Words complete! NaNoWriMo continued…

And then we came to the end… Of the book, that is, not NaNoWriMo. As with book 1 in this series, the end rushed up at me. I’d left my protagonist Maisie Frobisher in rather a sticky situation the day before, and I knew I needed some careful plotting to get her out of itContinue reading “Words complete! NaNoWriMo continued…”

On the road again: adventures in NaNoWriMo

I’ve been meaning to write this post for at least a week now, but life and more particularly events and book launches have got in the way. But now here I am, and having got my words for the day done, I have a bit of space to talk about NaNoWriMo. Or NaNoDicto, as it’s becomeContinue reading “On the road again: adventures in NaNoWriMo”

Words complete!

The first draft of the first Maisie Frobisher book (now provisionally titled All At Sea) has marched to its conclusion! Literally, as I’ve been dictating it on walks. I had planned to finish the book today, but as it turned out the book had other ideas, and demanded to be finished on Friday. It droveContinue reading “Words complete!”

Adventures in knitting…new book progress!

A couple of blog posts ago I mentioned that I’d started a new book, and that I was dictating it (here is the blog if you missed it). Things are moving on apace. Most days I’ve been going out for a walk, with the chapter outline in my head and phone in hand. Usually IContinue reading “Adventures in knitting…new book progress!”

A squirrel, a notebook, and a new series!

Some time ago I was in Paperchase, which had a sale on, and I bought myself a lovely notebook. Here it is. A4, hardback, with a magnetic closing flap, a ribbon, and an inside pocket for documents. I mean, I couldn’t LEAVE it there. And it was only £4 in the sale. Like many writers,Continue reading “A squirrel, a notebook, and a new series!”