A pretty good week to finish/start the year – 5943 words – although it’s somewhat misleading because about 1,400 of those were part of an outline which are generally stream of consciousness … Read More
So That Was Christmas
Back to the day job today. Technically, I went back to work on Thursday but I had a physio session that day and work was so quiet I decided to … Read More
Structural Integrity at 73%
On Thursday afternoon I pulled up The Ghost Smuggler and started the revision process. I’m starting with a high level look at the overall structure, looking for holes, ripping out the weak … Read More
Awards Season 2014
Nominations for the 2014 Hugo and Nebula awards are now open. If you’re eligible to nominate and you’re looking for suggestions, both John Scalzi and Charles Stross have threads on … Read More
Vital Statistics 2013
However you measure it, 2013 was my most productive year in the 20 odd years I’ve been dabbling with this writing malarkey. Here’s the stats for last year (numbers in … Read More
Metrics Monday – 30th December 2013
Okay, not a 10,000 word week – 6, 701 – but I did wrap up Glitch Mitchell and the Unseen Planet and kick off a new story I wasn’t expecting to … Read More
Feeling Drafty
I’ve just finished off the first draft of Glitch Mitchell and the Unseen Planet (working title). The final word count is 65,228 – significantly more than the 10,000 words I’d originally … Read More
Published Stories 2013 Edition
2013 was a very successful year as far as published stories goes. All told, eight of my stories were unleashed on an unsuspecting world… JANUARY Piece Number 7 – Garbled Transmissions My … Read More
Metrics Monday – 23rd December 2013
Last week was pretty productive – 5,424 words on Glitch Mitchell and the Unseen Planet. That’s the most productive week I’ve had in about three months – yesterday’s session helped … Read More
So This is Christmas…
I have mixed feelings about Christmas. I’m a big fan of the whole goodwill to all men, peace on Earth thing, not as big a fan of the incessant commercialisation. And … Read More