Tag Archives: novel
Draft after draft – #amwriting #firstdraft
I recently read Kate Atkinson’s Life after Life and thoroughly enjoyed it. The life of Ursula is repeated throughout the novel and each time it replays, her various choices and outcomes lead her down different paths. It’s like a butterfly effect, the recuperations of one seemingly inconsequential life rippling into countless others. Ursula has the […]
Writing a book in a blog
I could have opted to sit in front of the computer, open up Word and start to type. A linear manuscript with a beginning, middle and end. Except, I chose not to do this. I wrote out my outline and ideas swooshed into my head, but not for start, but further into the story. I […]
What I’m writing
It’s a novel. A contemporary story with a historical perspective, but not set in the past. It’s about a photographer, not a professional one, but a keen amateur. It is set in the north of England, primarily. It is about a woman who loves to explore castles and their place in history. It is about […]
The Quiet Writer 