Monthly Archives: September 2010

Felt like someone hit me with a baseball bat last night as I realized how much power the bookends control – if I get it right. Before this morning I knew I was close, but I also knew I needed … Continue reading →

Just about time to tie the whole thing together. I’ll refresh my bookends as there are a couple of things I want to add to heighten the overall impact. I’m still not very happy with the Pierrepont section – too … Continue reading →

Doing some rough editing of the final two chapters at present. Last night I decided moving some stuff out of the second to last chapter was the right thing to do. Today I did the move, then chopped it down … Continue reading →

Dancin’ Days – Spring 1983, the second to last chapter (as of this moment). Getting closer and closer to the final page.

I decided to slice and dice things a bit. I knew I had some rearranging to do, but when I took a look at the end result I wasn’t happy with it. So I gutted an entire chapter and moved … Continue reading →

I’ve got the end of the book in sight, I’m trucking along quite nicely, but all the while I have this nagging feeling that something isn’t going quite as well as I’m thinking. And then it hits – the time … Continue reading →

When I started writing Over the Hills and Far Away, I presumed everyone I knew put as much distance between them and the schools as I had, and that over time people changed and went their separate ways never to … Continue reading →

I’m constantly amazed and glad at how rethinking and resequencing can make all the difference in the world. Yesterday I started doodling, hoping inspiration would hit me because I had no idea how I was going to rescue the latest … Continue reading →

I mentioned the day before yesterday that my word count had increased. It’s still increasing and will continue to do so as I add more details such as my take on the Falklands War. What will remain after the final … Continue reading →

Word count now stands at 94,740. If they’re good words then that’s okay. Being a realist, however, I see pruning in the near future. My latest edits have taken me down a path I’d been reluctant to go down, but … Continue reading →