By the time I started typing I already had the novel set out in my mind. I typed quickly, I typed furiously and the words just flew onto the page.
In July 2013, I decided to abandon the novel I had been working on for a couple of years.
I began writing with great enthusiasm during NaNoWriMo in November 2011. At that time, I had completed the Open University course “Start writing fiction” and had just enrolled in a BA in Creative Writing at Birkbeck University. I was an avid reader and knew a bit about writing.
At first it was easy. Continue reading “A writer’s confession: why I abandoned my novel.”
I started writing during NaNoWriMo in November 2011. The words just flew onto the page. 50,000 in a month. Easy! But come December, I had lost my steam.
I have been writing a novel for 3 years. It is a great story. I know the characters well. The finished product is clear in my mind.
I started writing during NaNoWriMo in November 2011. The words just flew onto the page. 50,000 in a month. Easy!
But come December, I had lost my steam. I started going back and fiddling. Now some of the early chapters looked pretty good. But I lost my forward momentum. And I got finally bogged down about two-thirds of the way through. I guess I hit what is often known as the “soggy middle”.
Now, all the standard advice goes like this: just finish it. It doesn’t matter what sort of mess you have written, you can knock it into shape during the editing stage. Continue reading “5 year writing project: get a novel published”
15K in May writing challenge is completed! Yes. I have tapped out fifteen thousand words on my computer during the 31 days that make up the month of May.
The final day of the 15K in May writing challenge. I’ve done it! Just.
Yes. I have tapped out fifteen thousand words on my computer during the 31 days that make up the month of May. This does not include work related documents – only the creative writing projects that I have voluntarily embarked on. Continue reading “15K in May: final day of writing”
I realise I am on track to achieve the 15K in May writing challenge. But I’m pondering a question. What am I hoping to achieve?
Total = 10,842 words Continue reading “15K in May: word count, 2/3 of the way in.”
So what is the point of NaNoWriMo? And why aren’t I doing it this year?
This year, I have said “no” to NaNo. For a number of reasons. My current work load is pretty overwhelming. The NHS project I have been working on for 5 years is coming to a climax and I am in the second year of my BA in Creative Writing at Birkbeck University with deadlines for assignments looming.
So, no NaNo for me this year. I’m feeling sad and angry and left-out, and even somewhat Continue reading “No NaNoWriMo this year”
Ruth Livingstone 