Patrick Garratt

Happy New Year. I’ve spent the break soldiering on with the female serial killer. I think I’ve finally got the handle of her, but it’s been a pain. There’s been more fact involved than in the previous stories and none of it’s come easily. Research aside, I was genuinely exhausted when I finished work in…

I’m reading Charlie and the Chocolate Factory with Meredith at the moment. She’s on the verge of tears in parts, so completely is she transported by the vision. It’s amazing. This is the first book I’ve read to her as a “big girl” that’s shocked her imagination. I can see it in her eyes. She’s…

I’m not doing a great deal of work outside of VG247 at the moment, so I’ve been forced to go back to the “30-minute rule”. I inflicted this on myself when I was writing the Ooning. It’s simple: you work for a minimum of 30 minutes a day on your writing project. I’m a chronic procrastinator,…

Inevitable. I finished editing the book, then gave it to a few trusted friends to read. They immediately came back with some fundamental criticism, making it clear it’s not finished. I need to rewrite the first two chapters at least, so I’m not planning on releasing it any time soon. I think it’s unlikely I’ll…

October has been and gone, but I’m over 160 pages into the final edit and down to 206 in total. It’s going to happen this week, as I’m on holiday and not back to work until Monday. Determined to get it done before returning. I now understand why everything slips.