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Taking stock

Oh, the irony. My last post was about the fantastic writing habits I’d got into and how they had transformed how I write and what I write and how much I write. This one, in… Taking stock

Every little helps

I finished the first draft of Entrapment this week. There’s still a long way to go – one thing I’ve discovered about myself in the last year is that I tend to write quite short… Every little helps

Is this it?

So I think I just finished editing Echoes… It’s been more than a month since I last posted on Twitter with #200WordsADay, more than a month since I wrote 200 words of anything new, almost… Is this it?

Bad habits

Having started the last but one post with the words “Argh, sorry…” I think it’s becoming increasingly evident that I have not yet formed a habit around posting regularly to this blog. I think it’s… Bad habits

Drabbling around

I got an email this week about a drabble competition. I’d kind of heard of drabbles, but never tried to write one – but I’ve tried most other variations on flash and nanofiction so why… Drabbling around

Progress update

So on Sunday I got to this point: which is exciting! What’s more exciting is that I’m now reading it through and, surprisingly enough (it surprised me!) I don’t hate it. I’m starting to get… Progress update

My writing week

Bit disappointed in last week, which was about 4,500 words in total and I’ve fallen behind the pace I was trying to set. I could try to catch up, but I’ve learned a few things… My writing week

End of Part One

I wrote 538 words today, with a lot of running, and a bit of shooting. Not everyone escaped though… Join me and create the daily writing habit with the #200WordsADay Challenge https://t.co/94YEl5ZD8y — Phil Oddy… End of Part One

WIP update

I wrote 1023 words today, tying up some loose ends and making the whole story look waaaay more thought out and planned than it was! Join me and create the daily writing habit with the… WIP update