Project #3/OFBB – R. A. Howard

Retired For Now – Project #3/OFBB

The hard truth about writing is that not every project will see the light of day. It isn’t the most fun conclusion to reach, often you work on something for months, even years, and to know that you might be the only person who ever gets to see it, that can be disheartening. There areContinue reading “Retired For Now – Project #3/OFBB”

Projects Galore: Where Are We?

If you’ve been following along with my posts, you’ll know that I have a lot going on at one time. I never have just one project at a time, I have a myriad, and in a lot of different stages too. It’s a way of writing I really enjoy, but it’s certainly one that hasContinue reading “Projects Galore: Where Are We?”

Project #3/OFBB – The end…?

So, here we are again, another update on Project #3. It’s been a few months since I’ve written about Project #3 and, last I wrote, it was all about getting ruthless. The bulk of the work had been done, what was written was written, and it was time to get those unnecessary words, sentences, paragraphs,Continue reading “Project #3/OFBB – The end…?”

No NaNo This Year

For many writers out there, this month begins what is known as NaNoWriMo which is a writing exercise where you attempt to write 50,000 words in the span of thirty days. In previous years, I’ve taken an active part and, for the first time last year, I documented my progress on the official website (whichContinue reading “No NaNo This Year”

Project #3/OFBB – Time to Get Ruthless

The last I posted, I was talking about being overwhelmed by WIPs, and, let’s be honest, that’s still the case. This is definitely a place I’ll be in perhaps forever. We have good months and we have bad months; in the good months, I can wrangle enough of my WIPs to get things heading towardsContinue reading “Project #3/OFBB – Time to Get Ruthless”

Project #3/OFBB – Draft Two

Is there anything more satisfying than finishing a draft and being happy with it? I think it’s the most incredible feeling because finishing a draft and being unhappy with it is wretched. And that’s not to say there isn’t work to be done! If that last line comes when you’re in draft two (like me),Continue reading “Project #3/OFBB – Draft Two”

Project #3 – First Draft

I did say it wasn’t going to be long before Project #3 was out of its first draft, and here we are. It’s been a couple of weeks, and a few days ago, I decided the first draft of OFBB was complete. First drafts are rough, they’re messy, often incoherent, they might lack some substance,Continue reading “Project #3 – First Draft”

NaNoWriMo 2021 – How It Went

Long time, no see! It’s been over a month since I last posted because I’ve been dedicating every second I have to NaNoWriMo, and now here I am again to tell you how it all went. So, how did things go during NaNoWriMo 2021? Well, things went phenomenally well because my final word count isContinue reading “NaNoWriMo 2021 – How It Went”

NaNoWriMo 2021

So, for a lot of writers out there, November can be a pretty big month, and that’s because of this NaNoWriMo thing. For those of you who might not know, this is an event that takes place every year where authors try to write 50,000 words in one month. This can be in the formContinue reading “NaNoWriMo 2021”