So I am now really getting into the whole writing a novel thing- you can tell by the amount of blogging I don't do... not that I did a lot of blogging before... Anyway, I have been putting together all the bits and pieces of the book I am writing and it comes to about 20 pages of text so far, and that is with the first couple of chapters sorted, and one near the end worked through pretty solidly as well. What? Write in order? Who says so? Yeah, loads of people do I know, it's just the way it is going at the moment. I fully intend to write in order from now on in, unless I get inspired to do the trial scene earlier... or the attack on the city by Gangethlu. Again, I digress. So it is going well I think, and although there is a bit of a biological deadline to finish the actual writing I don't feel like I am never going to get there. My two fingered typing is getting faster for instance. And although my spelling and grammar may leave my Mother appalled, I can always come back to those at a later time. The best bit if advice I can think of that I've read lately is "Don't get it right, just write". And so I shall, g'night.
V
Monday, November 29, 2010
Sunday, September 19, 2010
750 words
So I have started writing. I mean actually started thinking, planning and most importantly doing writing. Deliberately. And consistently too, mostly.
I write 750 words (or so) almost every day. Some of it gibberish (see above), some of it letters to the parents, and the rest is a novel for young readers. It is an amazing creative experience having a vague plan, doing some concepts sketches (I also plan to illustrate the novel) and then just writing and writing and writing. Mum, bless her, has sent me a bunch of magazines with loads of great advice on writing for young people and on writing in general. So cheers Ma! You rock.
Until just today I have done the writing in an A4 pad, sorting it vaguely into chapters, mostly in chronological order. Then yesterday a dear friend, and fourth-ish cousin gave me a pocket PC to type on, and once I get used to the teeny tiny keyboard I am there! Of course, I have about 7000 words to type in... That should take a bit as I only use two fingers.
Anyway, all of that is it for now, such as it is.
Cheers
Gazza
I write 750 words (or so) almost every day. Some of it gibberish (see above), some of it letters to the parents, and the rest is a novel for young readers. It is an amazing creative experience having a vague plan, doing some concepts sketches (I also plan to illustrate the novel) and then just writing and writing and writing. Mum, bless her, has sent me a bunch of magazines with loads of great advice on writing for young people and on writing in general. So cheers Ma! You rock.
Until just today I have done the writing in an A4 pad, sorting it vaguely into chapters, mostly in chronological order. Then yesterday a dear friend, and fourth-ish cousin gave me a pocket PC to type on, and once I get used to the teeny tiny keyboard I am there! Of course, I have about 7000 words to type in... That should take a bit as I only use two fingers.
Anyway, all of that is it for now, such as it is.
Cheers
Gazza
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