The Next Big Thing
The Next Big Thing – The Flesh Market The idea of this is that a writer puts up a post on his or her own blog answering ten questions..
Richard Wright
author of strange, dark fictions
December Book
The December Book: First Query
It’s been a while since I’ve posted anything new on The December Book, the epic and complex historical novel I’ve been..
The December Book: Back To The Prologue
I’ve finally written the prologue for the December Book. With only occasional variation, I usually write stories (of whatever length)..
The December Book: Consolidating
I spent yesterday and this afternoon reviewing the first act of The December Book. I gave it that working title mostly because I started it..
The December Book: Lift Off!
As Kiefer Sutherland would say: “Previously, on ‘The December Book’…” “On Saturday 4th, whatever else..
The December Book: Rules, Research, Babies
Until last week, and the start of the current chapter, work on the December Book was ticking along nicely. Halfway through said chapter, it..
The December Book: Interaction
One of the biggest problems I’m facing with writing a historical novel, set in a real place at a real time, is the difficulty of..
The December Book: Villains
In case you haven’t been following along, The December Book is the novel I’m currently writing, which I promised to shadow in..
The December Book: The Return
Today took me back to the December Book, which is either a rather anachronistic working title for the current novel or, as my mate Duncan..
The December Book: Unexpected Quarters
It’s amazing, the things this novel gets hung up on. The other day, it stalled because I didn’t know how a working labourer..
