One of the things to be wary of when mapping out a new long story is, I find, trying to do so too early. I had an example of this yesterday when using the 2.5k words already written to try and put some scaffolding around what "C" might be. In consequence it all looks very … Continue reading Yesterday & Today: 21st February →

A very good day yesterday with two concentrated chunks of work. The first of these was a full read-through of Crash, trying to employ a greater range of pause and variation in my delivery. And being able to record it, meant I could listen back afterwards. The result? Well, the reading took 45 minutes, which … Continue reading Yesterday & Today: 20th February →

As expected, yesterday was a completely barren day; not one word was written, nothing read. Which was totally fine as a) it was what I expected, and b) because there were other, more important things to do. Of course if you subscribe to the theory that a writer is never not working - always observing, … Continue reading Yesterday & Today: 19th February →

Interesting. I did pick up that beginning of a "C" narrative yesterday, and within a few hundred words found myself with four characters demanding to have their stories told and a whole history to unravel... I had intended it to be a short story, but the way it has started to weave itself suggests something … Continue reading Yesterday & Today: 18th February →

In accordance with 'the plan', I read through the entirety of Crash yesterday and did so with one eye on Martin Sheen's performance in Dylan Thomas' Under Milk Wood (or at least the opening three minutes of it). Watching Sheen is part of the 'homework' Andy has given me for the week, and I have … Continue reading Yesterday & Today: 17th February →

Some days are more significant than others. Yesterday saw not only my first 'live' run-through of Crash on the way to the June performance, but also the completion of the final review of Once Significant Others. In the case of the latter, it's now a question of sitting on the work for a while to … Continue reading Yesterday & Today: 16th February →

As you know, yesterday was all set-up to be a very busy day - which it was, though it didn't get off to the most auspicious of starts. It's school half-term here, which meant that the library was incredibly noisy with lots of children running about. This is obviously great isn't it, kids in a … Continue reading Yesterday & Today: 15th February →

When you read these posts of mine you may feel as if little progress is being made day-to-day, but everything's cumulative isn't it? That old adage about eating an elephant one bite at a time... Yesterday was no exception: a decent chunk of Once Significant Others reviewing, plus another (very) draft section in my new … Continue reading Yesterday & Today: 14th February →

Yesterday was a relatively low-key day. Apart from some reviewing, the most significant activities were the identification of a small number of additional literary agents to accost, and some work on thoughts for the new prose project (as it is currently envisaged). This latter activity was useful in terms of suggesting that the idea has … Continue reading Yesterday & Today: 13th February →

A relatively quiet day yesterday - it was Saturday after all; I spent more time watching rugby and racing than writing! Not that the day was a washout. I managed a fair amount of Not Significant Others reviewing, and went back into the Writers' and Artists' Yearbook to select a few more lucky agents to … Continue reading Yesterday & Today: 12th February →