Writer's Journal - My writing journal
Research: The future of paper, books, and pens (in my story)
Following on from my last post about pinning down the location of my story (in October), the notion to do a little more research took hold of me this morning. And the reason it grabbed hold of me is that my story is based sometime in the future, yet I keep putting...
Research: Pinning down the location
One of the biggest issues I have had with my story is location, or more specifically, deciding on where , exactly, to place my story. I have a rough idea in my mind or what I want, but trying to pin down a location has been problematic. I wanted mountains but also a...
Research: Global warming and non-rocket travel to Earth orbit
I've been spending some time thinking about the much-neglected book I've been writing, and in particular, the worldbuilding. I have a terrible habit of neglecting detail, despite advising clients I edit to expand on theirs. So, I spent the evening looking up elements...