NaNoWriMo redux
Well I did it – again. This year it took me 16 days to write a total of 50,848 words, as verified today by the Office of Letters & Light (organisers of NaNoWriMo). This year – probably because of Twitter – I’ve noticed the backlash and th

New logo for The Short Review
Well, here it is: my new logo for The Short Review, which celebrated its 2nd birthday today with the publication of the November issue: short story news, reviews and author interviews. Tagged: logo design, magazine, short stories, the short review

Flying …
11367 My word count for today and to celebrate, I decided to create a Wordle. [Below].   If you want to create your own Wordle, that’s the link (left). This is mine:

Later on Day Four
7528 Had another splurge – boosted my word count for today and stopped before I hit the wall. By concentrating on one character a day I seem to be able to get into their heads better with links to the other characters I can develop later. Still not thinking too much about it … wa

NaNoWriMo update …
6060 Fourth day in and I didn’t begin today until thirty minutes ago but am already 472 words up on yesterday with a total so far of 6060, on target for finishing 28 November. I’ve approached the whole thing in a much more laid back way – last year, my first – I’