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GDRs 2018
It’s not been the best start to the year, in fact this posting is already around two weeks late, but I’m back up and running and in the midst of kicking off my GDRs (Goals, Dreams & Resolutions) for the … Continue reading
NaNoWriMo: The Half Way Mark
It’s half way through November and NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) is at its outward most point. We’ve reached the turn and already I’m heading back to the clubhouse with only one aim in mind: to reach the 50,000 word … Continue reading
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Tagged crime novel, NaNoWriMo, planning, word count, Writing
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Doing the Ironing
I’m really enjoying writing this new novel. How long has it been since I said anything remotely like that? The past couple of weeks have been particularly intense as bit by bit I’ve picked away at what this novel actually … Continue reading
What’s Up for 2013?
About the only thing I managed to do during the latter half of last year was put together a plan of work for the new 2012/13 writing year – that’s September onwards. Obviously, that’s been nothing short of a disaster … Continue reading
GDRs: September’s Plan of Attack
Okay, so I’m nearly done with all my reviewing and planning, and it’s time to get down to work. So here’s September’s plan. Regular readers will notice it’s much, much smaller than of my previous years’ efforts, but at least … Continue reading
GDR Annual Review 2011/12
My writing year runs from September to July, with August my month off to evaluate and plan. Usually I do this during and at the Edinburgh Book Festival, but it wasn’t to be this year. Here’s how I did… What … Continue reading
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Tagged annual, dreams, Goals, Goals Dreams and Resolutions, planning, Reading, Resolutions, review, Writing
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April Review of Work
Fiction * Complete BACCARA BURNING – done * Start revision of GATECRASH – IP * Send GATECRASH to beta readers – not done * Re-write DAFFODILS for Bloody Scotland competition – IP Poetry * Complete production of POEMS FROM A … Continue reading
Manky Scotland
Image: Flickr A manky day, truly manky. It was below freezing for most of it, the overnight snow (yes, snow!) had iced up hard, and I nearly skidded onto my arse at least twice on my way into the day … Continue reading
Posted in Day Job, eBooks, Leith, Music, Poetry, Scotland, Travel, Writing
Tagged freezing, gig review, Kilmarnock, Leith, Living Leith, Music, planning, Poetry, preparations, Scotland, Scottish weather, Shed Seven, SKY Project, sleet, snow, Travel, Weather
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Goals, Dreams, and Resolutions – November Plan
Fiction * Complete BACCARA BURNING and send to “trusted readers” * Complete full revision of HUNTING JACK * Submit and recycle short fiction returns Poetry * Complete Leith chapbook manuscript * Scan illustrations for SILLY POEMS and prepare manuscript * … Continue reading
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Tagged dreams, GDR's, Goals, planning, Resolutions, review, workload, Writing
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Goals, Dreams, and Resolutions – October Review
Fiction * Complete BACCARA BURNING – not complete but penultimate revision well underway * Complete new un-named novella from SA course – stalled; placed in queue * Submit and recycle fiction – complete * Redraft new short fiction – not … Continue reading
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Tagged dreams, GDR's, Goals, planning, Resolutions, review, workload, Writing
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