Well, to be honest it’s only written in my mind. I am writing, altering, sorting it, folding section sthat I am happy with under my brain’s creases to be found when I am ready.
I can’t write it down because I have eons of “real” work to do first; articles, ezines and work that pays for [...]
Posts Tagged as ‘novel’
August 9, 2008
I’ve written the end of my novel.
July 20, 2008
Needing an audience
I have two people I send my novel to after I complete a chapter. They are very patient with me- some weeks they may get ten thousand words, and other weeks nothing. They will email and ask for a little more, and give feedback along the way.
One of them is a heavy reader. he says [...]
July 18, 2008
What I want, what I want, what I really really want…
Ok, this could be a new low. Quoting Spice Girls in my title line isn’t going to endear me to the masses..
But. How often do we ask ourselves what we want? Is it just noses to the grindstone? Do we get enough belly button gazing to see what we want and then act upon it?
Of [...]
July 16, 2008
The fear of the finish line
Sometimes I think my biggest hindrance is the fear of completion.
I looked at my novel last night, and I want to rewrite it. Completely. This is a first for me. I have never wanted to rework my writing before. I am normally a one draft girl. I think very carefully, play out my words before [...]
July 15, 2008
The curse of the real job
I took a real job earlier this year. And I need to say I love the company I work for. I adore the work I do. There is nothing wrong with it in the slightest. In fact I love it so much I want everyone I know to work for the same company. In face- [...]
May 31, 2008
The explosion of ideas
My book is due in just three days, and it is almost completed. I feel very protective of this book. And impatient to have it in. Not because it means I have completed it, but because I want others to read it. I like it. Which I guess is a good thing!
But something else is [...]