Quick update
I have finally finished editing my latest short story and have now submitted it. Phew, I can stop worrying about that now. It’s out of my hands. I just have to wait for the editor to get back to me…
Steven
Nano: Day 7 – Slowly, slowly catchy monkey (Part 2)
16:51pm Saturday: 5,719 words. 21.30pm Sunday: 10,027 words! Sheesh, you have a couple of bad days and it ruins your weekend trying to catch up. Now just another 1,640 words today to achieve today’s cumulative word count… 😀 (That’s…
Nano: Day 7 – Slowly, slowly catchy monkey (Part 1)
After yesterdays attempt at catching up to the 10k mark I felt a bit dejected. I knew I had today to try again, but as soon as midnight hit last night catching up would be 1,667 words more difficult. I’m…
Nano: Day 6 – What a difference a day makes (Part 2)
Ok, I promised you an update at midnight but to be honest I’m spent for today. I was out at a housewarming last night until 1am, so wasn’t exactly a productive day all round (I had an old man nap).…
Nano: Day 6 – What a difference a day makes (Part 1)
So…um it’s the 10k count tonight. By midnight tonight nano-ers should have 10,000 words under their belt, if they stick to the minimum daily word count that is. Yes, the minimum! Which makes it even more upsetting that I am…
Nano: Day 4 – Time is on your side…
Day 4? Day 4?! What happened to day 3?? ….and that, my friends, is why getting more than your daily word count done each day can be a lifesaver! After an extremely busy day on Wednesday (day 3) I had…
Daily Bites of Flesh (deja vu)
I have just had two stories accepted into Pill Hill’s ‘Daily Bites of Flesh’ 2011 anthology…again. Daily Bites of Flesh 2011 is an anthology of 365 flash fiction stories; each assigned a calendar day, offering horror readers an opportunity to…
Nano: Day 2 – Go, go, Gadget Nano
For those of you that haven’t seen this yet, take a look at the ‘NaNo stats’ tab on your profile page. This is a really handy tool for keeping track of your progress. It shows you how many words you…
Nano: Day 1 – Shazbot!
Nano, nano. Come in, Orson… Woo hoo, nano has officially started! I hope you’re all furiously tapping away at your keyboards getting today’s word count out of the way? Well, I suppose you don’t have to type furiously, you can…