Tuesday 17 September 2013

The not writing part of writing.

Today I've been really busy. I've done some more work on proofreading "Master of Trades" the final part of the"Dragonfire Trilogy" my books for 8-12 year olds and anyone else who is missing a certain boy wizard.  In a week or so it should be out there on Amazon Kindle, hopefully without a single clumsy phrase, misplaced comma, or typo.

I've also been reading "Woman's Weekly Fiction Special". Last week I went to a number of workshops run by Della Galton, Jane Wehnham-Jones and Gaynor Davies on what sort of stories they are looking for and immersing myself in the magazine is part of my research.

When I'd finished that, I turned my attention to the book I'm reviewing. An hour or so on that and I think I'll call it a day.

All these activities are part of a writer's life and I know they must be done, even though they stop me from doing what I really love.

There won't be any time for the actual writing and a writer should write something every day. So perhaps this is where blogging comes in.

Short sharp, self-contained pieces that help keep my writer's muscles flexed and ready.