The Longest Writer’s Journey
“Every day is a journey, and the journey itself is home.” –Matsuo Basho When I started writing I often wondered how anyone managed to write a novel. They’re typically anything from seventy to a hundred and fifty thousand words and that’s a lot of words even on the short end. As it turned out the […]
Novel – first draft finished
I finally finished the first draft of the novel I have been working on for seven years (codenamed “Joe”) at 2:46 am today. It shouldn’t have taken so long, that’s for sure, but that doesn’t matter. It’s finished and I’m happy. Incredibly happy. If you’ve never reached this point then you might not fully understand, […]