Well it’s almost time to hand up the finished manuscript to the publishers.  I’ve just got one last push to do, should be an easy chapter but I’m totally stalled.  It’s probably got a lot to do with the fact that...
Topics: Books, Court reporting, journalism, media, thoughts, Word counts, writing

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Finally after a week in the sticks I’m back home and struggling to get the book finished by the deadline.  For the first time it actually feels doable - OK there’s still a serous mountain to climb (the deadline is next Friday unless I...
Topics: Books, Court reporting, journalism, Law, media, thoughts, writing

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Well I’m on the research trip, finally.  Three days in and I have found out enough to make maybe two or three hundred words of book.  I’m beginning to wonder why I came down.  There are limits to the charms of hotel rooms when..
Topics: Books, Internet, Ireland, journalism, Law, media, Word counts, writing

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Well next week I’m finally getting the opportunity to travel to where the events I’m writing about took place.  On Tuesday I get to go and get the “feel” of my characters and hopefully the creative fires will be stoked and...
Topics: Books, computers, Court reporting, Internet, journalism, Law, media, thoughts, writing

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I’m probably just tired.  In fact I’m sure that’s the problem.  Having a horrendously tight deadlines isn’t helping either.  And the fact that the further into this I get the more I realise how many holes there are..
Topics: Books, Court reporting, depression, journalism, Law, media, procrastination, Rants, thoughts, Word counts, writing

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