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Pixie-Led. Chapter 11. Draft 1.

Writing in the work's canteen

Catching up on my writing as and when I can:

Autumn is here

I stumbled upon these leaves laying in a gutter in my local town today. Looks like Autumn has now well and truly arrived.

Sunflower Series

I visited this sunflower field last weekend. I have been wanting to visit the field for a good few weeks now but wanted to wait until the blooms started to fade and the sunflowers started to look a little less chocolate boxey and more mysterious:

I was only there for ten minutes or so but I managed to come away with three images I was happy with:

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#3

Birmingham

Catching up on a little note taking whilst spending the weekend in Birmingham.

Sunlight on wall as I say a teary farewell

Pixie-Led: Starting Chapter Nine

Started writing Chapter Nine of Pixie-Led this morning. The chapter is the centre-piece of the novel and is devoted to the point of view of a cat!

Misty Cobweb

I find it fascinating how photographs can mislead. For example, the above shot of a cobweb appears to have been taken in some mystical, faraway forest. In fact, I spotted the cobweb in the hedge of a huge council estate in Norwich. It was, I admit, a bit a feat to exclude the wall, the house and the lamp post that actually framed this scene just a fraction out of shot.

fish out of water, llantwit major

Pixie-Led: Work on Chapter 8 begins

"Stop Writing and Give Me Attention."

Pixie-Led: Chapter 7

After a few days of writer's block, I forced myself back into the world of Pixie-Led this morning. I am happy to report the return of my muse and that I managed to get a further 2,000 words into the weird faery tale. The plot has also opened itself up to me to some degree as well. Hopefully there will be some plain sailing ahead now. Finger's crossed :) 

Putting Chapter Five of Pixie-Led to Bed

I completed Chapter Five of Pixie-Led this morning, under this gaze of this furry girl:

I am now 10,000 words into the story but have, unfortunately, hit a bit of a brick wall with the storyline. Only vague ideas and the odd scene or two exist in my head about where I want this tale to head. So, whilst I let Pixie-Led ferment in my mind, I will take a short break from writing this particular novel and get to work on a shorter project that I would like to get published by Halloween 2018. More details on this very, very soon...

Last of the Summer Flowers

Given that we had such a fantastic start to the Summer, it seems Autumn is now kicking in extra early :( Here are the last of our Summer flowers: