It's a lot of fun juggling so many projects around, making things work and creating new characters and stories. I was also recently asked by the Crime Writer's Association, of which I'm a member, to attend a library event in Feltham, London with two other fast rising stars of crime fiction: Tom Wood, and Stav Sherez, on August 2nd. The event was great, with a hugely enthusiastic audience and library staff, plenty of questions and anwers and a really good atmosphere.
Right now, I'm head down and writing approximately 3,000 words per day on the latest new project while planning the others during evenings and weekends. This is the life of a full-time writer, and it really is worth it!
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5 comments:
Three thousand words a day, every day, is a hell of a lot, Dean. I am in total admiration of your capacity to work!
Jen
Thanks Jen! I work 5 days a week when writing a new draft. I used to do 20 pages per day, which equalled about 4,500 words, but found it a bit too much so cut down...
I think my method, of plotting and planning in great detail before writing the first draft, is what allows me to write so quickly: I always know what I'm writing about!
You're getting sponsored by Red Bull, right?! Haha. Good for you, Dean. It's certainly paying off.
John Carson
Wow, you are totally living the dream. It's wonderful to hear you get to engage with the public as well - it must be such a boost after all that time typing away at a lonely computer! Enjoy this - the sky is the limit! - Veronica
Cheers John, and thanks too Veronica! It's certainly great to mix with fans and the public and talk about writing :o)
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