This is the part where I brag for a minute. The penultimate draft of The Thief is done. DONE I tell you! And distributed to my “gammareaders.” I imagine the tremendous sense of accomplishment I feel can only be surpassed by what it’s going to feel like when I’m actually done with the final draft … Continue reading
Welp. I’ve gotten a lot done this month. I really, really have. I don’t think I’ll quite make it to 50,000 by the 30th this year for NaNoWriMo, but I’ll be close. The important thing is going to be keeping the momentum going – because I want to have the “gamma” draft ready to give … Continue reading
I have bad news. I’m not writing this book for you. I don’t know you. I have no idea what you’re looking for in your fiction. How could I ever predict it? How could I possibly reconcile your list of “musts” and “musnt’s” with those of every other potential reader? I can’t. I couldn’t. It … Continue reading
After a bit of a slump, I’ve been back into writing the last couple of days. Jubilation. I am not the most disciplined of writers. This is an understatement. There’s a constant war in my head between what I ought to be doing and what I feel like doing, and the latter wins most battles. … Continue reading
You need to know how it ends before you begin. I’ve had a lot of questions lately from friends and coworkers to the tune of “why are you starting your second book before you finish the first one?” (Book 2, codename Russian Guyovitch, will be my NaNo novel for this November.) Well, I’m trying to … Continue reading
Aine Crabtree 