Writing
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Crash SOLD OUT! There were even people queueing for returns and no-shows! Where else can I start when talking about yesterday? The venue – small and intimate – was perfect for the show. I had been worried that my voice wouldn’t carry, but it turned out just fine. I had also been worried that hardly…
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I would be lying if I didn’t confess to spending a chunk of yesterday thinking about today’s performance of Crash. In fact, I was probably thinking about it all day! With that in mind, the work I managed to do was as much to take my mind off of something rather than apply my mind…
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One of the questions from writers that annoys me most is how ‘long’ things are – most especially “How long’s a novel?” – as if there’s a right answer. [These days there are very few ‘right’ answers in writing…] Take Max Porter’s novel Shy. It’s published as a novel, and you will find it on…
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In writing about yesterday I could almost copy the previous day’s post. Almost. But then a lot of days are like that aren’t they when you are working on a limited number of projects? Kicked-off with Crash, the final read before tomorrow’s performance. Way back in February I knew it would come round soon enough,…
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There was only one area of focus yesterday: the editing of 17 Alma Road. I have been introduced to QueryTracker thanks to various Twitter interactions, and I intend to give it a go when putting Alma Road out to agents. Whilst I’m not necessarily expecting different results, I will be interested to see what the…
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The best thing about yesterday was sorting out some of the practicalities for Crash on Saturday – sound, seating etc. – along with the fact that my morning run-through was, I think, the most fluent I’ve ever got it. All of which suggests things are peaking nicely for the weekend! One more read-through tomorrow and…
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My performance of Crash is now just three days away! I will be reading it as a dramatic monologue on Saturday 10th June @ 13:00 UK-time in the cellar of the Curzon Cinema, Ripon, North Yorkshire. There are just a handful of tickets left!
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Steady as we go! Nothing remarkable yesterday as my thoughts turn towards my Crash performance on Saturday. There are some last-minute discussions around practicalities, but other than that I think I’m ready to go. That preparedness is one of the reasons Crash didn’t feature yesterday: a, over-rehearsing isn’t needed, and b, I want to protect…
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Small steps; as long as you’re making progress, giant strides aren’t always needed. Take yesterday for example: a run-through of Crash; more Alma Road editing; a little more drafted on a short story; sending out June’s Coverstory books‘ newsletter; admin work around both New Contexts: 5 and an upcoming Stanza Group meeting; and some more…
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Coming back to 17 Alma Road yesterday felt a little like greeting an old friend; there was something comfortable in working again on something I know and like, that I am happy with, that represents me and my writing. Perhaps it was that last – the connection – which I felt most strongly of all.…