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Tag: Project Goldilocks


  • June Edit – part 5

    “Here’s the challenge, Niel: you’ve got a month to do the next draft of The Death of Goldilocks. Thirty three chapters in thirty days. Are you in?” Yeah, I was in all right, right up to my neck! It was a good idea but hopelessly optimistic! (I might get that put on my tombstone.) I’m about halfway…

  • June Edit – part 4 – Euston reccy

    Chapter 14 is my home now. Almost halfway. Ah well, I’ll finish when I finish, but it’s not going to be by the end of the month, that’s for sure! Still, I’ve made some good progress this week, and even did a reccy of some of the book’s London locations. I took a walk up and…

  • June Edit – part 3

    This is like wading through treacle! The last few chapters are almost completely new so I’m waaay behind where I wanted to be. That said there’s been some interesting stuff gone into this draft. I’ll need to re-read it all to make sure I’m happy with it at the end but I think it’s OK…

  • June Edit – part 2

    One week in to my June editing challenge and I’m doing OK. I’m up to  chapter 7, so I’m a bit behind schedule, but one of those chapters is almost completely new. I’m hoping I can pick up some pace this week but I’m entering a part of the book that needs some serious thought.…

  • June Edit – part 1

    “Here’s the challenge, Niel: you’ve got a month to do the next draft of The Death of Goldilocks. Thirty three chapters in thirty days. Are you in?” This is the voice in my head, always challenging me, always taunting me, except when it’s singing songs I hate, or deleting important memories and replacing them with…