It's Work In Progress Wednesday but... it's also something else. The past few weeks WiPW has been host to some fabulous guest posts but, right now, I'm letting you all read a post just from me. I'd booked out today for myself, not because I'm selfish, but because, not only is today a Wednesday, but …
Category: My Work in Progress
The Beauty of Challenge
Do you see the beauty in the challenges we face? How they allow us to improve? Last week I wrote about criticism and the positive impact it can have. You can read that post here: Feed(back) Your Enthusiasm. Feedback and criticism will often pose as a challenge to us, they're signs that something we're doing …
Can you overthink an idea?
Do you ever just mull your ideas over so much that you end up disillusioned? Can you end up overthinking an idea? I don't mean in terms of making something overly complex, though that's also an issue, and I don't mean in terms of talking yourself out of something. I mean in terms of thinking …
200 Followers! – A WiPW
It’s Work in Progress Wednesday! A time for us to share anything in our life that is currently a work in progress. Maybe it’s your book, maybe it’s your photography, or maybe it’s even… your blog! I haven’t been working on my novel recently, I’ve had limited time to write in the busy-build-up for Christmas, …
NaNoWriMo WiPW!
Authors! It’s November! And that means… I’m hijacking today's Work in Progress Wednesday, because what is more 'in progress' right now than NaNoWriMo?! Although we’re only on Day Two, hopefully your stories are unraveling in some inspiring ways. I wanted to take this opportunity to extend my offer once more. Would you like to be …
Premature Idea Theft & An Offer to Readers!
They say there is no such thing as a new idea. I’ve always known this and I’ve always told myself that stories are unique in the ways they are told. Other people may have written something similar to your book, but it will never be your book. That said, I have moments when I can’t …
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Self-Telling Stories: WiP Wednesday #4
My story is getting longer. Obviously you can tell that from the word count. It’s climbed to 12,000 now. Compared to last weeks WiP Wednesday this means I’m setting a trend of 4000 words a week. It’s not as much as I would like, but hopefully when I move house and finally have my dedicated …
Becoming one with the Skeleton: WiP Wednesday #3
I’ve always known I wanted to “write a novel”, but no matter how many times I sat down to start I never could. As I mentioned in last weeks post, I’ve always had many novels planned but never made much progress beyond planning them. Remembrance in Blood is different, I’ve started it and I’m making …
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WiP Wednesday #2
Last week I vowed to do WiP Wednesdays; a day a week, here on the blog, where I would update you on the progress of my current Work in Progress (WiP). Maybe share some lessons learnt along the way; or even pick up tips! It’s something I’ve wanted to do for quite some time now, …
WiP Wednesday #1: A Novel in 3 Sentences
Recently I’ve been taking part in a fair number of Writing Prompts – And I’m always on the hunt for more! – but, whilst they’ve been excellent at helping my brain follow different inspirations, they mean I never get round to posting about the novel I’m actually working on in the background. For that reason, …
Clockwork Clouds 