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Month: November 2017

Man vs Bookshelf: The Cuckoo’s Calling

Posted 28/11/201728/05/2018 Mark AyreLeave a commentPosted in Man vs Bookshelf
This entry is part 9 of 104 in the series Man vs Bookshelf

The problem with these blogs is that some of the time, they take longer to write than it takes to read the books.

This leads to me falling behind in my writing and creates a backlog of books I have to review.… Read the rest

National Novel Writing Month: Victory

Posted 26/11/201726/05/2018 Mark AyreLeave a commentPosted in Understand My Writing Process
This entry is part 8 of 9 in the series National Novel Writing Month 2017

DAYS TWENTY-FOUR & TWENTY-FIVE

Written 26/11/2017 for 25/11/2017 and 24/11/2017

Yes. Another zero-day.

It was a Friday.

A real shit day actually. Not only was it my second zero-day but I didn’t even get any reading done in the evening.… Read the rest

National Novel Writing Month Days 20-23

Posted 24/11/201724/05/2018 Mark AyreLeave a commentPosted in Understand My Writing Process
This entry is part 7 of 9 in the series National Novel Writing Month 2017

DAY TWENTY

Written 21/11/2017 for 20/11/2017

My 10,000-word day got me into a better position than I had thought.

But you already knew that, didn’t you?… Read the rest

National Novel Writing Month: Pivot (day 19)

Posted 22/11/201724/05/2018 Mark AyreLeave a commentPosted in Understand My Writing Process
This entry is part 6 of 9 in the series National Novel Writing Month 2017

DAY NINETEEN

Written 20/11/2017 for 19/11/2017

Right, I talked about this in the last post.

I completed National Novel Writing Month’s 50,000-word target.

Now, it’s time to pivot.… Read the rest

National Novel Writing Month? Completed it. (days 16-18)

Posted 20/11/201724/05/2018 Mark AyreLeave a commentPosted in Understand My Writing Process
This entry is part 5 of 9 in the series National Novel Writing Month 2017

DAY SIXTEEN

Written 17/11/2017 for 16/11/2017

After a zero-day, you have to rally.

It’s not enough to look back and say you’ve done loads recently, so it’s okay.… Read the rest

Man vs Bookshelf: Clough: The Autobiography

Posted 18/11/201724/05/2018 Mark AyreLeave a commentPosted in Man vs Bookshelf
This entry is part 8 of 104 in the series Man vs Bookshelf

Today, with book seven, we have something new.

The first non-fiction book of Man vs Bookshelf.

Exciting, no?

As well as being the first non-fiction book, Clough has also pinched an undesirable record.… Read the rest

National Novel Writing Month Days 11-15

Posted 16/11/201723/05/2018 Mark AyreLeave a commentPosted in Understand My Writing Process
This entry is part 4 of 9 in the series National Novel Writing Month 2017

DAY ELEVEN

Written 12/11/2017 for 11/11/2017

Friends are not unlike sanity.

You need them, or society will think of you as weird, but you can’t help but think you’d be a lot more relaxed without them.… Read the rest

Man vs Bookshelf: Grandpa’s Great Escape

Posted 13/11/201723/05/2018 Mark AyreLeave a commentPosted in Man vs Bookshelf
This entry is part 7 of 104 in the series Man vs Bookshelf

After struggling to get through Good Omens in the allotted time, I wanted to dive into a quick read.

I choose Grandpa’s Great Escape. It may look beefy, and weigh in at over 450 pages, but don’t let that fool you.… Read the rest

National Novel Writing Month Days 6-10

Posted 11/11/201723/05/2018 Mark AyreLeave a commentPosted in Understand My Writing Process
This entry is part 3 of 9 in the series National Novel Writing Month 2017

DAY SIX

Written 07/11/2017 for 06/11/2017

I’m overextending myself.

I knew I would. I always do. I get too into it I love the writing and the blogging and the tweeting, so I just add more and more.… Read the rest

Man vs Bookshelf: Good Omens

Posted 08/11/201723/05/2018 Mark AyreLeave a commentPosted in Man vs Bookshelf
This entry is part 6 of 104 in the series Man vs Bookshelf

For a time it seemed ‘Good Omens’ might be a bad omen.

A terrible omen.

I was sure I’d never finish it in a week. I got three days in, with Sunday gone, and I wasn’t even halfway there.… Read the rest

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