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It’s a new year and with that, there some new things happening. I am ashamed to admit, that I actually failed to complete Nanowrimo 2006. I almost made it though, having just over 41,000 words in the bag, but I’ll spare you the excuses.
Instead, missing the deadline for Nanowrimo made me realize something else. It [...]

I’ve previously explained why, I do not wish to take the route of self-publishing with my novel, but what you see here is a picture of a printed version of my new book side by side with some of the notes from writing it. Confused?
I had this idea a while back, about giving something back [...]

The satisfaction I get from finishing a project is like nothing else. And the bigger the project, the greater the charge of energy. Today, I finished the third draft of my novel, just about a month short of a year from the day I started it, and I thought I’d share the experience.
It begins with [...]

I’m just about finished with the third draft of my novel. Just in time for this year’s Nanowrimo too, where I plan to start the next one (a new story featuring the same main character). The original goal, when I started this one, was to finish it in time to start on something fresh one [...]

It has never been easy, being an artist. No matter what your art was, there is one aspect in particular with which countless writers, musicians, painters etc. have been struggling throughout the ages. Selling your stuff. Putting your name out there. And in this age of information bombardment, even those who try face a hard [...]

Every time I tell someone, that I am working on a book, that is the first thing they ask: What’s it about? A natural question perhaps, but nevertheless one I find myself trying to avoid answering. At least directly. And at least until now.
In the past, I have started working on many different ideas. Some [...]