Russell's Writing Blog

About Me


I'm 46, Married with two sons. This blog will document my attempt to get my children's novel published.
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Likes for the site pass the century.

January 12, 2013
57 Likes on the Facebook Page and 100 likes of the website. Not too shabby for a week old site with no rude things on it! Thanks for the sharing and recommending everyone. :-)

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Time travel

January 9, 2013

Firstly, welcome to all the new people who’ve found their way here.  We’re up to 52 likes on the Facebook page and 96 on the website so thank you all and I hope you’ll stick with us until publication and beyond.

 

Today is a planned night off writing so just a quick post. I won’t be giving away massive spoilers to say that The Chronomancer’s Daughter involves time travel, as does the sequel.

 

And it got me to wondering just what people’s views were on time travel (except t...


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The power of shame.

January 8, 2013
Another productive evening.  Despite coming home feeling like an arthritic octogenarian from my first couple of gym visits of the year, I sat down and immediately cracked on with the planning.  A couple of hours later and I had another 3 chapters plotted out which is enough for one evening. 

I'd originally thought the blogging, the facebooking etc would prove a massive distraction from actual writing (and so it did while the novelty of constantly hitting the refresh button to see the extra li...
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Finally, some progress.

January 7, 2013
Maybe it's just the fact that I had my first day back at the day job, perhaps it's because I went for my first run of the year today, quite possibly it's just the potential embarrassment of blogging yet another day of time wasting but whatever it is, I actually did enough work on the second book today to feel like I no longer have to hang my head in shame.

I'm still at the planning/plotting out stage, which is my least favourite bit (if you don't count proof reading - something my volunteer re...
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The ingenuity of the procrastinator

January 6, 2013
I've been looking through my plan now for over three hours and have somehow managed to do almost no work on it other than a few minor changes to about 3 sentences despite being busy for the whole time. On the other hand I've spent ages on Facebook and this website, checking the "likes" and chatting to friends to encourage them to visit. The facebook page in particular has proved an immensely successful work avoiding mechanism, especially since I am still technically doing work "for my book", ...
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Google

January 6, 2013
Google has now found the website so people can search for it.  Another small step in the right direction.

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Another update

January 5, 2013
The new year is well and truly here and I've decided I'd better crack on with the work on the second Pandora Wolfe book.  I've read that publishers and agents like you to be well on with a sequel because almost all book deals are for at least two books.  If someone reads and likes your book, they want to be able to pick up a sequel fairly soon before they lose interest.  Besides that, I've got a story to tell and I need to get it down on paper or it'll drive me bonkers.

I've plotted out an ove...
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Website feedback

January 5, 2013
Thanks to everyone who's fed back on the website.  I'll be taking your ideas on board and I appreciate the encouragement.  On the good news front, a very talented artist I know has said he's interested in doing some artwork for the web page, which will do a lot to improve the look.  I'll update you on the progress with this.

Lots of friends have shared the link to the site on facebook. Thank you for that.  Using the "six degrees of separation" theory, friends of friends of friends of friends o...
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Hello and welcome!

January 4, 2013
Well, this is my first foray into the blogosphere. Congratulations on finding the site and I hope you'll find it interesting.  I've spent the last two years writing and polishing my children's/YA novel, The Chronomancer's Daughter and now I've decided to blog my progress as I take the long road to try to get it published. 

First, a little background. I'd been writing on and off my whole life and have even completed a couple of novels, though nothing that was ready for publication (I can admit...
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