Although I'm still banging on this week with Nano, as with so much that is planned, things have gone somewhat awry over the course of week 3. After the giddying highs of week 2 ("Yay! I have an actual scene, let's see what happens"), I've come to a bit of a standstill. This has been… Continue reading Week 3: A Nano Tragi-comedy
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Nano week 2, headspace and anticipation.
I'm currently knee deep in NaNoWriMo (I should, technically, be waist deep by now, but life and lovely sociable things interceded over the weekend so the pace has slowed a bit!), and finding inspiration for scenes and moments in lots of places. I still don't have a title, though! The narrative has been crystallising a… Continue reading Nano week 2, headspace and anticipation.
Nano, Nano…
So, it's day one of NaNoWriMo 2014. I've been waiting for this day for what seems like ages! Already, the ideas are flowing, the thoughts are happening, my daughters are running riot, the house is a mess and Bertie the Weimaraner is learning that he will be ignored for quite a large proportion of the… Continue reading Nano, Nano…
Self-promotion, Self-doubt and Selling…
This week marked a slightly different phase in the journey of Far From the Tree. I finished the hard copy edit on Monday, and after inputting all of the changes into Scrivener, I was left with a draft of a little over 121,000 words, having managed to lose about 4,000 during the edit. I'm satisfied that this… Continue reading Self-promotion, Self-doubt and Selling…
Keep calm and be patient…
I've never been the patient type. I tend to be someone who knows what she wants, obsesses a bit, thinks a bit and then chases something until she's got it. Sometimes that works out (I met my husband using that kind of logic and we've been together twenty years next year!), and sometimes it results… Continue reading Keep calm and be patient…
Autumnal musings
Having spent most of the last year writing, at least in part, about a business that turns on the premise of having a good crop of apples, it seemed a timely moment to share some of the pictures I took last week. My parents' house was built in what was an orchard, and there still… Continue reading Autumnal musings
All in the name of research…
Over the summer, when I was deep in the throes of writing the first draft of Far From the Tree, I was lucky enough to be given a guided tour of the site of the local cider producer, Thatchers Cider. This is a business that remains in the family, and is into its fourth generation; a business… Continue reading All in the name of research…
Musical Musings
I don't write to music. Can't do it. I don't know if it's the result of what I rather grandly call 'classical training' (I played the flute regularly from 9-18 and got to Grade 8) but I tend to get distracted by lyrics and harmonies and forget that I'm trying to write! I can write… Continue reading Musical Musings
Embarking on Book Two…
Over the past few months, after hanging out on various writing forums, I have taken on board the very sound advice that, while you're putting your first project to bed, it's always useful to have an open eye and mind for the next one. As I'm currently waiting to pick up the hard copy of… Continue reading Embarking on Book Two…
A post in praise of fanfiction.
One of the most exciting things about creating the Little Somerby universe has been the endless possibilities that have occurred to me since its inception. From the day that Matthew Carter walked into my head (January 15th, 2014, to be precise), I've been wallowing in the creation of characters, places, relationships and events that are… Continue reading A post in praise of fanfiction.
Fay Keenan 