The Creative Time

Autumn is almost here, my most productive time of the year. I'm back to writing fiction albeit in a fairly fragmented way. After listening to Atomic Habits by James Clear, I've decided to develop a routine and writing is going to be a part of this. To motivate myself, I'm working on smaller pieces - a poem for a competition and a series of short Instagram-based stories. My main project however, is to rewrite an SFF novel that I finished a few years ago. I've had plenty of time to think about this and am refining my ideas by tuning into The Science of Storytelling by Will Storr.

I plan to submit to agents within 9 months - no point faffing around any longer. I've tried the longer paths so many times and to be honest, it's not worth waiting for that perfect moment.

Ideally, I will also continue to write at least two blog posts each month for my bookish account. I'm really happy with my latest publication - Literary England: 42 Essential Book Destinations to Visit. It took a few months to put together and I hope that people will find it useful.

A Writing Update

A long-overdue writing update on this blog, which I may resurrect at some point soon as I start to write  fiction again. 

Life has changed dramatically since 2016. I parted from my agent after we took different routes. Also, unhappy with a uninspiring job in administration, I changed my career completely and now freelance as a digital marketer -working on the sites Ezeeprint and Ezeeplan, Buxton International Festival as well as various smaller projects. This was largely kickstarted by my involvement with Bookstagram, where my photography has enjoyed viral success. Discovering this new creative outlet has been amazing, but it has also diverted my attention (and time) away from crafting novels. 

I'm still blogging though. To chart this new journey, I set up a new book blog, The Book Family Rogerson, which builds upon the ideas and travel expressed through my Instagram account. I regularly share Bookstagram post ideas and book recommendations such as the recent 10 Life-Changing Books for 2021. I love creating wishlists on here too. My Book Nook post is basically a shopping list for my library.

Despite enjoying blogging, there is a big fiction-shaped hole in my life so I'm hoping that I'll be able to begin work on a rewrite of an old fantasy novel this summer. It was originally going to be middle-grade, but now I'm considering turning it into an adult book. This is partially because my reading tastes have widened over the past four years, but also because I want to try something different. 

All being well, I will share another writing update here very soon!