fantasynovel – Page 4 – Chantelle Griffin

Making Time for a Novel

Writing is a slow process for many reasons, so it is not a race but rather a long term project. I began by working backward: 72,000 words over 36 weeks = 2,000 words a week, or 400 words for 5 days a week. This always changes but it gives me a guide to start from.ContinueContinue reading “Making Time for a Novel”

Setting the Task of Writing

If only writing was that simple, and life stood still so you could have all the time in the world. It matters not where you write or if it is fifteen minutes or half an hour. When writing a novel every little bit counts. Every tiny step forward moves closer to the end. When I embarkContinueContinue reading “Setting the Task of Writing”

Organising the Background

There is always a beginning it’s just that sometimes it gets lost in the past. The trouble starts when you have to go back and pick up the pieces. The background is a combination of events. These weave themselves closer to one moment when a book is written. I am not sure when it happened, but itContinueContinue reading “Organising the Background”