Category Archives: WiP

The Giant, redrafted

Posted on April 14, 2011 by

After reading through the whole thing again I have tightened the earlier chapters and was able to identify the point at which the Suck started. Surprisingly, it was only a couple of pages from the end, which was good. I … Continue reading →

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Editing, editing, editing…

Posted on April 11, 2011 by

I stalled a bit on The Giant when I realised my ending sucked. Or rather: it was the sort of ending you write when you Just Want To Get It Finished Already. Which is pretty much how I was feeling … Continue reading →

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Names, Places, and Superheroes

Posted on January 12, 2011 by

So, I’ve got this superhero novel idea floating around in my head, and it’s a bit of a new territory for me. I’m an avid consumer of most types of superhero media, but I’ve never tried to write it before. … Continue reading →

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Story Arcs and Story Wells

Posted on December 1, 2010 by

Act one: Get your hero up a tree. Act two: Throw rocks at him. Act three: Get him down again. – Attributed to George Abbott Here’s the thing about me: I really like the rock-throwing part, I’m OK at getting … Continue reading →

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Writing, writing, writing

Posted on November 15, 2010 by

So, a writing post. I did some last night. Whoop. Whoop. Actually, it was exciting. I got inspired by Dark Fiction Magazine’s Twelve Days of Christmas ghostly anthology theme. Didn’t expect it, but even though they said it didn’t have … Continue reading →

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Write or Die

Posted on October 24, 2010 by

A bit late to the party, as ever, but I finally decided to try out this new nifty gadget. In all honesty, I hadn’t tried it before because I hadn’t realised what it was. ‘I wrote 2,000 words yesterday on … Continue reading →

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Writing progress

Posted on October 3, 2010 by

Another 900 words on ‘The Giant’, making for nearly 19,000 words total. We are inching towards the close. When this is done, it’ll be my longest complete story to date (although Cyborgs and Androids is still the thing I’ve scored … Continue reading →

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