The Great Transfer - Intro

So, I've never managed to keep a regular blog, purely in the chronological sense, I warn you, but I've decided that I might as well give it a go.

Today, I'm going to be doing some writing, hopefully. I've recently finished the first draft of my second attempt at a novel and now I find myself at somewhat of a loss. You see, when you finish the first draft of a novel, you should ideally leave it for about six weeks before going back and turning it into a second draft.

Which leaves me with no writing to do for six weeks.

I've been writing furiously since December and have probably averaged about six-thousand words per week since then. So, the shock of not having any writing to do is a large one. Last time I went on to write short stories for a while, but I just don't feel that pull this time. I don't know what it is but I just feel like tackling another, large project while I wait.

So, I've started laying down the foundations for a new novel and should give starting it a go today. Unlike the majority of my grandiose ideas, I've decided to go for a more grounded, definitely single-novel, story. It's going to be interesting to stretch myself in different directions than I have done previously and I hope that it helps me when I do go back to my other novel to do some editing.

I'm also going to watch The Dark Knight tonight. Very much looking forward to that; I've always been a massive Batman fan, but I'm an even bigger Joker fan. It'll be great to see how Heath Ledger portrayed the top villain in comics and, from the reviews which Stumble keeps throwing at me like poison daggers, I doubt that I'll be disappointed.

Anyway, wish me luck. Or whatever you want to wish me.