On 8 November 2005 I began the longest story I had ever written in my life. This began with 70,000 words for the first book. The longest I had written before consisted of a mere twenty-two pages. The last ten years had been focused on poetry, and a novel was only something I read. AtContinueContinue reading “Ten Years of Novel Writing”
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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”
Chantelle Griffin 