A peek inside my writing process

I don't always have a clear writing system, but I often go back to tried and tested methods (Writing Journal #5)

Back when I worked in publishing, I remember hearing that the well-known children’s author Darren Shan would write 500 new words every day, without fail, then edit the words he’d written the previous day. He highlighted consistency as the key to success, and it always struck me as a lovely, manageable and structured way to write. Nowadays I do something…