Yesterday was really full-on; clicked-up nearly 7 hours of effort on the work-o-meter! I started with a run-through of Crash where I think I'm now about 85% learnt off-by-heart; the rest isn't that far behind. 100% isn't essential for the performance, but the more I can manage, the more impressive I think it will be. … Continue reading Yesterday & Today: 17th May →

I've tons on today! But before all that, how was yesterday? Well, I kicked off with two 'simple' read-throughs of Crash i.e. pretty much without the performance. Then I lost the majority of my time to other things: buying a new car; activity associated with preparing for our move in the summer... Isn't it amazing … Continue reading Yesterday & Today: 16th May →

In a very bitty day yesterday the most significant thing I did was to continue working on the 14 character profiles I initiated on retreat last week. If you recall, this was an attempt to settle on my next project by defining characters I might like to write about - and then subsequently wrap a … Continue reading Yesterday & Today: 15th May →

It was a particularly quiet day yesterday as I wound down from the retreat. I did a little work on "C' and some more on the new character profiles I started working on while I was away. Other than that, nothing to speak of. Today will be little different as I have 'life' taking over … Continue reading Yesterday & Today: 14th May →

So another retreat ends, and the curtain came down yesterday in time-honoured fashion: the read-around. I read the opening from my work-in-progress novel "C", plus a couple of poems - one on request. As ever, the mix at the end of the week echoed the variety we'd seen throughout. And a sterling job by Rebecca … Continue reading Yesterday & Today: 13th May →

A good day yesterday which focussed on two main topics: the first was a little light editing of "C", and the second was working on some more detailed ideas around what might follow later in the summer once we have moved. Interestingly I didn't write any more to the short story I started on spec … Continue reading Yesterday & Today: 12th May →

There is only one thing to focus on from the retreat yesterday: my performance of Crash in the evening to seven souls who didn't know what they were letting themselves in for! And it went really well. I was nervous at the beginning - which showed - but I think I got into my stride … Continue reading Yesterday & Today: 11th May →

In many respects my first day on retreat yesterday was a little bit of a rollercoaster. It started well enough with some work on "C", but then when I was out on a walk between coffee and lunch I was hit by a massive shock wave of Imposter Syndrome: what the hell was I doing … Continue reading Yesterday & Today: 10th May →

So this week it's all about the retreat. Yesterday I arrived at three p.m. and following intros and housekeeping (and coffee and cake!) managed a little writing - on "C" - before dinner. Important to get off to a good start! The next few days will be work punctuated by food and short walks into … Continue reading Yesterday & Today: 9th May →

Yesterday was something of a modest smorgasbord of activity: a Crash read-through, a very small amount of work on "C", some NC:5 and Contextual admin, and - most notably - getting the ball rolling for a virtual book launch on 22nd May. A number of people have already requested links for the Zoom launch event, … Continue reading Yesterday & Today: 8th May →