We're here again, with two stories vying for my attention. So far there is no clear winner. Could go either way or I could carry on writing both. Who knows? Certainly not me!What I found interesting this time is how I'm writing. One is straight to a Pages file with no messing around with notebooks. … Continue reading Two stories …
Am writing
Welcome home!
I'm back from Tauranga and family time with my oldest daughter. It was my first time in Tauranga and suffice to say I was underwhelmed by the hill they call Mount Maunganui. Seriously, The Mount? Yes, there are pretty beaches though.Anywho, was good to be with Bex and her family. Now I'm home and it's … Continue reading Welcome home!
Is it a milestone?
I've reached the age of having my glasses around my neck on a lovely beaded thingy. It's mostly to stop them flying off my face and getting kicked across the ground. They're expensive and I've already got two scuff marks on them. So, glasses keeper it is then. While I was at it, I got … Continue reading Is it a milestone?
Scattered on Cloth
Bloody hell it was not easy dragging this story over the finish line. I didn't think I'd even get close for at least another week. I kinda thought yesterday I was getting close but I still didn't expect to finish this week and certainly didn't expect it to be today. So hooray!It's a complete first … Continue reading Scattered on Cloth
Scattered to the wind.
After ignoring/deleting 44 people who wanted to be in my LinkedIn network and realising by tomorrow there will be another 44 to delete is starting to feel like it will never end ... it's a constant bombardment of scamming pricks. I am so tired of LinkedIn. Anywho, that's not the only reason I'm here today. … Continue reading Scattered to the wind.
Rain drops keep falling
Last week was a big week for me. I finished the first and second drafts [Indigo Romeo Lima]. Little thing you need to know ... first, second, third, however many drafts are the same file. No one re-writes the entire manuscript. It's one file. It'll be one file until it's gone through editing and all … Continue reading Rain drops keep falling
The process
This morning I was looking at the [Indigo Romeo lima] file, sitting there at almost 82K, wondering where the hell this story is going. 🙂 That's a normal state of affairs for me. I never really know how something is going to play out. Won't really tell you too much about it because I don't … Continue reading The process
Remember the post about WHY?
I'm sure you do, it was recently? I don't know, I thought it was. Anywho, knowing your why and knowing your characters why is incredibly helpful and important to the writing process. It's all about staying curious. When you stop asking questions the story will die. Why isn't the only question but it is the … Continue reading Remember the post about WHY?
The thing I miss the most …
Sounds ominous really, doesn't it? The thing I miss the most from the bookshop years - getting to talk to many many authors. Yep. That's what I miss. Talking to authors. Discussing how we work, why we work that way, what's coming up. All the things. Especially having a good laugh (usually about something shitty … Continue reading The thing I miss the most …
Why?
Why is probably the most important word when I'm writing. It's fab word. It helps you stay curious. As a writer I need to remain curious. If I wasn't curious about my characters and their motivation then the story wouldn't move far. It would stagnate once the initial burst of joy and energy vanished. I … Continue reading Why?
Cat Connor 