Diary of Madness As It happens...

Well let’s start this with by saying how this page will work. First and foremost, it will be a straightforward log of how my current work is progressing. For example, The Power x3 is intended to be a novel of about one hundred thousand words – maybe running to one hundred and ten thousand. Currently, around 20,000 words have been written and when I write, I generally put down a minimum of 1000 words per day. Sometimes I write more, but never less.
The Dark Man is a series of illustrated stories. They use a very limited vocabulary as they have been commissioned with a specific purpose in mind – to be the basis of a program of youth and adult literacy education, using synthetic phonics (or so I'm led to believe!).

Watch this space for further updates…

13th June 2005

Chapter 11 of The Power x3 now completed, and halfway through chapter 12. Phew, chapter 11 was harrowing. Some dreadful and shocking scenes in that one. Just getting to the violent part of chapter 12. Might come back to it later today if I get the chance. Otherwise, it will have to be tomorrow. Enjoying this part of the story immensely...

 

11th June 2005

In London all week and not able to create a daily update, but here's what has happened in the previous five days...

Wrote and delivered the last of The Dark Man series. Had to re-write one of the stories as it was deemed too static for illustration. Must say, on re-reading it, I had to agree. Anyway, that story is re-written, delivered and approved now. Apparently, the first six books are going to be at the printers at the end of June. Here's a sample of illustrations created to accompany this series...

Also wrote an article about an aspect of my recent visit to LA. This came about following a chance meeting with a journalist friend of mine who persuaded me that this was an original idea and that she might be able to sell it to one of the Sunday supplements. I enjoyed writing it and if it doesn't get taken up, I'll post it on this site for you to read.

 

5th June 2005

So, following a week spent in Los Angeles where I wrote very little but had a great deal of fun and made great contacts, the status of these projects stands as follows:

The Power x3 20,000 words
The Dark Man 11 out of 12 stories delivered