There's a school of thought which states: "Nothing good comes easy." Part of me thinks: "No shit Sherlock." Another part, the one pacing back and forth scratching its head, asks: "Yeah but how do you know it's good even after doing the hard part? And how hard should it be in order for it to …
Tag: The Range
The Next Big Thing
I'm honoured to be tagged in The Next Big Thing blog hop by PiP at Piglet In Portugal - and offer my thanks for considering me worthy of being tagged. As is the way with various types of blog tagging, the person tagged simply answers 10 questions about them and then suggest others to do …
NaNoWriMo – Winning & Excerpt from The Survivors
Compared to my 80,000 word boombastic word marathon of NaNoWriMo 2011, this year it feels like I barely limped across the finishing line with 57,000 words. In 2011 I set out with a vague idea of where I was going with my story, yet in 2012 I knew exactly what I wanted to write. You'll …
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Back Story – The Changeroo
I have good news to share with you, dear blog reader, if you'll indulge me! Since my last post - Back Story - When should it be Front Story?, I decided to move the large slab of back story to the start of my novel. I'd like to say it was due to an …
Back Story – When should it be Front Story?
Hey there dear blog reader, how ya doin? All fine and tickety-boo? Good to hear it. I know I haven't been around much lately to bring you my usual brand of snarky comments and witticisms, but I have an excuse. I've been writing and editing my novel, The Range. The lure of Imaginationland is hard …
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Dave Farmer 