Get Me Writing

I’m nearly at the point in my novel where I said I would stop for a break. But now that I’m so close to that point, I’m really really crawling, and finding it hard to get into it. Read more…

Longer Fiction Longer Fiction, perseverance, Short stories

By cripes and jiminy, my novel is coming on slowly! This is fine in a way. Once completed it will be the first novel I have penned ’til the end. But it doesn’t half create some uncertainty. Read more…

Longer Fiction Editing, fear, Longer Fiction, time

As regular readers will know, I have lately been grappling with story structure and getting something of a complete plan of my novel down. But there is a mysterious hole at the end; a nether region of uncertain, shifting shapes. This, dear reader, is my ending. Read more…

Longer Fiction ending, Longer Fiction, outline, Planning, story structure

This week, I have mostly been reading about story structure. Read more…

Longer Fiction fear, improvising, Longer Fiction, outline, Planning, procrastination

I used to put a great deal of importance on backstory. Backstory, I thought, really makes a tale great. And I used to think that meant spending ages refining it, before even starting on the story proper. Read more…

Longer Fiction backstory, fun, improvising, Longer Fiction, plot

So you’ve finished something (woohoo!). The other week I wrote briefly about giving yourself a reward. Maybe having a break from writing could be that reward. Read more…

Longer Fiction, Techniques and tips discussion, finishing, reward, starting

I have recently begun work on a brand new project. Yeah, that’s right, I’ve abandoned the others and started work on something new. OK, so it isn’t an entirely new idea, its one I’ve had in my head for a long time now. In fact, the main character of this new project I’ve had kicking about my ideas box for well over a decade. Read more…

Longer Fiction improvising, Longer Fiction, starting