Tag: project update
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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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Defrosting The Thaw: Surveying Beta Readers
I’m currently in the process of gaining feedback from a selection of beta-readers for my work-in-progress post-apocalyptic thriller novel The Thaw, which is now at draft 3 stage. I’ve had three out of the eight people who have been sent the work respond, and I’ve undertaken a couple of beta-reads myself in that time. First…
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Brevity and Briefs: Reflecting on a Short Story
Recently I submitted a new piece of work to my friend Kent Shawn as part of his short story competition. I decided to craft a brand new piece for the occasion and duly planned and wrote a lockdown-themed thriller story entitled Left Outside. This was a difficult challenge but also one I relished. If you’ve…
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