My previous posting of ‘Reservoir Blogs #1’ came to me while running through the slushy mud around one of Northamptonshire’s most important water sources, hence its title, so how better to get through the post-Christmas inertia of writing, or not-writing, a sequel to my novel The Typewriterists than by jogging once again on those sameContinue reading “Reservoir Blogs #2 – How Hard Can It Be To Write The Sequel?”
Category Archives: Narrative Structure
Reservoir Blogs #1 – With Guest Editor, David N. Martin
‘Reservoir Blogs #1’ came to me while running through the slushy mud around one of Northamptonshire’s most important water sources, hence the title of this post: my ‘Reservoir Jogs’ shall henceforth be known as the ‘Reservoir Blogs’. (Yes, that’s as good as the puns are going to get. But no, that’s not me running. IContinue reading “Reservoir Blogs #1 – With Guest Editor, David N. Martin”
Writing The Damn Synopsis!
I’ve been quiet for a while, trying to finish the first draft of my novel, almost dreading the moment it would be finished, because then – like all novelists- I face that dreaded Armageddon of Self-Belief when I have to write the synopsis. Many would say I’m now returning to the blog only because IContinue reading “Writing The Damn Synopsis!”
A Question of Tense – part 3
If you’ve read Parts 1 and 2 of this blog title, you’re probably sick of hearing about verb tenses by now. I’m going to start thinking about something else, I promise, but here’s the last thing I’ve got to say on the subject. Suppose, we are sitting having a drink in a cozy pub andContinue reading “A Question of Tense – part 3”
A Question of Tense – part 2
Now I’ve had some time to stew on the question of ‘tense’ and its relation to narrative voice, I’ve come to an unexpected conclusion: ‘Tense’ isn’t a part of narrative voice, unless you deliberately mess with it.’ I was struck by the number of books I’ve read recently in which the tense changes. ‘The Goldfinch’,Continue reading “A Question of Tense – part 2”
