Author and Renaissance wannabe
I’m currently about 20,000 words into my next-but-one novel (Hope Is A Six Letter Word currently under proofing knife), and the research part of this has never been so enjoyable! This week I am mainly listening to mid-70s and early 80s rock music, so am …
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Buckle in, this could be a long one. It will be fun and educational, but could be painful in parts, as no Bishop ever said to an actress. I’m going to post something no author should probably ever post, but I always want to be …
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Just thought I’d post a pre-Christmas/ Winter Solstice greeting, in case you were missing me, and as I’ll be away from computers over the festive weekend (not just because I’ll be in Wales, but intentionally as well). Writing-wise, I’m in that most frustrating, but good, …
Read MoreI’ve had a bit of a writing lull recently, finding it hard to motivate myself, and one of the reasons is the relative lack of success (expecially in garnering reviews) from my latest novel, tEXt me. I genuinely think it’s the best I’ve released so …
Read MoreSo, I have a new appendix, and through writing it, I discovered the history of the girl, who she really was and why she was where she was, things that the original narrative didn’t include or need. Re-editing the main story with that knowledge really …
Read MoreThis little distraction is about my writing process, and the next (probably) novel. Let’s cut straight to the chase, shall we? I’m what other writers call a “pantser” rather than a planner. Authors tend to fall into two camps; those who meticulously record plot, backstory, …
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A visual post for you today, for tEXt me. I know this isn’t a ‘mood board’ in the traditional sense, more reference and less mood, but I thought you might be interested in some of the things you’ll find in my new novel. I’m no …
Read MoreI’m so excited that the next book is already well under way, though, to be honest, I may have ‘cheated’ slightly. Rather than starting from scratch, I have a first draft from about fifteen years ago, and this is the one I’m writing next. The …
Read MoreJust perusing a couple of lovely reviews that got posted on Amazon for Man in the Bath, and realised a pretty naive scheduling mistake I’ve made. The first comments (and no, as far as I’m aware I don’t know the reviewers) notes how the main …
Read MoreSo for any of you wanting to guide my fate, make me suffer, or inspired to follow the process of writing from beginning to bitter end, the poll is now open at https://kitderrick.com/short-fictions/ (bottom of the page) to see which novel you’d like me to …
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