by Mel | Sep 3, 2006 | Cool stuff, Writing
So, I woke up on Saturday with the book shouting in my head. 7.30am. I’m never up at 7.30 am on a Saturday. But when the book is on a roll you don’t argue. I’d managed 10 pages the day before, which is a lot for a work day but this felt different....
by Mel | Jul 30, 2006 | Writing
Melbourne has decided to turn on some sunshine for the weekend. We’ve had three or four beautifully sunny days in a row. Still cold but almost cold without an edge like an early spring day. Which probably means that things are about to turn and we’ll have...
by Mel | Apr 12, 2006 | Square eyes, Writing
It’s almost Easter. Five day weekend. Yippee. Writing time. Chocolate. Hot cross buns. mmmmm. And a lulu meeting. Hopefully we will be happy writers after that. Though some restraint must be exercised or we’ll be hot cross writers from being unable to fit...
by Mel | Mar 23, 2006 | Bookworm, Square eyes, Writing
Man this week has whizzed by. And tomorrow is my day off. Yay. The only downside this week has been a distinct lack of co-operation from the muse. Who is currently sitting in the corner doing the muse-ly equivalent of “neener, neener, neener, not playing,...
by Mel | Mar 15, 2006 | Writing
So I think I’ve figured out how to fix the pacing at the start of my book. Problem is the solution is combining three of the first four scenes into one and moving the fourth. Easy in my head. Hard in practice. I’m wondering whether just to write it from...
