The Huldufólk
A bit more of what I've been writing.
“The first draft of anything is shit.”
―Ernest Hemingway
In the post below I pasted a little bit of the writing I’d done that week. For today’s post, I thought I’d let you see how that scene continued.
Inside the Studio - 'Welcome to Bastard'
In this post I talked about my novel-writing project, The Experiment. I knew it was a brave, probably foolish, thing to attempt. First drafts are not meant for public consumption. A writer must feel free to write badly, if they are ever going to write well. And knowing that someone is watching is a surefire way to stamp out that playful approach we need if we’re to take risks.
I hope you enjoy this chunk of my work, but as you read it remember it’s Draft Zero. I make no apology if anything about it is a bit shit. That’s the point, according to Hemingway at least, and I kinda think he knew what he was talking about.
The rest of this post is for my reader-supporters, but I have reduced the price of an upgrade to the minimum that Substack will allow (currently just under 60p/US$.76 per week if you subscribe annually). I’m asking you to support me so that my work can continue, and in return I’ll continue to write interesting and informative posts like this one.
Work-in-progress 3
Title TK, Draft 0
‘I didn't know where he was half the time.’
‘It’s true he did his own thing a lot of the time,’ said Jonás. ‘But he got the work done.’
‘If you say so.’
Jonás flashed me a look. I wasn’t entirely sure what I was supposed to read into it. He seemed to be saying, I’m sorry. Or maybe, He gets like this, ignore him.
I couldn’t do that , however.
‘You’re saying he was lazy?’
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