I had someone recently comment with derision because one of characters used a pen and notebook rather than take notes on her phone. Apparently that meant my character was incompetent. Far from it buddy. I can take notes on my phone, I can dictate notes, I can use a pen and paper. I can write … Continue reading Thinking with my fingertips vs pen and paper.
Thriller
From idea to book:
How I Bring a Book into the World. Get yourself a hot drink or whatever ... this will take a minute! I sometimes get asked what it takes to write and publish a book. The short answer is: Quite a lot. The longer answer is that I don't simply write a manuscript and hand it … Continue reading From idea to book:
Thoughtful and sincere …
Honestly, are these scammers ever going to give it a rest? Every day another crop of idiots with their AI crap is waiting for me. I am tired of it. I really am. It's not even fun to reply and play with them anymore. Although this morning I got a scammer email offering me $300K … Continue reading Thoughtful and sincere …
When the end rushes towards you …
If you write like I do and the end rushes towards you, there isn't much choice but to write and keep writing until the finish line. Because I never know what the finish line looks like, that bit is a lot of fun for me. Probably the most fun of the initial first draft phase. … Continue reading When the end rushes towards you …
Inhabited by the story.
There's stages of writing for me. Many stages. Until I have a good number of chapters written, it's a free for all. Seriously, I couldn't tell you what the story was about at that point, could go anywhere. I just follow my characters through their world. Then things start to settle, sort of, I still … Continue reading Inhabited by the story.
Learning.
We all know I get frustrated and annoyed when books are lack lustre because the author has decided nothing needs to make sense and their readers will read it anyway. It's awesome for both them and their readers. If that's what gets you sales then, go hard.That sounds a lot less stressful than the way … Continue reading Learning.
Ronnie.
Today was a creation day. It was also a clean the laundry, clean the cat's playroom (aka the garage), do the washing, organise kitchen drawers, and vacuum day. But mostly it was a creation kind of day. I needed some more graphic novel type images of Ronnie for some A+ content. And then I needed … Continue reading Ronnie.
For shits and giggles
I said what I said.This amused me greatly and it amused Admin Bex. So now, you can see it ... are you ready??Admin Bex likened it to a graphic novel. (It's a bloody short one!) Anywho ... have at it! Cat Connor ...Download
[Indigo Delta Kilo]
Last year I wrote two novels. [Foxtrot Foxtrot Sierra] and [Echo Mike Papa]. Really, I could've taken this year off and launched [Echo Mike Papa] next year. Am I? Hell no.I started a joint project earlier this year then got myself stuck with some rather tricky bomb details for a very large bomb. It's the … Continue reading [Indigo Delta Kilo]
Authorial Doom Spiral
AKA: what happens pre-launch. Twice in the life of a single book, there are times when the brain goes completely feral: the instant you finish a novel … I call it *writers’ trench coat syndrome* when your brain doesn’t know what to do with itself and you are pretty sure nothing makes sense. It’s not … Continue reading Authorial Doom Spiral
