I'm back editing that novel (aka the difficult second album)
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I'm back editing that novel (aka the difficult second album)
Lifting the veil on a writing life #4
Tales from wrangling my novel.
Please remember these audio tracks are very rough and ready. I only edit out sections of silence and although I sometimes make a note of what I want to share, more often than not they are a stream of consciousness.
This week I mention;
Something I forgot to include in the audio is that I’m going to try and write a piece for the Great Prompt Substack Celebration. Find the prompt and details here;
This week’s photo is from a flower bed in a car park, proof that you can find beauty even in the seemingly dullest places. I could’ve put a filter on this and made it look like an Old Masters painting, but then it would take the real moment away and become something else. Perhaps a topic for a future post.
How has your week been?
I'm back editing that novel (aka the difficult second album)
Day 19! Brilliant. Well done, Susan. That's really interesting to hear about how you incentivise yourself with prizes.
I'm planning to try Pro Writing Aid with my manuscript. I hear lots of good things.
Ha! Love to hear you've enlisted Gwyneth to read out your work! I found it helpful too hearing it a more human voice and an accent different to my own. I think I'll defo use it in future. (Tip, when I cancelled it after the trial, it offered 50% off. I'm not paying yet but I may do one day)
Loving getting to hear your voice describing your writing process in this update! It's the first one I've managed to make time to listen to and now I'm definitely going back to hear the others. Love the sound of these tools - the mention of Snoop Dogg is more than enough to pique my curiosity. Excited to hear your report on Strange Horticulture too; I'm typically shit at coming up with rewards for myself (though this makes me think maybe I should give it another go) but I did once also give myself a game as a writing reward: it was an adorable, queer cosy character-focused story called Night in the Woods that I really enjoyed!