Taking stock – 2015
As we roll on down towards the end of the year, I have a feeling I ought to be doing some stock-taking. And wishing all readers a Merry Christmas!
Writing diary
This sub-category of At the Quill collects all my occasional diary entries about my writing.
Applying NaNoWriMo to writing Elin’s Story
Applying the principles of NaNoWriMo in September to writing the first volume of Elin’s Story – The Long Way to London – a first progress report.
Standby July
Standby July! A summary of developments and mud-stuck non-progress at TheSupercargo with a foray into social media (Reddit in particular).
The Blogg52 challenge
My 52nd entry At the Quill tagged Blogg52 is a meditation on this blog challenge and the value of blog challenges generally.
Might be May
It might be May but this blog entry also looks back at TheSupercargo’s doings in April (which didnt get their own entry) as well as looking ahead.
Johanna Jarlsdotter (Vassi) – my Becky Sharp
How I came to give the name Johanna to a subsidairy point-of-view character in Elin’s Story and the problems in finding an appropriate and historically correct name.
Elin’s Story: The Long Way to Published
Elin’s Story: How I came to choose Elin’s Story as my historical novel project and why it has taken me so long to get nowhere with it.
Adel, YWO and Elin’s Developments
Adel Publishing, the YouWriteOn website and developments with Elin’s Story – also the beginning of my daily photoblog about Gothenburg GBG365
Elin’s Story: Review of reviews
Reviews of an Elin’s Story extract published on YouWriteOn, interpretations of & take-homes from the comments – plus thoughts on some other reviews received
Not the next big author
Reporting on The Next Big Author competition and how the extract of Elin’s Story that I posted there fared.