2024 – How’s The Plan Going?

Being the last day of March, I wanted to put out a quick blog so that I can maintain a run of at least one blog each month this year. This month’s ramble will be to provide an update on how the year has been progressing, from a writing perspective, and how I am performing against my 2024 plan.

1 – Blog more often – So far so good. This blog will ensure my minimum monthly blog is achieved after writing four in February.

2 – Finish my novella – I’m delighted to confirm that I finished the first draft of my novella which came in at around 26k words – the same length as Breakfast at Tiffany’s. It has already received positive feedback from two test readers and I look forward to seeing where this one goes.

3 – Write and Publish DI Christie Book 4 – I’ve recently started work on this one and have already written the Prologue. I did consider if I should make this a novella rather than a full novel to take some writing pressure off myself, but as things stand I am aiming for novel length. The main thing is that it needs to be completed and published before Christmas (Ho Ho Ho).

4 – Agent Planning and Novel Structuring – A little work has begun on this, more around the novel structuring/planning. I’ve decided on the idea that I want to take forward and may consider entering the idea for a chance to pitch it at a crime writing festival.

5 – Publish at Least One More Short Story – I received confirmation that the locked room story, I had ready to go, won’t go ahead as planned as the publishers have pulled the anthology at this time. This will allow me the chance to send it for consideration elsewhere. It is currently undergoing a re-write and if not published may end up in this website for all to enjoy.

So, that’s my quick update. Thanks again for reading and keeping in touch. If you have not subscribed to the blog feed yet, please take some time to do this so you don’t miss any updates. As always, my books are available via the links in the ‘Books’ page of this website and there are a few short stories you can read for free here too.