Action scenes are devilishly difficult things to write. I struggled with the beginning of my novel for months because of it – writing and rewriting action sequences until they worked. My hard work and perseverance seems to have paid off though, so much in fact that I was recently asked […]
You know you’re in the right job when you can’t wait to get back to work. The holidays were fantastic, but I missed my story. Since I already have ideas for books two and three, I’m anxious to finish writing book one. My laptop has been out of commission most […]
Actions scenes are tough to write. Don’t believe me? Try writing one – then let me know how you make out. The problem is, there are precious few writing courses or “how to” books that teach a budding author how to do it properly. Worse still, even fewer authors can […]
The gods of creative energy have a twisted sense of humour. First they instill in us an obsessive need to produce something from nothing (a novel, a musical score, a sculpture etc). Then they stand back and let us flounder around in our potential. It’s almost like they’re testing us; […]
Yesterday was nuts. Errand day makes me tired and cranky, so you can imagine the mood I was in 10:00 last night when I finally sat down to work on the book. I’m at a point in chapter five when two of my main characters meet for the first time, […]
