Weekly Blog - Monday 12th Jan
Last week, I spoke to Suzannah Sorrell, the editor of up and coming mens’ quarterly ‘1 Degree East’, regarding my debut novel Justice For All. Suzannah really enjoyed the book, and she plans to include a couple of features on me in the magazine’s next two issues: first, an excerpt from JFA in their Q1 issue (due out at the end of January), and then an interview with yours truly in their Q2 issue. More news to follow in the coming weeks.
And now for some good news on The Beholder. My wife and harshest critic, Lisa, has finished reading the first draft and given it the thumbs up! As per usual, she’s made a number of excellent suggestions regarding the plot, and spotted a number of continuity errors, which I left in on purpose to test her (honest guv…). For my part, I spent last week working through the big file of research I undertook for the novel, and highlighting a few facts and figures that I think might add further depth/realism to the story. And when I say big file of research, I really mean it! I do a lot of background reading before I set out to write a book, and while only around 10% of it will actually get used, the rest helps give me a broader understanding of my subject matter.
My next job is to consider both Lisa’s suggestions and my highlighted research while working through the novel, making changes where I deem them necessary, and once that’s done, I’ll have my second draft!
Cheers,
Steve
What’s Steve been listening to this week?
Is This It? – by The Strokes
Live Through This – by Hole
Liqour in the Front – by The Reverend Horton Heat
And now for some good news on The Beholder. My wife and harshest critic, Lisa, has finished reading the first draft and given it the thumbs up! As per usual, she’s made a number of excellent suggestions regarding the plot, and spotted a number of continuity errors, which I left in on purpose to test her (honest guv…). For my part, I spent last week working through the big file of research I undertook for the novel, and highlighting a few facts and figures that I think might add further depth/realism to the story. And when I say big file of research, I really mean it! I do a lot of background reading before I set out to write a book, and while only around 10% of it will actually get used, the rest helps give me a broader understanding of my subject matter.
My next job is to consider both Lisa’s suggestions and my highlighted research while working through the novel, making changes where I deem them necessary, and once that’s done, I’ll have my second draft!
Cheers,
Steve
What’s Steve been listening to this week?
Is This It? – by The Strokes
Live Through This – by Hole
Liqour in the Front – by The Reverend Horton Heat
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