I’m about a quarter of the way into the rewrites for Consorts, and it’s rather taken over my life. Because I am that rare beast, a writer who prefers rewriting to first draft, I don’t mind too much (though I’m aware that I’m shamefully neglecting Beloved, who is currently laid up after a knee op). […]
Up for air
Posted by Jaine Fenn on 4 March 2008 0
A couple of ‘firsts’
Posted by Jaine Fenn on 21 February 2008 0
Last Sunday I signed my first copy of Principles of Angels (a proof copy, or, as they’re now known, a "typo-rich collectors’ edtion"). It was for one of the people who helped me get it written, so I didn’t have to try and be all cool and casual about it. (I aspire to be as […]
In search of research
Posted by Jaine Fenn on 14 February 2008 0
I’m easing myself slowly into the rewrites for Consorts of Heaven. As well as adding background and character detail, tightening up the narrative and sorting a couple of plot issues pointed out by my crit group, I need to do some more in-depth research, the sort requiring actual books. Unfortunately, the subjects I’m interested in […]
Now it’s definitely real
Posted by Jaine Fenn on 6 February 2008 0
I got the initial bound proof copy of ‘Principles of Angels’ today. There it is, my story, in a proper book (albeit with typos – but that’s OK, it’s a proof). Weird. In a good way. I’ve taken to picking it up, looking at it, and putting it down. This makes me smile. Part of […]
Almost ready to go (again)
Posted by Jaine Fenn on 31 January 2008 0
January’s been a bit of a break from my usual routine. Overall I’ve done less writing, as I’ve been working my way through a list of more mundane tasks, many of them DIY related, a lot of them involving paint, which I now have speckled in various hard to reach places about my house and […]
Anthology Builder
Posted by Jaine Fenn on 25 January 2008 0
In the interests of recycling (and shameless self-promotion), I’ve recently put a couple of my reprint stories up on a site called AnthologyBuilder. The URL (which may or may not be a link once it’s been through my blog editor), is http://www.anthologybuilder.com/index.php The theory is that authors put previously published work up on the site […]
Back to the short stuff
Posted by Jaine Fenn on 17 January 2008 0
I’m most of the way through the first short story I’ve written for about six months. More importantly, it’s the first short story I’ve written since completing the 125,000 word first draft of ‘Consorts of Heaven’ over a rather busy five months. I was surprised, though I probably shouldn’t have been, to find myself working […]
Multi-tasking
Posted by Jaine Fenn on 10 January 2008 0
The process of becoming a published novelist has given me a chance for a number of new and interesting experiences. One of these is dealing with my work at later stages than I’ve been used to; when I’ve had short stories published my contact with the story ends either with signature on contract, or, if […]
What I’m after
Posted by Jaine Fenn on 3 January 2008 0
My brain came up with the pithy (or pretentious) assertion below when it was meant to be working out a knotty plot point. This is absolutely not a mission statement (pah!) but it does summarise what I like in the fiction I read, and what I try to aim for in the fiction I write: […]
Editing Frenzy
Posted by Jaine Fenn on 21 December 2007 0
Pleased with myself for having finished the first draft of ‘Consorts of Heaven’ ahead of schedule, my plan for the rest of the year had been to catch up on some neglected short story admin, then devote a bit of time to non-writing related stuff (like cleaning the house). In the week up to Christmas […]