What is a hook?
I’ve just re-read my last post and realised how long it is since I wrote one of these; so I thought I’d share the reason here.
Writing my Novel
Updates on my novel - as I write, warts and all
Dormant Last read · last published · next check
Read 7 days ago and current, but nothing has been published for 14 months.
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Stops and starts: all part of the process
I think I mentioned in my last post that I was trying not to get distracted by the bad news from Big Tech.
Life gets in the way - true!
I’ve been guilty of distraction in the last few weeks.
The news is miserable, so I'm stopping
In recent weeks I’ve realised that reading, watching or listening to the news is making me miserable, and though I’ve been a news junkie for most of my adult life, I’m thinking seriously about not following it any more.
The joys of reading
I’ve just re-read my last post — and how different things feel now!
Reading and recovering
I’m trying hard not to feel guilty about being ill.
The story unfolds
My agent gave me some really useful pointers for my new story, based on the synopsis that I worked so hard on early last year.
There will be jeopardy, there will be darkness, there will be twists
It’s a strange thing, starting a new book.
A New Year's Revolution
Happy New Year to all my subscribers!
Damning with faint praise?
One of my first readers really liked my latest book (Book Nine, still in draft form, once known as the Inbetweenie).