News

Mon 21 September 2009

I'm up to Chapter 15 with the second rewrite of The Vespertine Hour. With a bit of luck I'm hoping to finish this rewrite by 31 October 2009. I must be dreaming!

I've also just started work on a new site, www.thevespertinehour.co.uk.

Sun 11 January 2009

Today I've officially finished the writing of Wings of Ozryel. This first draft is filled with a total of forty chapters plus a prologue and an epilogue; 59,800 words.
I feel good!

Wed 7 January 2009

Last night I presented a new rewrite of the first chapter of VH to my SCBWI writing group. I must say this new rewrite has been achieved thanks to the great editing help that my friend Ncky has given me. I've actually further improved (I believe) chapter one today as I've implemented some of the suggestions I received last night, and I can say to be satisfied with how this opening chapter works now. It'll be available for reading in full on the Angelcraft website by the end of January.

Sun 4 January 2009

Over the past three days I've read through chapter 1 to 36 of WO and I'm really pleased with it. Tomorrow I think I can start working on the last four chapters - I think there are four left.

Sun 30 November 2008

Last day of NaNoWriMo and I'm proud to say: I did it again! I've won the marathon by achieving a word count of 51,689. Unfortunately I've not completed the novel; I'm still left with a few chapters to write, probably four or five. Considering how busy I'm going to be in December for work, travelling, and Christmas, I have a feeling I'll complete the novel in January.

Sat 15 November 2008

I'm half way through NaNoWriMo with 26,385 words down, 52.8% so far. I didn’t quite reach the target I set out to achieve, not that it matters because I can still reach 29K by tomorrow night if I have a more inspiring day ahead. Today I spent a total of 4.5 hours working on Wings of Ozryel, most of those hours spent at Starbucks, and have reached 26,385 words; another one hundred odd words and I would have reached the target of 26,500.

Sat 1 November 2008

Today I've started my second NaNoWriMo. Last year I wrote The Vespertine Hour during the month of November and won my first National Novel Writing Month competition. I think it's more of a marathon than a competition; in fact, it's about pushing yourself to the limit and write 50,000 words over 30 days.
I'm not so sure I will manage to do it this year, I don't feel as perky as I felt last year, but we shall see...
My intention is to write the sequel to The Vespertine Hour (codenamed VH). The second book in the Angelcraft quartet is titled Wings of Ozryel (codenamed WO). I'll keep the news coming!