Officially, I’ve fought chronic pain for just over a decade. In my case, Ehlers-Danlos syndrome and fibromyalgia. And while this isn’t the time for an idle chat about what that scrap looks like, the effect of this fight on my life has been pretty intense. To give you some idea, I spent four years unable …
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Will Mason Is Now On SubStack
After nearly two decades of writing fiction, a few things are clear. One of those is I’m quite bad at social media. Blogging and email feel like better alternatives, but I feel most at home locked away writing fiction. It’s cool. I’m at peace with this setup, but it does make the act of self-promotion …
Winter 2024 – Writing Update
Tough start to the year. Not sure why I thought it would be any different to be honest. But the good news is I’m back writing. Novels, shorts, blogs, all that good stuff. So it’s great to have such direction moving into spring. Stay tuned for an announcement.
The Year in Review: 2023 Wrapped
How to sum up this year? Well, fiction-writing-wise, it’s been a real train-wreck. Despite being determined to do the opposite, I published zero fiction and wrote very little in my Word files. No doubt, such news would have frustrated the 2022-me intensely. But the truth is it’s not all bad. I’ve learned a lot over …
The Software Website That Never Ends
I forgot to mention something in my last post. In case you missed it, the main gist was that all fiction writing has stopped for the time being. But in my excitement at explaining the mammoth business-writing project underway, I forgot to mention the gargantuan website-writing task that is happening simultaneously at work. So, two …
Summer 2023: Beyond The Fence
It’s a bit of a gamble. And if it doesn’t work, I probably won’t try it again. But – as explained in last month’s post – to find more time to write fiction, I’m now not writing any at all! This isn’t what they teach you in all the books. The adage is to write …
Writing Update: When Is the Novel Finished?
Work on the third draft of my novel finished late last night. Cue wild scenes of debauchery, which I’m afraid means nothing more than a spicy mug of hot chocolate these days. Does that mean the thing is ready to read, though? Or at least done enough so I can go and work on something …
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The Year in Review: 2022 Wrapped
It’s that time of year again. You’re stressing about the cost of presents and double-checking there’s enough booze in the fridge. Meanwhile, wild horses are trying to drag you to the sofa to watch another Christmas special featuring James Corden. So you take the only reasonable option: open your laptop and claim you have something …
My New Fiction Blog
It’s been a mad few years. But then, when I think about it, my life has looked strange for over a decade. In truth, it’s been hard for friends and family to keep up. And for most of that time, I’ve struggled to find the mental bandwidth to process it all.