Now that I’ve been letting people know I’m writing a novel, I naturally get questions back asking me what it’s about. Am I writing an erotic thriller set in Japan in 2020? Perhaps a crime novel, involving a serial killer with a penchant for grenades …
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17,000. Seventeen thousand. 17K. Whichever way you put it, that’s a lot of words, especially for just 11 days’ work. Unfortunately it’s just a small proportion of what’s needed for a novel, so there’s still a long way to go. I thought this blog entry would …
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Boobs. Don’t you just love ’em? Now I realise this must look like a shameless start of a blog just to get people interested in reading it, but you’re wrong. So wrong. Couldn’t be more wrongerer. Well, maybe you’re a little bit right, but there …
Read MoreSchool’s in for summer
Where the heck did July go?! Whilst kids and teachers are celebrating the start of summer holidays, I’ve just committed myself to a schedule of writing. Slack time is over. Cricket matches no more. Internet locked in the cupboard. Come what may, the novel starts …
Read MoreSpace doubt
I always wanted to be an astronaut. True, I also wanted to be a professional footballer, but let’s face it – that was never going to happen was it? As a kid, my head was often full of fantasies of going into space, and whilst …
Read MoreA novel idea
Unemployed bum or novelist-to-be? Addicted to my iPad or chained to my word processor? Getting up at 1pm or early riser? It’s been two weeks since I left my job, so how have I’ve been getting on? Freedom Friday 1st July. Today is my first …
Read MoreInto the unknown
Well that’s it – I’m done. I’ve left the office for the last time as an employed man after 16.5 years at the same company and have headed straight into unknown territory. The future is uncertain. The pay is zero. Fear factor is high. And …
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