Writing is appallingly hard work
March 8th, 2008
The only thing you need as a writer is stamina because you have just got to be able to finish your book. Most people can’t. That’s the whole trick of it. [...]
The freedom of the novel and the constraint of audio
December 27th, 2007
This current fabulous chunk of Christmas time off from that which pays the rent has enabled me to make a good solid head start on TableRappers audio novel - the big project for 2008. But the process of writing the audio episodes around the novel is proving to be an interesting challenge.
If you have been [...]
Now all I need is three months off work…
November 4th, 2007
This weekend is planning and execution weekend (no rolling heads involved) for the Table Rappers: Persistent Spirit audio novel.
First some time yesterday morning to plan out the workload leading up to release of the promos and prelude episode by the end of November. There is a huge amount to accomplish - far more than any [...]
The Table Rappers universe
October 31st, 2007
Being away on holiday last week and not having the opportunity to work on completing the final few pages of the first draft of Table Rappers: A Persistent Spirit, gave me some time to take a step back and look at the bigger picture.
The possibilities currently arising out of what was, in its original incarnation [...]
Nanowrimo 2007 just around the corner
September 20th, 2007
The National Novel Writing Month, otherwise known as Nanowrimo, starts once more on November 1st. This time last year, I was considering taking part. Last December, I was quietly close to being determined to take part in 2007.
Writing, like any other creative endeavour, needs a good firm deadline to stir the productive juices - note [...]
Table Rappers has a home
July 12th, 2007
I have written briefly here about Table Rappers once or twice - recently here and here. Now there’s a presence on the web and thanks to the liberally flowing creative juices of a very talented person around here (ahem… jEN), the presence is a little more than mere words in a browser.
More about this project [...]