Archive for the 'WIP (Novel)' Category
My Writing Decision
After much thought I’ve made my decision as to which manuscript will get my attention first.
If you look at the list, you might think it would be fitting to finish the Cat’s Series as two books are already completed, leaving only the third book to be written. This would seem like the natural course […]
Posted by: Scribe on Monday, 23 Jun 2008
My Writing Future
Yesterday, I listed fourteen novel length manuscripts that I have at various stages. Fourteen! When added together, that is some word count! Not to mention all the edits and rewrites.
I guess I can safely say the ideas are there. Some of the manuscripts were started many, many years ago and have […]
Posted by: Scribe on Sunday, 22 Jun 2008
My Writing Past
Previously, I’ve mainly written fantasy. I have manuscripts suitable for all ages. However, I specifically concentrated on children’s books – 8 to 12 years of age – over recent years. The only time I ventured into other genres were for short stories, although one of my first novel length manuscripts is romance […]
Posted by: Scribe on Saturday, 21 Jun 2008
50,000 Words Complete
I proudly announce that I reached the 50,000 words I needed to become a “winner” over at NaNoWriMo. I must admit that when you are writing a story that means something to you, the words come easily. I had no problem this month with writing about 2,000 words a day (generally)…although I had […]
Posted by: Scribe on Sunday, 25 Nov 2007
NaNo Quick Update
I’ve had a busy and bad week (which has had nothing to do with writing). I have written every day, but my word counts have been a lot lower than the rest of the month. I’m well ahead, so it doesn’t matter.
The public goal I’m going to set for this weekend […]
Posted by: Scribe on Saturday, 24 Nov 2007
Saying Goodbye
Just over five years ago we moved into the house we are now living in. As we moved our belongings in the front door, a black cat sat on the window sill watching us. He was a regal looking cat with white paws and a white stripe down his chest.
Settled, we […]
Posted by: Scribe on Tuesday, 20 Nov 2007
Leisure
What is this life if, full of care,
We have no time to stand and stare.
No time to stand beneath the boughs
And stare as long as sheep or cows.
No time to see, when woods we pass,
Where squirrels hide their nuts in grass.
No time to see, in broad daylight,
Streams full of stars, like skies at night.
No time […]
Posted by: Scribe on Monday, 19 Nov 2007
Didn’t Get There
Not only did I not reach the personal goal I set myself this weekend, I didn’t even reach 40,000 words. True, I only had another 220 words to write, but sometimes you just have to stop and let go of a goal and that’s what I did.
Saturday, as I mentioned in my previous post, […]
Posted by: Scribe on Sunday, 18 Nov 2007
My Weekend Goal
It’s the weekend and it’s always good to stretch yourself on the weekend. I’m going to make a public goal. This one is to write 5,000 words over Saturday and Sunday. This will ensure I am over the 40K mark by Monday morning, which will be excellent incentive to reach the overall […]
Posted by: Scribe on Friday, 16 Nov 2007
Day 15 - The Half Way Mark
I’m writing the words, but don’t have time for this blog. I hope you understand. The story is developing really well, and has grown in ways I didn’t anticipate. Who said a writer must feel stifled when they plan? I might write a proper post over the weekend. But…I might […]
Posted by: Scribe on Thursday, 15 Nov 2007