Hi all Things are going well, but I must be the only writer in the world who edits a book and ends up with thousands more words. Most people say they tighten it up and remove at least 10%, often more.
Postcard from Camp – 18 July
Postcard from camp 7th July
Hi all I’ve finished my first read-through of The Perihelix and really enjoyed it. There weren’t as many problems as I thought, but I do feel it needs a punchier opening. I want to pay more attention to description, too,
Book Review | Lionel Goes to Camp by Paul Hewlett
Lionel’s Grand Adventure is a wonderful series by a talented writer, Paul Hewlett, and I’m not in the least biassed just because he’s a fellow BookElf. Neither am I biassed in my review of this, just because I received an
Off to summer camp again!
It’s that time of year again. You may be preparing for your Independence Day celebrations, but I’m off to camp for July. Camp NaNoWriMo, of course… Last year I wrote the first draft of The Perihelix – which didn’t have
Postcard from Camp (3)
Dear All The weather last weekend wasn’t conducive to spending much time out of doors, so I got on with the book, and made a huge amount of progress! It always amazes me how things you put in by accident
Postcard from Camp (2)
Dear all We had a wet weekend, so no campfire on Saturday night, but we enjoyed some nice days anyway and I got out to play sport on Wednesday and Thursday. One of our cabin-mates was taken ill and ended
Postcard from Camp (1)
Dear all I arrived safely and met some of the others. There are lots of us in the cabin this year, mostly ‘older’ writers which is what I wanted. Some haven’t done much yet, and most seem to have a
Tuesday Haiku – Camp NaNo
July has arrived, So I’m writing a book at Camp NaNoWriMo! Yes, I’m off to camp today. I’ve packed my backpack and remembered my swimming things; I’m looking forward to canoeing on the lake, singing songs round the campfire,
Off to Camp NaNoWriMo
Once upon a time I went to Summer Camp in the USA. Wisconsin, to be precise. It was hugely enjoyable, although there were also some odd incidents as a result of people making false assumptions. Hmm, I must put that
Camp NaNoWriMo and Humphrey’s story
I’ve read about the NaNoWriMo challenges from time to time. Basically participants sign up to write a novel in a month. On Kindleboards someone mentioned Camp NaNoWriMo which starts on August 1st and is a virtual summer camp for writers.