I’ve been working on my WIP today and ran into the clothing dilemma. What, you say? The clothing dilemma? Yes, indeed. The clothing dilemma frequently happens to me when I am describing what my characters are wearing and an incredibly cool, styley outfit ends up sounding like something an old man/woman would wear. For example, … Continue reading “The Hero Wore Pink Trousers”
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I was working on one of WIPs today and ran into the old clothing dilemma. What’s that you say? Clothing dilemma? Yes, indeedy. I don’t know about any of you but I find describing clothes very, very difficult. I have this image in my head of something incredibly cool and styley, but when it comes … Continue reading “”
Finished
Yep, finally finished the first draft of Kate and Alex. Well, when I say finished, I do mean that incredibly loosely. I got to the last chapter, wrote a couple of pages, then got entirely sick of all the explanations and arguments and put ‘…and then they get together, HEA’. Slack eh? Told you I … Continue reading “Finished”
You Gotta Say Boots, Not Shoes.
Herewith the boots. Yes, the picture is crap. They are black suede so kind of boring but then so is NTAI. I’m hoping that when I get the big yes/no, I’ll splash out to celebrate/cry with something totally ridiculous and pretty, that I will never have any opportunity to wear like…. these….. On the other … Continue reading “You Gotta Say Boots, Not Shoes.”
New Boots
One must never underestimate the value of retail therapy. To help me NTAI (see previous post), I went out today and got myself some new boots. With a heel. Now, I don’t normally wear heels. They hurt my feet and they make me feel overdressed. But now, as I edge closer towards the big four … Continue reading “New Boots”
Not Thinking About It
Okay, sorry about the whinging last post guys. Guess the pressure got to me and I was just letting off steam. Thanks to everyone who posted encouraging comments – felt much better after reading those! I think learning to wait is the hardest part of this journey for me. I’ve never been good with being … Continue reading “Not Thinking About It”
The Death of Chatterton Or Feeling Annoyed With Waiting
I feel a bit like poor old Chatterton today. Or at least, lying picturesquely on a poorly lit bed with the remains of my torn up manuscript at my side, while I overdose on laudanum is looking increasingly attractive.It’s the wait you see. I know, banging on about waiting again. It’s now five weeks since … Continue reading “The Death of Chatterton Or Feeling Annoyed With Waiting”
The Best Job in the World
Right, so I’m back from the wilds of Ohope. Had a thoroughly lovely time and did not think about the manuscript – no, not once. But now I’m back with the PoD (Phone of Doom) and the IoD (Inbox of Despair), both of which were silent as the grave. Wish I was back in Ohope … Continue reading “The Best Job in the World”
The Alpha and Ohope
Well, cometh Easter, cometh the holiday. We’re going away to Ohope Beach (see right) for four days. Nice picture eh? It’s a tourist board shot so I’m sure it’s not actually like that in real life – though one can hope. Anyway, it’s not terribly exotic and not something I could use in a Modern … Continue reading “The Alpha and Ohope”
Learning to Enjoy Olives
Okay, so maybe I was a little hasty in saying that synopses suck. In fact, writing synopses do not suck. I think it’s like learning to enjoy olives. At first they’re vile and you can’t wait to spit them out, but after a little while you’ve managed a couple, then a couple more, and then … Continue reading “Learning to Enjoy Olives”