Progress with the final draft of Secret Roads, the sequel to Oblivion’s Forge, continued over the holidays, to the point that it now stands at 64,000 words and so is well on track for publication in March. The rough first draft for much of the third book, The Endless Shore, is also in place, and there’s every possibility of that also being read near the end of 2012.
Winter is a good time for writing; the grim, cold, short days somehow lend themselves well to the pursuit. There are distractions as always, but particularly during the Christmas holidays one tends to at least know when these will be.
Writing and travel pretty much form the basis of my goals for this year. Publication of two more books, especially when the first one took so long to complete, would be a good achievement, but travelling to a few more interesting parts of the world (those that haven’t yet succumbed to chaos) during the year, and for as long as possible after that, would be a good bonus. I don’t think I’ll ever be a travel writer, but I do like to write whilst outside my usual environment- different surroundings often lend a certain freedom and liberation from the usual mindset (at least that’s what I’ve found). I can even do it whilst flying, although if I have a window seat then I sometimes just stare at the clouds for ages.
Easily motivated but easily distracted. ; )