by Jo Monroe | Apr 6, 2015 | Big self publishing, Crime fiction posts, Publishing posts, Writing practice posts
Hello again It’s been a very strange, and very painful month, as I have started to come to terms with both losing Eva and embracing the legacy she left me in the form of Ingrid Skyberg. I have spent much of the past few weeks closely sifting through Eva’s...
by Jo Monroe | Nov 15, 2012 | Writing practice posts
So, Nanowrimers – how’s it all coming along? Nicely? Hideously? Or has progress stalled completely? Though I’m not taking part this year, I do have a project that I wanted to complete (4th draft of a 3rd draft rewrite, followed by 5th draft polish)...
by Jo Monroe | Apr 25, 2012 | Crime fiction posts, Writing practice posts
I recently started working full time in, like, a proper job. One that takes me away from my desk, away from my WIP, away from my dream, godammit. And I am yet to establish a rhythm of production, to schedule in those untouchable hours around the ones I spend earning a...
by Jo Monroe | Oct 31, 2011 | Writing practice posts
Which can only mean one thing… It’s that NaNoWriMo time of year. Time to push ahead into the land of seat-of-pants writing with nary a glance backwards at the chaos and destruction you’ve left in your wake. Re-read what you did yesterday? Pah!...
by Jo Monroe | Jul 11, 2011 | Writing practice posts
After the encouraging critique from Sophie Hannah (and an exhausting 3 weeks in NYC) I am now rolling up my sleeves and getting stuck in to the 3rd draft of The Loyal Servant. Like all large objects, the 120k manuscript has a lot of associated inertia, but hopefully...
by Jo Monroe | Mar 31, 2011 | Writing practice posts
Tomorrow is the first day of the Faber crime writing workshop led by RJ Ellory with a guest slot on Saturday afternoon by Sophie Hannah. Val McDermid is feeling too poorly to attend, unfortunately. Hopefully I’ll learn loads and meet some fellow crime-writing...