I have come to a point in book two that I wasn’t expecting – my EVM is out of whack. Up until now, the story had been flowing quite nicely, everything was joining up as it should, and there were no serious deviations from the plan. Then along comes this really cool sub-plot that took […]
Month: July 2017
The Book of Deadly Names and the Alcázar of Seville
I first heard about the ‘Book of Deadly Names,’ when I was collecting research for another project (see my blog back in 2010). Back then I was looking for something old and demonic and the story of an old manuscript that documented some of the most deadly was too good a gift to miss. Allegedly […]
Daughter of lost time – Caitlin’s Story
So I’ve decided to write a short story for National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo), which runs through November and requires me to write at least 15K words in 30 days. This will be the first time I have attempted to write something so quickly and I’m rather looking forward to the challenge. I have decided […]
Book 2 – The crafting begins
There is something daunting about finishing the first draft. For me, it’s the possibly the easiest part of the work, maybe because I’m following my outline (or not) and basically letting the story go where it will. That’s the best way I have found to get the through it. I’m not saying it’s by any […]