by Chris Harris Unusually, I don’t actually plot my short stories. I start with nothing more than an idea, go … More
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Welcome to Denham. Bringing A Village to Life. Part 7: A Debacle or The Book That Taught Me How to Write?
It should have been one of the highlights of my life. When I returned from holiday, two proof copies of … More
Welcome to Denham. Bringing A Village to Life: A Writer’s Journey Part 2. The Short Story and the Art of Navel Gazing.
by Chris Harris Over the past few months, I’ve been documenting something I’d talked about doing for years: writing and … More
Writing My First Book. A Diary. Episode 13: Christmas Update: From Writing to Trying to Get Read
by Chris Harris It’s Christmas time. It’s boring. So far, all of the writing exercises I planned to do over … More
Writing My First Book. A Diary. Week 10 How to Finish a Book Using the Bish Bash Bosh Method.
What my stories have, I think, is vibrancy and energy. I have my own alternative style, it doesn’t involve sitting and pondering for hours. My method is what I call bish bash bosh. It works for me because it keeps the story, the characters and the pace moving at my natural speed.