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
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 – 16th December 2013
Another sub-4000 word week but the streak continues. Another week, another 3,845 words added to Glitch Mitchell and the Unseen Planet. Things are looking pretty bleak for our heroes. I’m currently … 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
Glitch: A New Novel
I appear to be writing another novel. I wasn’t planning to, it just worked out that way. As I wrapped up the first draft of The Ghost Smuggler I started mulling … Read More
Metrics Monday – 2nd December 2013
Another late metrics post. I blame Eddie Izzard. Despite attending a couple of events and the launch of the new XBox One and PS4 last week I still managed … 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 – 25th November 2013
Three thousand three hundred and twenty four words on Glitch. That is all. [Metrics Monday – 25th November 2013 by Philip Harris first appeared on Solitary Mindset on 25th November … Read More
Metrics Monday – 18th November 2013
Despite being away in Stockholm, I manged a respectable 5,011 words last week. As you can see there was a big spike on Thursday – that was the four hour/2,226 … Read More