Can you spot when I took Mary Robinette Kowal‘s short story writing workshop? The workshop was an incredibly valuable experience and I came away with a whole new understanding of various aspects of the … Read More
Metrics Monday – 25th August 2014
A very productive week, and a reminder why I don’t set myself specific word count goals any more. If I’m not very careful, I end up focusing on the numbers rather … Read More
Metrics Monday – 18th August 2014
Not quite as a productive week as the last one but I’ve had some real world stuff to take care of so I’m happy with the 5,648 words I did manage. That … Read More
Metrics Monday – 11th August 2014
First drafts are when I’m at my most productive, at least from a raw word count perspective. With The Zombie Book in full swing, I managed 7,096 words on the manuscript last week … Read More
Metrics Monday – 21st July 2014
The main writing goal for last week was the completion of the first draft of my new science fiction novella, Leah (working title that has already been changed to something I’m not … Read More
Metrics Monday – 14th July 2014
Vancouver’s heatwave continues which is making it very tough to work at home. Unfortunately, I’m working on the edits to the first draft of Leah which means I need to work on the … Read More
Metrics Monday – 7th July 2014
It was all Glitch all of the time last week – 5,743 words of revisions and a completed third draft. Sunday’s 2,441 words was also my third most productive writing … Read More
Glitch – Draft Three Complete
Celebration time! Despite the fact my office is currently hot enough to roast an author, I’ve just wrapped up the third draft of Glitch Mitchell and the Unseen Planet. Final word count was … Read More
A Year of Writing
It’s been said many times by many people much smarter than me that the secret to successful writing is to write every day. Even if it’s only for a few … Read More
Metrics Monday – 30th June 2014
Another productive week – I managed to write a total of 5,177 words. Not as good as last week, but still pretty respectable. The first four days were spent on the Leah (working title) … Read More