I haven’t blogged for a while. I’ve had my head down, working on a rewrite of my second book, which means Christmas and New Year passed in a bit of a blur. For three months I got up at five to write before the school run, stayed at my desk all day, and returned to […]
Writing
Great opportunities don't pay the bills
The Gloucester Citizen is looking for a new columnist. It’s a nice gig: 350 words, once a week. Simple, regular work – the freelancer’s dream. Oh, but here’s the catch: there’s no pay. This won’t stop dozens – perhaps hundreds – of people spending time on carefully crafted ‘competition entries’, in the hope of winning […]
Changing perspective
I am midway through a rewrite of book one: a novel which, as yet, has no name. As part of the changes, I am rewriting the protagonist’s story from third person to first person, and have been amazed by the difference it makes. It is, of course, far more than simply amending ‘she said,’ to […]