The opening section of my new fiction project "C" introduces the four main characters, but the next chapter to be written introduces the final two. Perhaps that is why, when I started to tackle the latter yesterday, it proved harder going that I might have imagined. It was almost as if I was beginning another … Continue reading Yesterday & Today: 6th March →

Another surprising one yesterday when again the two key things I ended up doing simply weren't on my radar at the beginning of the day. The first of these was the completion of a draft of "B" - which is the follow-on to Crash and, if things go as I expect them to, will be … Continue reading Yesterday & Today: 5th March →

It's odd how some days end up with a work-profile you simply hadn't foreseen. Yesterday was one such day where two of the three things on which I spent my time weren't really on my radar at all - and those that were, didn't happen. An hour's solo rehearsing of Crash trying to consolidate what … Continue reading Yesterday & Today: 4th March →

How did the first proper Crash rehearsal go yesterday? I thought really well. Andy and I went through the first section about six times, including the non-verbal context and scene setting. Having someone who knows what they're doing asking you the right questions and making good suggestions is invaluable. Already I'm wondering how awful it … Continue reading Yesterday & Today: 3rd March →

I managed to get a lot done yesterday, which was good. As planned, I worked through the potential episodes for "C" and now have some kind of sequence which I can further refine and consider. Unplanned was the production of two podcast episodes, one a reading of the draft opening of "C", the other a … Continue reading Yesterday & Today: 2nd March →

A good way to finish the month, yesterday was busy. First a quick run-through of Crash with about a dozen lines removed. 40 minutes seems set to be the running time. Then a couple of hours residency in the library during which time I did some more planning of 'episodes' in my project "C". The … Continue reading Yesterday & Today: 1st March →

It was a good day yesterday in terms of "C", completing the character profiles. The next stage is to work through these to pull out ideas for the episodes I need to write in order to build the characters in the narrative e.g. the character profile may have identified an influential event from the character's … Continue reading Yesterday & Today: 28th February →

During yesterday's run-through of Crash, I think I recognised that there are a few lines in a couple of places that need to be cut. They're the kind of lines which work well enough on the page, but in a 'performance' of the piece seem to cost momentum. This is the first time I've had … Continue reading Yesterday & Today: 27th February →