Just a quick stop by my book pile. If anyone is looking for a really exceptional fantasy read I recommend The Hallowed Hunt by Lois McMaster Bujold. If you like the idea of a love story between a wolf and a leopard it might just be for you. I discovered LMB earlier this year andContinue reading “Leopards and Wolves”
Author Archives: Damien Walter
Week 8 Round-Up
Damn. Woot! I’m trying to remember the word for feeling opposite emotions about the same thing. It begins with an ‘A’ I think. Hmm…suggestions below please. Right. I’d done 800 words of a new scene, and was planning to churn out the rest on Saturday morning. The scene was going _OK_ but only that. NotContinue reading “Week 8 Round-Up”
Week 7 Round-Up
Well I feel thoroughly ashamed of myself. After missing last weeks word count by 1000 I’ve had the worst imaginable week and managed no words at all! I’m going to blame work this week. I had the Leicester Book of the Year award ceremony on Thursday. Not only do I organise the event I’m alsoContinue reading “Week 7 Round-Up”
Return of the Book Pile
I’ve been lazily avoiding updating my book pile posts lately. I’d like to claim that was because I was too busy reading the books to writet about them, but in truth its more because of my obsessive interest in Macbook’s and the soon to be ubiquitous iPhone from Apple. I want one! In between boutsContinue reading “Return of the Book Pile”
Week 6 Round-Up
Bugger. The Sunday that was supposed to see me crank out another 1000 words actualy ended up filled with distraction and prevarication. I’ve fallen short at about 1700 for Week 6. I’ve got a grip on the story engine this week, and I can feel the whole thing revving up to take off in itsContinue reading “Week 6 Round-Up”
Haddock
Transcribed my handwritten scrawl from earlier in the week to pristine wordprocessed text today. In actuality as often happens when I type up hand written work I also completely rewrote it in the process. Todays wordcout – 1545. Not too shabby and they aren’t bad words either. I haven’t had a week were I madeContinue reading “Haddock”
Scratch Scratch Scratch
I went back to basics this evening and scratched out a few words on paper and pencil (well, biro to be specific). From a productivity standpoint the word processor is significantly quicker, but I still much prefer the physical act of writing for a first draft. The act of creating those little arcs and curvesContinue reading “Scratch Scratch Scratch”
Week 5 Round-Up
Urg…this week was a total bitch. By Tuesday I’d convinced myself the entire story was fatally flawed and needed a complete overhaul before going any further. By Thursday I’d planned an entire shift of genre and by Friday I’d abandoned that and decided to quit writing altogether in favour of the much more pleasurable pastContinue reading “Week 5 Round-Up”
Interference
I think I’m going to have to develop some policy on what I read when I’m writing. I find reading essential for writing. I usually sit and read for half an hour or so before starting to write to kick-start my linguistic imagination. But sometimes reading the wrong thing can cause a kind of literaryContinue reading “Interference”
Protected: It vs. They – A Cosmology
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Week 4 Round-Up
Week Four closes and after my shortfall in Week Three I’ve turned things around and gone 600+ words over to hit 3167. That’s a nice feeling. This weeks writing gave me an introductory scene between the philosopher Hemlock and his great grand daughter Miranda. As I write I realise I’m yet to return to theContinue reading “Week 4 Round-Up”
Romance vs. Realism
An great interview with George R R Martin over on the Weird Tales site. I’m in continual awe of GRRM’s skills as a writer, so I’m something of a hound for anything he says about his approach to crafting stories. “The real differences, to my mind, is between romantic fiction, which all these genres areContinue reading “Romance vs. Realism”
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