It's been a long week of editing Coalface, my YA Victorian adventure; but at the end of it, I'm left with a lovely unexpected twist - that isn't in Coalface...
I've just been told by the BBC my short story is on the longlist for the Radio Four Opening Lines series - brilliant news! I'm really pleased to get such positive feedback on my work, and it's come at the perfect time.
This morning, I passed the halfway mark on editing Coalface. It's been a bit of an uphill climb to this point - as some of the edits have become rewrites, which have then become edits. While part of me daydreams of hitting the save button for the last time, it's all part of the process, the nuts and bolts of making a story fly across the page.
I remember going through the same process (on a smaller scale) with my Opening Lines short story- after my good news this morning, it was worth the extra effort to turn a good story into a great one.
Right - time to celebrate - posh sandwich from the shop down the road, then back to the desk; the other half of my action-packed adventure waits...
Fantastic! Well done mr!!
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