s harder than you think. There has to be a little background
12-08-21: Character research Read More »
No typing today – I am feeling under the weather. Bad headache even after the coffee (!). Like a lot of people, I depend on that coffee in the morning. Am I an addict!? It’s possible. A long time back, I was drinking up to 14 cups a day. My Doctor advised me to cut
09-08-21: Sick again Read More »
I am well into writing the first murder – from both protagonists’ viewpoints. I am well into the rhythm now. Doing something outside for a couple of hours, then a shower and coffee, and finally a sit down in front of the computer. I am using a 4K i7 laptop with a 13” screen, a
30-07-21: My desk setup Read More »