Wednesday, March 16, 2005
Still writing
Amazingly I am still writing. I'm up to 4000 words on Chapter One and have started on Chapter Two. I have set myself some rules:
The Psion 5 PDA I have procured may help a bit but interestingly I find I am writing faster in longhand!
(0) comments
- No reading on the train.
- No crossword on the train.
- Sleeping on the train is okay but unlikely to happen unless I am extremely pissed.
- Transcribe at weekends when I have been writing longhand.
- Do minor reviews where it leads to more words but DO NOT remove or revise large parts of text.
The Psion 5 PDA I have procured may help a bit but interestingly I find I am writing faster in longhand!
Wednesday, March 09, 2005
More about writing
I've actually started writing the novel! I managed about 2000 words last week. That doesn't sound much but remember I have only been writing in the 20 minutes or so I spend on the train and that's longhand writing, not typing. If I keep that up I could manage a 100,000 words in a year.
We'll see.
(0) comments
We'll see.
Thursday, March 03, 2005
Kirsty MacColl
Okay it was a while ago now but I think it was a crime against humanity when Kirsty was killed in a horrific diving accident. The woman had such enormous talent and wit.
I recently bought Tropical Brainstorm and I cannot stop listening to it. All of the tracks are just incredible and many with such a hot Latin American feel to them, yet so characteristically Kirsty.
I couldn't find a fan site but that might have been because I didn't spell her name correctly.
(0) comments
I recently bought Tropical Brainstorm and I cannot stop listening to it. All of the tracks are just incredible and many with such a hot Latin American feel to them, yet so characteristically Kirsty.
I couldn't find a fan site but that might have been because I didn't spell her name correctly.