NaNoWriMo, GollanczFest, writing, writing, writing

How does it always arrive so quickly? Every year, at the end of November, we think, wow, that’s it for another year. A year! And then December arrives, with all that comes with it, and then it’s new year and all that comes with that, and then we’re into February. By which time, one quarter of that twelve-month wait for the next NaNoWriMo is already over.

The thing about writing is…

…if you’re serious about wanting to be published, at some point, you’re going to reach the stage when you need to edit. No, wait a second…

*arranges thoughts a bit*

If you’re serious about wanting to be published, you’re going to reach the stage when you need to edit… again.

Another NaNoWriMo over

So, another NaNoWriMo is over, and Laz and I managed to write 150,000 between us, in the space of 30 days. Added to that, Alex, one of my kung fu brothers, also participated, and he managed 50,000, too. Between the three of us, then, we have produced 200,000 words in a single month.

It’s time for NaNoWriMo again!

It’s November again, and that means only one thing. Well, one month-long thing, I mean. It’s NaNoWriMo, that time of the year when people across the globe reach for laptops, pens or whatever they use to write with, to construct a novel, or part of a novel, of at least 50,000 words.

Been a while, eh?

I know. It’s been a little while since you last heard from me in any great detail. Some may count that a blessing. Anyway, the main reason is that so much has been going on and I’ve hardly known what to write about because by the time I sit down of an evening, I’m often so knackered that all I want to do is read a book.

So close, so close to the end

This trilogy has been niggling at me for years. The first volume began as a writing project as part of a distance learning course, but it’s so vastly different from what it was then that it’s hardly recognisable as the same book.

And another December rolls around

I’ve just come back to my folks’ place after spending the whole of November with my honey.