The Writing Business – The Climb #452
Tuesday 19th May 2020 Writing as a profession is weird. I’m sure all creative industries are much the same. There’s the creative part of you that wants to do fun and exciting stuff, but then [...]
The Career – The Climb #451
Monday 18th May 2020 The interesting thing about publishing is that it’s so individual. I think it’s very easy when you are looking for an agent or dreaming of publication to think there’s some linear [...]
Character Motivations – The Climb #450
Sunday 17th May 2020 I’ve done some more work on chapter 2. What’s interesting with this chapter is that instead of throwing out and rewriting it, I refine it like waves lapping at a coast. [...]
Forcing The Protagonist – The Climb #499
Saturday 16th May 2020 It used to be that I’d rewrite chapters time and time again, trying to get the tone right. I’m pretty sure that The Four Realms’ first chapter was rewritten 50+ times [...]
Mortality – The Climb #448
Friday 15th May 2020 I’m still feeling a little glum today. Part of this is this chapter which I need to figure out, but there’s also underlying frustration. Everything seems to be on hold at [...]