Writing Update: Receiving Negative Feedback
I haven’t been posting writing related updates after every writing session lately, and mainly because I like to impart some wisdom or something I learnt from the process when I do. But I have been...
View ArticleWriting Update: Editing 'My Boss Sucks.'
Following some feedback regarding my story, ‘My Boss is a Vampire,’ I set it aside for a few weeks to work on other stuff and work out what needed to be done whilst waiting on some more feedback from a...
View ArticleRecruiting Beta Readers
As part of my goals for September, I said I wanted to put together a list of beta readers who I can send stories to in order to get feedback at various stages of the story. I decided to do this because...
View ArticleWriting Update: Progress Without Internet
Almost three days without Internet was a bit of a challenge for me, and after another day off at home yesterday, I’m back at work and loathing it as expected. Time is whittling away and tomorrow will...
View ArticleEditing: Confusion, Questions and Discretion
Whilst I haven’t done a lot of writing in recent times, I have done some. But mostly, my attention has been turned toward editing. I have work that should be being polished and submitted. It’s a waste...
View ArticleEditing: The 'Game Plan.'
Turning a raw first draft into a polished and clear piece worthy of publication is challenge number one for me at the moment. Working with beta readers and editors has helped and taking part in the...
View ArticlePerhaps I've been waiting for the right moment…
Sometimes you write stories quickly, and for better or worse, you feel like you’ve produced a whole fully formed story and you’re done with it. Perhaps it’s because the plot is simple or perhaps it’s...
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