Karen McCreedy: Freelance Writer - Writing diary

May 1st-15th

15/5/2020

Writing Activity: Completed second draft of new SF novel
   Received and worked through line edits for 'Ascent:
   Unreachable Skies III', from MirrorWorld
   Made additional notes for U3A talk later in the year

Just Read: 'John G: The Authorised Biography of John Gielgud' by
   Sheridan Morley

Currently Reading: 'Dieppe, August 19' by Eric Maguire

April 17th-30th

30/4/2020

Writing Activity: Continued redraft of SF novel
Wrote 100 words on 'Lockdown' for local WI competition

Just Read: 'Titan' by Stephen Baxter

Currently Reading: 'We'll Always Have Casablanca' by Noah Isenberg

April 1st-16th

16/4/2020

Writing Activity: Coronavirus lockdown giving me lots of time to work my
way through draft SF novel with edits and redrafts.
Lots more to do!

Currently Reading: 'Elstree: The British Hollywood' by Patricia Warren

March 23rd-31st

31/3/2020

Writing Activity: Printed out draft short story - put away for a few weeks
Started redrafting 4th science fiction novel - first of a
potential series

Currently Reading: 'Harold the King' by Helen Hollick

March 9th-22nd

22/3/2020

Writing Activity: Further notes for U3A talk on SF later in the year.
Found old draft of a story I'd forgotten about and started
reworking it.

Just Read: 'Moviola' by Garson Kanin

Currently Reading: 'Spitfire: A Very British Love Story' by John Nichol

March 1st-8th

8/3/2020

Writing Activity: Thinking around and jotting notes for next SF novel.

Currently Reading: 'HMS Ulysses' by Alistair Maclean

February 19th-29th

29/2/2020

Writing Activity: Worked on SF short story

Just Read: 'Murder on the Oxford Canal' by Faith Martin

Currently Reading: 'Words and Deedes' by W.F Deedes

February 9th-18th

18/2/2020

Writing Activity: Jotted ideas for possible story for Mirror World anthology
Amended 'Science in SF' talk, for local U3A Science group

Just Read: 'The Power' by Naomi Alderman

February 1st-8th

8/2/2020

Writing Activity: Wrote blurb for back cover of 'Ascent' and updated bio
for publisher.
Research for new novel idea.

Currently Reading: 'We Need to Talk About Kevin' by Lionel Shriver

January 20th-31st

31/1/2020

Writing Activity: Wrote notes for a talk on 'My Journey to Publication', for
local Ladies' Probus group in April
   Noted a few ideas for possible sequels to next novel. Need
   to have possible stories outlined so more than one book
   can be offered to publishers.

Just Read: 'The Fire Court' by Andrew Taylor

Currently Reading: 'The Last Tudor' by Philippa Gregory