Mr Hat

A couple of weeks ago, I wrote an article about writing after a few beers, and what I regurgitated, was actually quite good when I read it back the day after (original article here).

Well, I am pleased to say that it took just three weeks to write my latest horror novel "Mr Hat" which is a touch under 80,000 words. Unlike some writers, my second drafts tend to be longer than the first because I convert the story "telling" into the story "showing". Regardless, three weeks isn't too bad an effort to write a novel while working full time, having interviews, finishing a diploma, full family life, almost buying a house, although I reckon I can halve the time it takes to write a novel. My problem has always been finalising the damn thing. I get too picky. My first two or three novels had to be scrapped because I over-analysed them what did I learn? Very little.

So, to the re-read to straighten out and start showing the story, then back to my new novel, "A Place Beyond". This writing game is so much fun!