Category: Articles
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Workflow: Perfecting My Digital Toolkit
One of my firm beliefs when it comes to writing is that an organised writer can be a productive writer. Long ago, authors crafted their work with quills, pencils and typewriters. But in 2020, writing in any serious sense means using digital tools – today I’m going to discuss my setup and how it works…
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Defrosting The Thaw: Analysing Beta-Reader Feedback
For my post-apocalyptic novel The Thaw, I’ve been lucky in that I have recently gained a great deal of useful feedback from a series of beta-readers, all of whom have now completed their reading of the third draft of the book and submitted their reports to me. These comments are extremely useful and I’m grateful…
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Defrosting The Thaw: Planning Process
My post-apocalyptic thriller novel The Thaw has had some positive feedback on the third draft from beta-readers, which is really encouraging. Some of the most heartening feedback on this draft has been on the quality of the planning. This surprises me as the planning for The Thaw took me a long time, and looking back…
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