Tag: Legacy of Iron

• State of Play: April 2026

  

  In this April 2026 update, I reflect on a quarter that didn’t quite go to plan but still delivered solid progress. Ray of Light enters its final edit under deadline pressure, The Thaw moves toward professional editing, and Boat Party nears draft completion, while Legacy of Iron remains patiently on the bench.

  Richard Holliday

  April 3, 2026

  Articles

  Boat Party, Disaster Series, Legacy of Iron, project update, Ray of Light, State of Play, The Thaw, writing about writing

• How I Combined My Typewriter and AI to Simplify Drafting

  

  I still love drafting on my IBM Wheelwriter, but scanning and cleaning up those pages was a nightmare… until I discovered how generative AI could take care of the tedious conversion work and let me focus on the writing itself.

  Richard Holliday

  November 2, 2025

  Articles, Writing

  AI, ChatGPT, Legacy of Iron, typewriter, writing about writing

• Why writing characters linearly is changing my process for Legacy of Iron

  

  For Legacy of Iron, I’m taking a different approach to drafting by writing each point of view (POV) in a linear sequence. Instead of jumping between characters, I’m focusing on completing one POV at a time, which helps me stay fully immersed in their story. Once all the chapters are written, I’ll rearrange them into…

  Richard Holliday

  December 5, 2024

  Articles, Writing

  books, creative writing, creative-writing, fiction, Legacy of Iron, project update, Writing, writing about writing, writing tips, writing-tips