There are times when Charlotte and I get into a rut. And at those times, we need something almost astronomical to come out of the woodwork and bite us. Going ‘HEY THERE! REMEMBER US?!” At which point we have a moment of “oh my god, look at what we can do”. The problem is, we …
Tag: reading
Books, books, glorious books!
I like to think that I’m an experienced reader. I grew up in a household where if you had the choice between watching television or a film or reading a book, the books won every time. And if it wasn’t books, it would be story telling competitions that would go on between my brother and …
Goosebumps
Clara has got me into reading.. I know this is something that we’ve mentioned before, about books lying on the side for a year, and me finally opening one up to give it a shot. It seems like an almost silly achievement, for a writer to be proud of still reading daily, but for me.. …
Break my heart
I want a villain to break my heart. And I know, it’s something that I’ve said before but sometimes I think people forget that the villain is as important in the story as the hero is. I read a lot of books, which isn’t a huge surprise to anyone who reads this blog, and I’m …
Speed Dating
Over the last 24 hours I’ve come to the conclusion that writing is like speed dating. Nothing has really changed, and yet it has. You have characters, and you put them into a ‘trial’ piece of writing together, and within 20 seconds of doing that you have more of a backstory on said characters than …
Thinking ahead
This week's blog post is going to be a day early. Clara's very smart suggestion to me because she knows me better than I know myself, and she has enough foresight to know that tomorrow, I will forget to do this. I will be leaving the comfort of my home at midnight, and won't see …
Welcome to Charlotte and Clara
I have caught a bug. Now don't worry, I'm fine, it's actually not as bad. It does make me tuck in a little earlier at night and sleeping has been made into a bit of a struggle, but at the same time it does wear me out enough to send me into a peaceful slumber. …
Hangovers
Reading is bad for you. Ok, no it isn’t, it really isn’t, but sometimes it feels that way when you’ve stayed up until 4am reading your book because … you’re so engrossed and you can’t put it down - not just yet! And then, you fight that ongoing internal battle of … I should put …
Overheating
Bit by bit we are getting more organised. We seem to have unlocked the secrets of stress free writing, and we’re back to enjoying it and taking our time. We both work full time jobs, and neither of us can afford to get stressed out over mountains of work. It’s been working out really well …
Reading
Last weekend I was out of the country for a bit with family.. The beauty about Clara and I working together is that a change of country isn't something that will hold us back. We're in different countries as we speak. The only difference is that my time on a computer often is limited during …
Charlotte and Clara 