Life at Alligator Creek
Since it has somehow become November, I've come to the conclusion that blogging is not exactly my strong point. But in my defence I have been achieving in other areas. Writing -first and not necessarily in chronological order I have had two short stories published in the past six months Kathy doesn't Live Here Anymore and Terror in black & White as well as two articles published in Artgaze. However my biggest project has been to re-structure A Hint of Darkness . I have rewritten the contemporary part of the story which has rounded off and developed the character Ellie and added emphasis to the theme. Putting the MS aside for twelve months has given me greater perspective on what I want my readers to take from my novel. Writing is such a personal occupation, its like being an actor and trying to please an unseen audience. I'm now ready to do battle with the publishing industry. My research & outline for my next novel while time consuming is shaping up well. We ha