This week I hit the first major road block in my ghostwriting journey. Real life, as it often does, took my carefully-crafted schedule and twisted it into something resembling a monster pretzel. I won't bore you with the details, but let's just say the broken washing machine and flooded kitchen didn't help. Actually, there wasn't … Continue reading Ghostwriter Diaries 11
Ghostwriter Diaries 10
Yahoo! I just reached the first major milestone in my ghostwriting odyssey. I've completed the first part of the three-part novel, and submitted the first draft manuscript to my client. Total count of this first submission is around 27,500 words. That's a little longer than agreed, but long is good because it gives the editorial … Continue reading Ghostwriter Diaries 10
Young Filmmakers Celebrate Success
On January 23rd, 2014, in Woolwich, London, a group of filmmakers came together to celebrate their latest achievements. Awards were handed out in a variety of categories, rewarding the teams behind a range of superhero movies packed with action, suspense and exciting visual effects. The awards ceremony was called the "Nighties", the venue was Nightingale … Continue reading Young Filmmakers Celebrate Success
Dragoncharm Word Cloud
You may be wondering why I've posted a word cloud of the prologue to my fantasy novel Dragoncharm. I have no reason, other than this: it looks pretty. That's reason enough to do anything, right?
Ghostwriter Diaries 09
Okay. Here's what not to do when you're ghostwriting. When you find yourself lying awake at 4:05am, mentally juggling characters, plots and the relentless tolling bell of the word count schedule, don't get out of bed, crawl downstairs, make yourself a strong coffee, fire up the laptop and start writing at white heat. Yes, you … Continue reading Ghostwriter Diaries 09
Ghostwriter Diaries 08
I've reached the end of week two of my schedule. I'm six chapters in, and just shy of 16,000 words. The last chapter threw me a curve ball by running on half as long again as any of the others, and therefore taking longer than anticipated to compose. I've no idea if that's because I've … Continue reading Ghostwriter Diaries 08
The Forgotten Words Story Generator
The English language is a truly ancient organism. Like all living things, it evolves constantly, growing new words and shedding old ones like a snake sheds its skin. Thanks to a wonderful website called The Phrontistery, many of those forgotten words have been preserved in a kind of lexical deep-freeze. In order to demonstrate the … Continue reading The Forgotten Words Story Generator
“The Old Man and the Water” – A Tale of Talus
Many thousands of years ago, in a cold and ancient land, a wandering bard undertook a long journey north. His name was Talus, and he told many a tall tale, around many a blazing fire. This is one of them: Once, there was an old man who walked across a desert to fetch water for … Continue reading “The Old Man and the Water” – A Tale of Talus
Ghostwriter Diaries 07
Happy New Year! I hope you all enjoyed the holiday season. I certainly did. Now, with the wine rack looking sadly depleted and twelfth night just around the corner, it's time to take down the tinsel and hang up the ghostwriting schedule. It's a tight schedule, one that requires me to turn out an average … Continue reading Ghostwriter Diaries 07
Copy Editing “Talus and the Frozen King”
Here's how the copy editing process works. Your editor emails you a copy of your manuscript in Word format, conveniently marked with proposed changes and pithy comments using the handy Track Changes feature, accompanied by a request that you read through their remarks, accepting or rejecting their suggestions as you see fit, before returning it for … Continue reading Copy Editing “Talus and the Frozen King”
Graham Edwards 