Last year I posted a somewhat gloomy post about how getting published was 30% talent, 30% hard work, 30% persistence, and 10% of luck (or something like that – don’t ask me to check). And that the problem I had with that equation was that the 10% was something you had no control over. It … Continue reading “Rethinking The 10%”
Category: general moaning
Climbing Mt Ngauruhoe
Holidays over. Phew. And a new month, which is even better, cos July has been, quite frankly, a stinker. Yep, you guessed it, moany post alert! I haven’t had one for a while so I figure I’m due one. Keeping going with this writing stuff hasn’t got any easier I’m afraid. I’ve stoppped thinking of … Continue reading “Climbing Mt Ngauruhoe”
Having a Whinge
Having a grumpy ‘I hate waiting’ day today. Also a ‘my mansucript sucks and is boring’ day. There’s lots of emotion in there – I’m actually wondering if there’s too much! – but it still feels boring! Maybe I’m too close. Maybe I need to put a car chase in there to liven things up. … Continue reading “Having a Whinge”