Are you a plotter or a pantser? This was the question that I, quite understandably, replied 'WTF?' to, back in 2006 when I participated in NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) for the first time. For the uninitiated, that basically means do you write a novel outline first, and then adapt it as you actually write… Continue reading Plotting versus pantsing…a new approach for Book 2.
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Throwback Texts: Sex, Lies and Videotape (and my vidding response to it).
A song came on in the car today that really got me into the mood for writing about the protagonists in my second novel, Sweeter than Cider, Jonathan and Caroline. It was Bryan Ferry's 'Slave to Love'. This is a song I've long loved, and a few years ago I made a fanvid for the film Sex, Lies… Continue reading Throwback Texts: Sex, Lies and Videotape (and my vidding response to it).
Contrasts, Photographs and NaNoWriMo
I find myself in a kind of curious stasis, as regards Far From the Tree and Sweeter than Cider. The former is in the midst of a process that started in January, and, at the moment, its destiny isn't something I can influence - it all depends on how much it's liked by others! As for the… Continue reading Contrasts, Photographs and NaNoWriMo
Delayed gratification…and pleasurable anticipation.
I'm waiting with bated breath for Friday. Friday is my first 'official' designated writing day. Unlike my 'lucky break' child free days of the past few months, which have generally been pretty last minute and ad hoc, this has come about through a lucky quirk of my teaching timetable, in which the cards have fallen… Continue reading Delayed gratification…and pleasurable anticipation.
Time Pressures and Guilty Pleasures
Last week I wrote a blog entry about how much I was looking forward to getting a few child free hours to finish outlining the second book in the Little Somerby Series, Sweeter than Cider. This got me thinking about process, again! When I read this article on writing rituals yesterday, I wondered if every writer has… Continue reading Time Pressures and Guilty Pleasures
Jonathan Carter – reforming cad, wheeler dealer, hopeless flirt and ‘spare’.
While submitting Far From the Tree to agents, I am currently trying to take my mind off the process by continuing to write the next book in the series, Sweeter than Cider. This has led me up some interesting alleyways, down some intriguing garden paths and introduced me to a whole new set of possibilities for giving the… Continue reading Jonathan Carter – reforming cad, wheeler dealer, hopeless flirt and ‘spare’.
Fay Keenan 