by Mel | May 19, 2008 | Square eyes
The girls seem to have gone into pondering mode. So much for a speedy revision process. They don’t want to write, instead, they want me to watch the West Wing. I don’t know what fascinates me so much about the West Wing. I mean, I’ve seen every...
by Mel | May 18, 2008 | Square eyes
Toddled off to the movies this afternoon to see this: It pretty much rocked. I’ve always been a fan of Robert Downey Jr (way back since I cried when he died in Less Than Zero). Let’s just say I’m still a fan (and may be harbouring a wish to be Pepper...
by Mel | Mar 24, 2008 | Square eyes, Writing
Yay! 200 pages. Hopefully that means a downhill slide to the end. And then a honking big revision. I keep getting glimpses of what I want the book to be like. Odd times when I feel the weight of it or can almost smell it – like walking into the room a few hours...
by Mel | Feb 17, 2008 | Square eyes
Well after three days of slashing and burning and rewriting I can proudly report that while my word count has remained exactly the same, my story has now actually progressed and stuff is happening. Not quite sure how much I wrote this weekend but I’m happy with...
by Mel | Jan 26, 2008 | Random thoughts, Square eyes
I went to the movies tonight. From the title you might be able to guess what I saw. Yes, it was a beautifully shot movie. Yes, it was quite fascinating structurally but dear God there’s a reason why I write genre fiction. I don’t want stories full of...
by Mel | Nov 30, 2007 | Square eyes
Okay, who put the world on fast forward? Another week just flew by. Make that almost two weeks. I suppose when you throw in a weekend at the beach, parental birthdays, lots of work, christmas cake and pudding concocting (christmas – that can’t be right,...
