I owe the blog a post about our trip to the Bahamas and on my 200 day writing record but the day job is getting in the way at the … Read More
Metrics Monday – 20th January 2014
Very late metrics, we’ve been on holiday in the Bahamas so no blogging for me. But I did get some fiction writing done which helped me hit 4,666 words for … Read More
Metrics Monday – 13th January 2014
A pretty good word count for the first full week of the year – 4,345. Most of the writing was the revisions to The Ghost Smuggler which are going well. I’m … Read More
Metrics Monday – 6th January 2014
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
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
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
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
Metrics Monday – 9th December 2013
I just about managed to break the 4,000 word mark this week, all on Glitch. The week was saved by a productive couple of hours on Saturday. We’d had a busy … Read More
One Hundred and Fifty Days of Writing
I completed the 150th day of my writing streak on Tuesday which means I’ve written every day since the 30th June. Total word count for those 150 days was 102,135 or … Read More
Metrics Monday – 4th November 2013
Another busy week, another feeble word count saved only by an unexpected burst of productivity on Saturday. I did manage 3,813 words and broke the 30,000 word mark on Glitch which … Read More