Here's the view from where I am now 🙂 I'm down in Bateman's Bay chilling out and have uploaded Chapter 5 which is now available here (or via the Statues of Angels menu item): Statues of Angels - Chapter 5 This chapter was only "finished" on Friday night before I left to play a gig …
Hrmmm continued
And sometimes it happens just like that. The part you were having trouble with seems to fix itself (though that is not really the case). As I said, you've got to write through / around your problems. And with the part I was having trouble with, I must have re-written it (1000 words at a …
Hrmmm
Quick blog post. I'm writing away and around for my Fifth chapter, and whilst I know what I need to say and where it's going, I've found you really need to know / have a fairly good idea of what your characters want, otherwise it's a right pain in the arse. I'm writing a guy …
Chapter 4 is online!!!
I've realised, simply uploading my chapters and linking them on social media does little for you awesome people who have actually subscribed to my blog. So FYI, Chapter Four is now up on the Statues of Angels page or on the following link: Statues of Angels - Chapter 4 This chapter was definitely the hardest …
It only gets harder – Yet more awesome
This month has been the toughest slog yet. If you’ve been following, I had written and removed quite a lot before uploading chapter three last month, so much so that there was a good 4,000 or more words ready for chapter four before I started writing again. However, what has happened is that most of …
The end is nigh
Well no, but my next chapter is out tomorrow! I just wanted to write a little ditty on punctuation / grammar etc etc . Now, I'm a technical writer by profession and have always prided myself on my grasp of the English language, on grammar, spelling, punctuation, and I like to believe I know the …
It’s ok sometimes
Quick post: Sometimes it takes time to realise what is wrong with something you've written. If in doubt, allow yourself the time and consideration and honesty to look at what you've done and say, "it's not good enough." For me it's not always clear what is wrong with a piece. I get a headache and …
Third Chapter Blues
So the second chapter has been online for two weeks now. I always expected diminishing returns and that's cool. I'm here to be truthful and honest, and so whilst my first chapter had 150 views for the month, so far for the second chapter it's been around 50, which is still incredible when you think …
Eek vol. 2
Hey there!!! On Saturday ( I drafted this midweek before and now it’s Saturday, so... Today!!!doh!) I release the next chapter of my novel, and what a month it’s been! To catch up anyone who may not know, in December 2017 I decided to re-write my novel completely from scratch (I had re-written it twice …
Welp, here we go!
I've decided to nick someone else's idea / be a bit brash / be a bit stupid, and release my novel in monthly instalments online for free ala Andy Weir (The Martian). Part of the reasoning is to give me solid deadlines to work towards for releasing content and push me to keep going forward …
Nathan McMahon 