Inside the Fiction Factory
Future Novels My next writing project always appears to be more exciting than the one I’m actually working on. I have so many ideas for new stories it can challenging deciding on what to write next. I’m finishing up my thirteenth novel, called The Kill Switch, within the next week. Other than book one of … More Inside the Fiction Factory – Part 31
Time One of the many challenges you will encounter while pursing your desire to write, is finding the time. Like many authors, I have a fulltime job that is stressful and can expect to be called on at any time should a cyber incident occur. I love the job and as I write about technology, … More Inside the Fiction Factory – Part 30
Electronica In my novel The Kill Chain, Jacob Anderson prefers to listen to electronic music. In keeping with most writers I wonder what it would be like to see a film of my book and what the soundtrack would be. As The Kill Chain is a cybercrime thriller I imagine it would consist of electronic … More Inside the Fiction Factory – Part 29
Routine I find that I need a routine when it comes to writing. I can write anytime, and often do, but I do maintain a protected slot at the start of the day during which time the bulk of my writing is done. It works for me, your mileage may differ on this, so whatever … More Inside the Fiction Factory – Part 28
Names During the edit stage of my novel The Kill Chain, I was asked to change the names of several of the characters. This was a surprise, even a bit of a shock. I tend to come up with a name and stick with it so being asked to change their names after having spent … More Inside the Fiction Factory – Part 27
Review of 2022 Although I have been writing for several years, looking back on 2022 I feel this has been the most productive and successful to date. The year started with working on the final touches to The Copernicus Coercion, Book One – Code Critical which I self-published in February. This is a science fiction … More Inside the Fiction Factory – Part 26
Optimism Having had two novels published this year, I’ve been thinking about my motivation to write. Why do I do this? What is it that makes me write? I have found writing has become easier over the years, as the more I practice, but there are of course days when it feels hard going. I … More Inside the Fiction Factory – Part 25
Second Draft – Completed The last third of the second draft of The Kill Switch has gone well. I’ve finished up in good time and I’m all set for draft three during December. Draft three is my favourite of the process. This is where I have the knowledge the plot is sound, the structure works … More Inside the Fiction Factory – Part 24
Second Draft – Part Two Eighteen days in and I can report I have completed two thirds of the second draft of The Kill Switch. I’m pleased with how it’s going, and so far the plot appears to be hanging together. It’s been a tough week with a funeral to attend and I’m now down … More Inside the Fiction Factory – Part 23
Second Draft As I noted earlier, I did NaNoWriMo in September to work up the sequel to The Kill Chain, which has a working title of The Kill Switch. I then left the draft to finish up a short story for a new anthology, while also relaunching my short story collections with some new additions. … More Inside the Fiction Factory – Part 22
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