Year's end meme

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Writing

I should have worked on the final revisions of VANISH. Instead, I wrote the initial 2K on the next Inspector Chen novel. It's under the working title of THE GREAT LEAP FORWARD and it is all about politics, except that a dodgy Bollywood producer and some deranged demonic actresses seem to have crept in there already. Oh well.

I do not, by the way, tend to analyse writing very much, either my own stuff, or the process in general. I never think that I have anything very interesting to say on the latter subject, at least. I work instinctively, and I'm reluctant to tinker with the processes by which I do so. If anyone wants to ask me anything writing-related, then please do feel free - I'm happy to answer questions. But I am rather of the opinion that you learn most by doing, and also by reading as widely as possible.