January 2010
3 posts
Big Sharp Laughter
Made reasonable progress in the week. Up to about Chapter 29 now and I’m not at the halfway stage yet. Again the work is mainly editing down and chucking out. There’s no point doing any major rewriting unless it’s needed and untill I know what I’m left with. There’s easily enough material to spread it out over a couple of books but, well, it’s not really...
SO WHAT THE HELL IS THIS NOVEL ABOUT?
This is a question most authors hate. It’s about loads of things. Life, mostly. Features sex, violence and a bowl of custard. (Or it did do) I’ll be giving you a list of my characters and my notes about them soonish.
WHY SET IT IN HOLLAND/WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT HOLLAND ANYWAY OR DER NETHERLANDS OR ANYTHING FOR THAT MATTER?
I first became aware of Holland when I saw Van Der Valk on...