Liminal Spaces
These “places between” are also known as liminal spaces – the places we’re in while we’re in transition between different states. Neither one thing nor the other.
Seeking an agent…
Earlier this week, I sent off my first query letter to an agent I was recommended by a tutor on one of my writing courses. It’s a daunting experience, trying to capture on a page why they should be interested in your book and in you.
A small win – Furious Fiction
While I didn’t win the $500 prize, I did appear on the short list of seven shortlisted stories, which were also published in full, with feedback. Considering that I didn’t start typing up the story until 5pm on the Sunday night it was due in, I’m very happy with that result!
Fifth draft – hacking away…
My latest editing phase is about crunching my word count from 159k to something approaching 140k. Lots of darlings to kill…
Third draft – finally…
I hadn’t realised what a colossal task this editing round would be – after all, I’d already edited it once and knocked off the rough edges – how much more work could it possibly need?
second draft – finished!
I’m delighted to say I’ve completed the second draft of my novel! I’d hoped to finish this before the end of 2021 but missed it by a few days. The story has crept up to 159 thousand words, filling in gaps I hadn’t been able to work out in the first draft…
First draft – done!
Since I last posted, I’ve been on a bit of a writing blitz. In fact, since I posted exactly a month ago, I’ve written the last 32 thousand words of the first draft of my novel, Terra Incognita. It was incredibly exciting to realise last night that I was about to wrap up the last few things I wanted to, and the end was rushing up on me. And then it was there!
So, what is this blog about?
I’m hoping that presenting the writing process in such a public way will keep me accountable and on track, as well as providing a useful record to me and any others interested in the process of wrestling a story onto the page, what the end-to-end journey really looks like.