by Mel | May 20, 2011 | Random thoughts, Writing
I’ve been a fan of this guy: Largely due to him being recalled to my attention by this movie (though I did like him before that): Which I bought in a double set with 13 going on 30 (or whatever that Jennifer Garner film is where she is her 13 year old self in...
by Mel | May 7, 2011 | Writing
Sorry for the lateness this month, I have been in indecisive mode and couldn’t quite decide on a book. But today I have given myself a talking to and picked one! I was going to say that we were swinging back to contemporary but it’s not really, it’s...
by Mel | May 5, 2011 | The biz, Writing
The winner of the April contest – a copy of Howl’s Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones is Mary Preston. The winner of the Aussie Author Month contest – A copy of Mercy Burns by Keri Arthur is also, Mary Preston (who has good contest karma this month!)...
by Mel | May 4, 2011 | Writing
Well, it had to happen sooner or later. We have reached the point of needing to kick along the word count, keep ourselves honest and expose ourselves to potential internet taunting if we don’t make our goals. Therefore, some writing metrics: Progress – Fen...
by Mel | Apr 30, 2011 | Writing
Now that the Royal Wedding is over, I have to turn my attention back to my main obsession in life, writing. Shadow Kin’s world is not quite ours but a close-ish relative. It’s also a world with a victorian-ish era level of tech. It’s not steampunk,...
by Mel | Apr 29, 2011 | Writing
I handed my copy edits in today which means I’ll only get to see Shadow Kin one more time before it’s in print, when I do page proofs. At the page proof stage, you’re only really meant to fix errors, not make any significant changes in the text, so...
