Please forgive the pun-tastic title, but I can’t help it. You see, it’s November, NaNoWriMo month, and other people are posting on social media and blogging about their super word counts and how far they’ve got with their stories and how they feel it’s all coming together. Normally at this stage of the year, I’dContinueContinue reading “Not the NaNo’Clock News”
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Why I’m not doing NaNoWriMo this year
It feels weird to say out loud that I’m not going to be taking part in NaNoWriMo this time around. Admittedly I haven’t been writing long, in the grand scheme of things, but NaNo in November, and Camp NaNo in April and July, formed part of my goals and targets and gave a bit ofContinueContinue reading “Why I’m not doing NaNoWriMo this year”
When life gives you lemons…make a box set!
Gosh, it’s been a while since I blogged on here… I blame back-to-school-and-work, and also trying to get my publishing ducks in a row. Anyway, as you can see from the picture, I’ve been putting things into boxes! The first 3 books in the Pippa Parker Mysteries series are now available in an ebook box set. OriginallyContinueContinue reading “When life gives you lemons…make a box set!”
Lightning in a bottle: trilogy draft complete
We’ve done it! Oh gosh, we’ve done it. That pretty much sums up how I feel. Paula Harmon is currently writing the last chapter of book 3 of our co-written Victorian mystery trilogy (edit: she’s done it now), and I don’t know whether to laugh or cry. We knew it was coming, of course. EverContinueContinue reading “Lightning in a bottle: trilogy draft complete”
Avalanche – words complete!
Um, you remember that last post I wrote, about a week ago? The one where I said I was co-writing a book? WE’VE FINISHED THE DRAFT!!! Yes, I am rather excited. The Case of the Black Tulip(s) – still haven’t decided how many tulips there will be – is a THING! Here are some stats: From startContinueContinue reading “Avalanche – words complete!”
When things snowball: my new project!
So, a while back I hinted that I was thinking of cheating on all the proofreading and editing I should be doing, and starting a new book instead. And because people are mischievous, they encouraged me. Let’s face it, I was hoping they would. That’s probably why I posted. And to be honest, I wasContinueContinue reading “When things snowball: my new project!”
2018 here I come!
It’s January 1. It’s raining. Therefore it must be time for the New Year’s Resolutions / life goals for 2018 post! Last year’s goals: Market new and existing books and stories to maximise their return Walk/run 1000 miles Aim for work-life balance and spare capacity How did I do? Let’s say it was a year ofContinueContinue reading “2018 here I come!”
#NaNoWriMo final week: In which I write ‘The End’!
Made it! My third NaNoWriMo is safely completed, emailed to myself, put on a memory stick and saved on two different computers. Not that I’m paranoid. As I suspected, things speeded up. Not because I’m bored of writing, or of the story, but I always get faster towards the end. I was practically holding myselfContinueContinue reading “#NaNoWriMo final week: In which I write ‘The End’!”
#NaNoWriMo week 3-and-a-bit: In which I try not to run to the finish!
Having moved at the pace of a glacier made of treacle last week, this week I have been STEAMING through the post-it notes of my plot. To the extent that I did wonder midweek whether I might get to the end before the end, if you see what I mean. I’ve had fun planting aContinueContinue reading “#NaNoWriMo week 3-and-a-bit: In which I try not to run to the finish!”
The Monster Under The Bed
So Camp NaNoWriMo is over for another year. I achieved my modest target of 25,000 words on April 25 (how apt!), finishing Something Blue the next day with just over 28,000 words. Here’s the graph: I was aiming for between 25 and 30K, so I’ll take that. Once I got started, the writing was fairly easy,ContinueContinue reading “The Monster Under The Bed”
Liz Hedgecock 