Book Club With My Father
My Father is nearly eighty and lives in the UK. I’m in my early fifties and live in Australia. We both love books. Every month we pick a book that…
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30 January 2024
Beta Reader Feedback
I’ve got feedback from some of my beta readers on the first act of my work in progress. The good news is that I can write and the narrative holds…
28 January 2024
Rejection Sensitivity And Beta Readers
Update: Softening came back from beta read and I took the feedback a lot better than I though I would. My feeling was of gratitude rather than horror. This post…
23 January 2024
Outside Help
The third draft is underway, and I’ve stopped been able to see any improvements in the work. I’m too close it it, so I’ve enlisted outside help. Writer’s Surgery My…
19 January 2024
Cast of Characters
I don’t seriously expect anyone to read this and marvel at the characters in Softening. This post is a list all the characters so I can link back to them…
16 January 2024
Icy Sand And Frigid Water: Seaton Carew Boxing Day Dip
Boxing Day Dip. I'm the tall one, who is disappointingly out of shape. My mother-in-law knows the women in tutus but isn't herself wearing one. The Boxing Day Dip is…
9 January 2024
Second Drafts And Long Haul Flights
Second draft is done and the story is in much better shape. A lot of the work was done on long haul flights to and from the UK. It was uncomfortable but…
4 January 2024
Killing The Dog: When To Cut Scenes From Your Novel
Removing scenes from your novel is tough. I’m currently editing the second draft of my first novel Softening. I want to remove ten percent of the first draft to sharpen…
2 January 2024