Well, I’ve gone and done it. The Thief and The Demon, my debut novel, is scheduled to be formatted. The cover has been designed, so now all I have to do is wait until the formatted text and the cover are united, and it will be time to upload. I feel like I’m in the …
Welcome to My Writing Journey
I’ve blogged sporadically for a few years now, but with the publication of my first novel fast approaching, I thought it appropriate to reintroduce myself. My name is Roderick T. Macdonald. I am 46. The age surprises me often. Time kept slippin’ away, and here I am, in the future. I am a writer. I …
The Strange Highway of Novel Creation
For me, a line from this song really captures the amount of work involved in writing a novel. "Every time I climbed the mountain, and it turned into a hill..." So often have I thought I was nearly done, that surely it would all be over soon, only to discover a new mountain of work …
The Wheel Rolls On
***This post contains spoilers about Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time series, stop here if you have not completed it!*** So I finally finished reading the Wheel of Time, twenty two or three years after starting it. I am so glad I did. The ending is worth the wait, or it was for me. I read …
The Big Wheel of Time
Keeps on Turning. And Turning. And Turning. This blogpost will be long, as befits its subject. And meandering. Ditto. Just me blethering in circles around a great series in fantasy. You have been warned! Now for some tea and chocolate, and let's be on with it! In the spirit of booktube - what have I …
Days Go By…
And still I think of you. I'm going to continue opening with a song. And then listen to what follows as I write this entry. I've been thinking about new blog posts, but they did not manifest. I'm not sure why. At first I didn't want to do that thing where you start with a …
Breaking the Silence
Seems appropriate after three years. And is a fantastic song. It has been a while. Life happened. Hello again! *waves* I decided to blog again because it felt right to do so. The Thief and The Demon has been professionally edited, a developmental and then a line edit. What a difference! The 21 steps taught …
Blogging: I’m doing it wrong
I should really leave this page blank. That would serve my title best. Minimalist humour - I'm incapable of it! So yeah - I'm sure I read advice before I started about how to be successful at blogging, and part of it was to, you know, blog. Regularly. Often would be better. It has been …
Art lies Yonder…
I have returned home from travels. I am trying to eat all the chocolate I brought back from the UK in a single sitting, accompanied by only one cup of tea, which is clearly insufficient for the task. Along the way I visited Paris. It was inspiring to see challenging art and impressive architecture, though …
Turning the Corner Vs. Rounding the Bend
For a long time I kept hoping I'd turn a corner in the editing process and find myself at the end. No such luck. But I do think I'm running the final bend now. It is one long bend. The home straight keeps eluding me, but it is getting closer. I'm getting there. Smiley face.
