Had to travel back to Lincolnshire this weekend. I didn't mind doing it, for my grandma is very ill. Living in London means with the excception of my sister and uncle all of my family is a long way away. It can be hard and expensive to see people, but this was a much needed and completley unbegrudged visit.
However, Lincolnshire and London are not particularly close. Long train journeys are the dish of the day. There is an upside to this however, I can take my laptop (...liberated from sister) laptop with me and get on with some hearty writing!
As of this moment, I am 80 words shy of 20,000! Not a huge amount, I know. But it's getting towards the longest thing I've ever continuously written. Exciting times!
Phill
Monday 30 January 2012
Sunday 22 January 2012
Eeeek
Taking a couple of days break from writing. I've dispatched my first few chapters to an unlucky friend to guage his reaction.
Biting my nails now!
Bleeeeeh. I hate suspense!
Phill
Biting my nails now!
Bleeeeeh. I hate suspense!
Phill
Thursday 19 January 2012
Wednesday 18 January 2012
Searching for a concept artist
I'm looking for a concept artist to help finalise some ideas in my head for uniforms and appearance of several of the characters in the novel I am writing about. I'm not looking for a hand-out here, but I'm also not swimming Scrooge McDuck style in cash right now.
If anyone knows someone who would be interested in giving me a hand with this side project, or could point me in the right direction I would be very grateful. One thing is for sure however, the anime style art is a no-go. I'm not writing light-hearted fluff, but gritty, dirty, fuctional and realist prose. As such, the art styles I'm looking for need to reflect that tone.
S'not going to stop me writing, it's just something I would like to pursue at the same time!
Phill
If anyone knows someone who would be interested in giving me a hand with this side project, or could point me in the right direction I would be very grateful. One thing is for sure however, the anime style art is a no-go. I'm not writing light-hearted fluff, but gritty, dirty, fuctional and realist prose. As such, the art styles I'm looking for need to reflect that tone.
S'not going to stop me writing, it's just something I would like to pursue at the same time!
Phill
Tuesday 17 January 2012
Oh my!
The Elizabeth: The Golden Age soundtrack is utterly perfect for writing. Admittedly, it's heavily hallmarked with all of what I've come to expect from Craig Armstrong's 'classical' music, but the highs and lows are pitch perfect.
There's some seriously stirring stuff on it. For example:
Weee, I'm on a roll now! Back to the desk I go!
Phill
There's some seriously stirring stuff on it. For example:
Weee, I'm on a roll now! Back to the desk I go!
Phill
Monday 16 January 2012
I just...
...read what I wrote last night after drinking a bit too much absinthe (...I bought it, so I gotta drink it. Foul stuff). Suffice to say, there is a bucketload to delete now!
Gah.
Phill
Gah.
Phill
Sunday 15 January 2012
Writer's...um...weir?
Been struggling to be creative recently, but it doesn't amount to a complete 'writer's block', so I guess I'll call it 'writer's weir'! I seem to be able to manage a couple of hundred words per sitting, but then run out of steam, very annoying.
Perhaps I should look into methods of loosening my mind up (some might say it's already as loose as can be...barely hanging on even!) in order to open the floodgates. Or perhaps it's merely a phase, I never know with my writing.
I wonder if it's a lack of positive confirmation from a reader that's holding me back. I'm so used to writing in instalments and receiving a confidence boost in the form of comments (or at least an indication of what's going wrong) before moving on to the next chapter/segment.
With this, the actually attempt at novel writing, I don't have the same sort of confidence boost in dribs and drabs. I have to rely on my own opinion, which isn't the best of moves - what with me being massively self-critical and my own worst enemy when it comes to the written word!
Dare I say it, but opinions anyone? (go on, don't be shy!)
Also, some more tracks selected in this order by my random play all music machine!:
Phill
Perhaps I should look into methods of loosening my mind up (some might say it's already as loose as can be...barely hanging on even!) in order to open the floodgates. Or perhaps it's merely a phase, I never know with my writing.
I wonder if it's a lack of positive confirmation from a reader that's holding me back. I'm so used to writing in instalments and receiving a confidence boost in the form of comments (or at least an indication of what's going wrong) before moving on to the next chapter/segment.
With this, the actually attempt at novel writing, I don't have the same sort of confidence boost in dribs and drabs. I have to rely on my own opinion, which isn't the best of moves - what with me being massively self-critical and my own worst enemy when it comes to the written word!
Dare I say it, but opinions anyone? (go on, don't be shy!)
Also, some more tracks selected in this order by my random play all music machine!:
Phill
Thursday 5 January 2012
Writing is a musical journey
I've realised that I don't think I've ever actually written anything in silence. There's always something playing from my collection. I've been doing an experiment with myself this evening, writing without music and I find inspiration is strangely lacking.
I hope I'm not sponging off of other people's creativity!
Either way, I thought it would be nice to share more of my favourite tracks, maybe I can share some of the vibes somehow!
I'll start with a varied collection...(I usually put my playlist on random play-all and I've got a very eclectic collection!)
Phill
I hope I'm not sponging off of other people's creativity!
Either way, I thought it would be nice to share more of my favourite tracks, maybe I can share some of the vibes somehow!
I'll start with a varied collection...(I usually put my playlist on random play-all and I've got a very eclectic collection!)
Phill
Tuesday 3 January 2012
Back to work
Amazing. I come back from holiday, spend a day at work and I'm instantly writing the moment I get home. Sheesh. Holidays are clearly bad for my writing brain!
Ah well, I'm back and alive and kicking after the ritual stuffing period. Hope everyone had a somewhat pleasant time over the festive period!
I was thinking about sharing some details of what I'm actually writing. And decided why not.
I'm lending my hand to my own combination of steam and diesel punk fantasy. No, there's no dwarfes or goblins to be seen I'm afraid, just humans at thei most debased and primordial. There's a powder keg about to explode aboard the setting I have chosen, The Odyesa. I'm hoping that not only will this grab people's attention, but be something actually worthy of keeping it!
Phill
Ah well, I'm back and alive and kicking after the ritual stuffing period. Hope everyone had a somewhat pleasant time over the festive period!
I was thinking about sharing some details of what I'm actually writing. And decided why not.
I'm lending my hand to my own combination of steam and diesel punk fantasy. No, there's no dwarfes or goblins to be seen I'm afraid, just humans at thei most debased and primordial. There's a powder keg about to explode aboard the setting I have chosen, The Odyesa. I'm hoping that not only will this grab people's attention, but be something actually worthy of keeping it!
Phill
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