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.
writersLife
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.
Peekaboo
So, I'm reading this book ... guys, we have been here so many times ...I do not think a character needs to 'peek' on every page. That could just be me. But, I've started counting because there are so many instances and it's not confined to one particular character. They're all at it. So many … Continue reading Peekaboo
They’re not just pretty.
So, you know how I'm apparently creating a Visual Bible for the Veronica Tracey Spy/PI Series. Yeah, so easy to make the mistake of thinking you're creating A+ content then end up with a visual bible. 🙂 It occurred to me, that the pictures aren't just pretty, they tell a story and they are a … Continue reading They’re not just pretty.
VT Visual Bible.
Somewhere over the last week I moved from creating A+ content to creating what's becoming a visual bible for the Veronica Tracey Spy/PI Series. How?Well, I wanted to see my version of my characters - and use them, some of them, with some other images on Amazon, right? If you have a look at [Nothing … Continue reading VT Visual Bible.
[Echo Mike Papa]
And the Veronica Tracey Spy/PI Series, yep, all of them. Yesterday [Echo Mike Papa] launched. it was a soft launch with a get together at home. A fun afternoon and evening with friends and neighbours (who are now friends) and family. It was fun. I enjoyed myself.Less pressure doing something from home than having a … Continue reading [Echo Mike Papa]
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.
