I treat writing Everborne as a job. If I didn't, then I will never be more than an amateur writer. As you may expect, writing takes up the bulk of my day. Though there are two other essential ingredients that complete my every working day. They are reading and exercise. (Though not at the same time---if only!) When you're … Continue reading A Day in the Life of an Amateur Writer

Where does the time go? I can't believe the weeks have stacked up to seven high already. A friend told me last night that I should be proud for sticking with my daily routine for as long as I have. As obvious as it may seem, it was a nice little reminder. I should be proud (and … Continue reading Week #7 Overview

It's funny, I glanced back at how I summed-up my previous week, and I said it was my best one yet---obviously, that can (and I like to think, very much, will) change with forthcoming weeks. Even though that was only five working days ago, I'd almost completely forgotten about it; it feels a great distance away now. … Continue reading Week #6 Overview

A round-up of the things I've learnt during my first month of writing my first novel, Everborne. Writing is like painting; it's about building up layers. I've known from the start that what I write in a day will not be the finished product. Heck, even my first manuscript won't be the finished story. Every morning, I start … Continue reading Writing a Novel: What I Learnt in my First Month

Out of the five so far, I've yet to have a bad week, fortunately. I've had good. And I've had OK. No bad. Yet. Week 5 was an OK week. In terms of word count. In terms of what I've written? The best so far, I think (and hope). I was on the tail end of … Continue reading Week #5 Overview