So it seems only fair to write a post, post NaNoWriMo. And although I didn't quite make the word count, slipping in at a sniff under 40,000 words as of the last night, I'm not disappointed. Having spent seven months getting to what was, at the end of the first draft, 160,000 words, I don't… Continue reading The end of Nano…and the beginning of something.
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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…
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.
Letting it go…the end of the beginning.
This afternoon I came to the end of the first draft of Far From the Tree. After six months and 28 days of near-solid writing, and close to 125, 500 words (not including the rigorous chopping along route), I think I can finally say it's finished. Not finished in the 'done and ready to send off'… Continue reading Letting it go…the end of the beginning.
Fay Keenan 