In defence of J.K. Rowling, because I'm a true and loyal fan

I really hate the backlash that J.K. Rowling's words concerning Harry, Ron and Hermione created and the flak that she's receiving from all quarters and from her "fans" in particular. As a writer I know what it's like to look back on something that you've written and suddenly realize that you should have done it differently. In fact, that's exactly what happened with a book that I published several years ago and am currently reworking into a fantasy novel. But, of course, in my case I had no trouble taking it down, because no one gave a damn about it anyway. I loved it. I published it. But I looked back at it several years later and realized that I wanted to change it. Completely. Is it a crime? Don't we change our minds all the time in real life? Don't we have second thoughts about what we do, what we say, who we marry? Don't we want to go back and change things? Don't we wish to have a Time Turner? Or is it a crime because J.K. Rowling has done it? Because she is famous? Because she has legions of fans who now turned on her like a pack of ugly orcs, calling her names and ridiculing her at every turn?! There's a definite upside to being a nobody in the world of literature, after all... 

Writing progress report

I am working on the final part of my fantasy novel. I've been waiting to write these final scenes for ages... I always know the beginning and the ending of the story pretty well, it's the middle that I struggle with the most.  But I do like not knowing what exactly is going to happen on the way and how my characters will reach their final destination: where will they end up on their journey, who will they meet, what will they learn, etc.. It's like a game and I enjoy playing it. I like coming up with stories, legends, biographies, backstory, creating a whole world beyond what is written on the pages of the book... Who knows, maybe someone will want to know it too one day...

My New Year Writing Resolutions

1. To complete my current fantasy novel. UPDATE: done!
2. To revise and polish it. UPDATE: done!
3. To find an agent.
4. To find a publisher.
5. To blog. UPDATE: done!
6. To return to Regency-writing.

Writing progress report

I am slowly but surely coming to the end of the book. I will not complete it by the end of 2013, but if I work hard enough, I will complete it in the beginning of 2014. I can't wait to put it all together and begin the revision. I'm sure that I'll be cutting out and changing lots of things, but I just want to know that I did it - that I've written another book!

Writing progress report

I'm not sure if I'm going to finish the first draft of my fantasy novel by the end of the year, as was my intention, but I'm definitely going to come very close to my goal. I've almost finished the second part of the book and then there would be only the third part left. It's around 50K now and it's hard to believe that I've come this far. It all started many years ago with a tiny ten-chapter story that didn't come up to more than 20K and that would not let me go, though I put it behind me time and time again. It has had so many versions, drafts, revisions and rewrites but now I think it is finally shaping into what it is supposed to be - all thanks to my impromptu participation in NaNoWriMo two years ago when I discovered a giant plot hole in the story that ultimately brought from its depth the story I'm currently working on.

Writing progress report

I've almost completed rewriting the beginning of the second part of my fantasy novel and I'm looking forward to moving onto the next part. I've been looking through what I've written so far (approx. 45K) and I'm afraid that I still have a lot of tucking in and polishing to do. I never seem to get it right. No matter how many times I rewrite the damn thing.

Writing progress report

Well, I completely failed to meet my self-imposed deadline of finishing the first draft of my fantasy novel by the end of summer as I'm only half-way through the thing but I'm writing so that's good and that's all there is to say on the matter. I'd better get to writing before I get sidetracked again. It happens a lot these days...