Last week was exceptionally good – a total of 8,358 words including 3,603 words on Sunday which is the most productive single day I’ve ever had. The week was spent on a … Read More
We Have a Winner – CAvE
Friday the thirteenth turned out to be lucky for me – my science fiction flash story CAvE has been accepted by Nebula Rift magazine. I’m not sure when it will be out … Read More
Metrics Monday – 9th June 2014
Despite packing in over 80km of running, I managed a very productive week. I spent a lot of time working on the revisions for Glitch but Ethel has been bugging me about a new story and … Read More
We Have a Winner – Artificial Wife
I got a great email from the editor of The Story Shack, Martin Hooijmans, this morning. He’s accepted my science fiction flash fiction – Artificial Wife. Not sure when it will be published yet but … Read More
Metrics Monday – 28th April 2014
A total of 3,506 words of fiction this week. I spent the whole week working on the second draft of The Ghost Smuggler – inching towards the end. I realised yesterday I … Read More
Three Hundred Days of Writing
Yesterday, I hit the three hundred day point in my writing streak – breaking my previous record by one hundred and one days. I wish I could say I hit such a significant milestone with a … Read More
Metrics Monday – 21st April 2014
I’m behind on The Ghost Smuggler. I really need to get this second draft complete by the end of the month and it’s looking increasingly unlikely. I figure I’m a couple of weeks … Read More
Fifty First Lines
Today is a holiday in Canada so I’m hoping to get a lot of writing and writerish stuff done. As a bit of an experiment, I decided to start the … Read More
Metrics Mondayish – 31st March 2014
Apparently, my OCD won’t let me skip this even though it’s very late. A very respectable 7,645 words including the 2,942 word first draft on a new story that is … Read More
Metrics Monday – 24th March 2014
Best. Week. Ever. And I’m not just talking about #ninjaTED. I made a concerted effort to break 1,000 words every day last week. The result – 8,170 words on The Ghost … Read More