by Jay Northcote | Apr 14, 2015 | ramblings about writing
I’ve been using Scrivener (a nifty piece of writing software) for nearly a year now, and I wouldn’t be without it. But whenever I start a new project I always feel vaguely guilty, because I don’t feel as if I’m using it ‘right.’...
by Jay Northcote | Oct 26, 2014 | ramblings about writing
Okay, so in a fit of reckless enthusiasm I signed up for NaNoWriMo last night. I’ll probably be using the month to work on more than one story, because I’m near the end of one and poised ready to start another, but I’m hoping to manage the 50k target for the month....
by Jay Northcote | Oct 23, 2014 | ramblings about writing
Nothing Serious, my first book, came out exactly one year ago today. So, it seemed like a good time to look back and reflect on my personal journey of the last year. It’s been an amazing year, a rollercoaster with extreme highs but also some low points along the way....
by Jay Northcote | Mar 6, 2014 | blog hop, ramblings about writing
Thanks to Louise Lyons for tagging me in her blog. Louise is a new author in the m/m genre with her debut book, Conflicted, due for publication in the autumn this year. You can check out her website here: http://louiselyonsauthor.wordpress.com/ Prior participants in...
by Jay Northcote | Dec 16, 2013 | life stuff, ramblings about writing
This is by far the most personal blog post I’ve ever written. All my instincts are screaming at me not to post it. But I think that’s coming from the girl who’s hiding on the window sill. So I guess that’s exactly why I should post it. ~*~ Once upon a time there...
by Jay Northcote | Jun 4, 2013 | ramblings about writing
I’ve set myself a writing challenge this month. After successfully managing to draft my first original fiction novel during NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month), I found that working to a daily writing target is really helpful for me. So I decided that June is...