Chris Maxwell (he/him)
@chrisherwood.bsky.social
Big reader. Wannabe writer.
Moonlight as a property accountant.
Obsessions: Christopher Isherwood, Madonna, Tori Amos, Sonic the Hedgehog, Super Mario. Queer Rights.
Moonlight as a property accountant.
Obsessions: Christopher Isherwood, Madonna, Tori Amos, Sonic the Hedgehog, Super Mario. Queer Rights.
Happy Pride!
Be safe.
Be loved.
Believe in your own journey.
Be bold.
Be defiant.
Become what you want and need to be.
Be here.
Be Queer.
Be you.
Trans rights are human rights.
Be safe.
Be loved.
Believe in your own journey.
Be bold.
Be defiant.
Become what you want and need to be.
Be here.
Be Queer.
Be you.
Trans rights are human rights.
June 22, 2024 at 10:03 AM
Happy Pride!
Be safe.
Be loved.
Believe in your own journey.
Be bold.
Be defiant.
Become what you want and need to be.
Be here.
Be Queer.
Be you.
Trans rights are human rights.
Be safe.
Be loved.
Believe in your own journey.
Be bold.
Be defiant.
Become what you want and need to be.
Be here.
Be Queer.
Be you.
Trans rights are human rights.
Books read in May 2024.
May 31, 2024 at 10:37 AM
Books read in May 2024.
So. General Election. Just a shame there is nobody to vote for who believes in any reasonable standard of Equality or LGBTQIA+ rights.
May 22, 2024 at 6:04 PM
So. General Election. Just a shame there is nobody to vote for who believes in any reasonable standard of Equality or LGBTQIA+ rights.
Books read in April 2024.
April 30, 2024 at 12:50 PM
Books read in April 2024.
Yes, I am 40. What’s your point?
April 9, 2024 at 1:03 PM
Yes, I am 40. What’s your point?
Today I finished the 2nd draft of my novel. I was happy-ish with the 1st but I think the 2nd is stronger. I’ve lined up some first readers to start sharing some of it with others… which is a bit scary.
April 2, 2024 at 10:09 PM
Today I finished the 2nd draft of my novel. I was happy-ish with the 1st but I think the 2nd is stronger. I’ve lined up some first readers to start sharing some of it with others… which is a bit scary.
Books read in March 2024.
March 31, 2024 at 6:35 PM
Books read in March 2024.
1/ I’m on chapter 32 of 41 of the second draft of my novel. Whether another human being ever reads it or likes it or not, I’m really proud of it. I have no pretensions that the writing is great. I doubt myself all of time. An editor would have many notes I’m sure.
March 27, 2024 at 4:48 PM
1/ I’m on chapter 32 of 41 of the second draft of my novel. Whether another human being ever reads it or likes it or not, I’m really proud of it. I have no pretensions that the writing is great. I doubt myself all of time. An editor would have many notes I’m sure.
I’m writing the last few short chapters of my first draft, and I literally can’t stop crying. I have to get it down, but I almost don’t want to. I hate goodbyes.
(And yes, I do know that I will still have beaucoup de re-drafting to do).
(And yes, I do know that I will still have beaucoup de re-drafting to do).
March 6, 2024 at 3:39 PM
I’m writing the last few short chapters of my first draft, and I literally can’t stop crying. I have to get it down, but I almost don’t want to. I hate goodbyes.
(And yes, I do know that I will still have beaucoup de re-drafting to do).
(And yes, I do know that I will still have beaucoup de re-drafting to do).
Life is hard.
March 4, 2024 at 11:15 AM
Life is hard.
I’m now 93,000 words into my novel draft, and in the endgame of my plot. I’m part proud and excited, part freaked out and having a crisis of confidence. But if I’ve learned anything from the process, it’s to keep going.
March 2, 2024 at 10:31 PM
I’m now 93,000 words into my novel draft, and in the endgame of my plot. I’m part proud and excited, part freaked out and having a crisis of confidence. But if I’ve learned anything from the process, it’s to keep going.
Books read in February 2024.
February 29, 2024 at 9:25 PM
Books read in February 2024.
Yesterday, I hit almost 70,500 words on my first draft of my novel, and I feel really inspired - I know exactly what I want to write for the next few chapters. I’m enjoying my characters, and I feel like I’m succeeding in telling the story I want to tell.
February 20, 2024 at 10:00 AM
Yesterday, I hit almost 70,500 words on my first draft of my novel, and I feel really inspired - I know exactly what I want to write for the next few chapters. I’m enjoying my characters, and I feel like I’m succeeding in telling the story I want to tell.
Books read in January 2024.
January 31, 2024 at 9:49 PM
Books read in January 2024.
One positive impact of staying home all the time with the intention of writing is that more housework gets done.
January 30, 2024 at 10:36 AM
One positive impact of staying home all the time with the intention of writing is that more housework gets done.
Last week I got my first tattoo, as a late 40th birthday present to myself (delayed because I was nervous about it).
January 23, 2024 at 9:42 AM
Last week I got my first tattoo, as a late 40th birthday present to myself (delayed because I was nervous about it).
So, I did it. I finished my job today. The plan is to take a break, and see how much of the novel I can draft, and how much creative and fulfilling leisure time I can have, before I start to panic about how much of my savings I’m spending and look for a new role.
January 12, 2024 at 8:13 PM
So, I did it. I finished my job today. The plan is to take a break, and see how much of the novel I can draft, and how much creative and fulfilling leisure time I can have, before I start to panic about how much of my savings I’m spending and look for a new role.
Books read in December 2023.
December 31, 2023 at 8:13 PM
Books read in December 2023.
Books read in November 2023.
November 30, 2023 at 8:23 PM
Books read in November 2023.
It did NOT just take me 45 minutes to work out how to start a load of laundry. Shut up.
November 13, 2023 at 1:18 PM
It did NOT just take me 45 minutes to work out how to start a load of laundry. Shut up.
Apparently, there is only one acceptable position for me to sit and read in…
November 12, 2023 at 9:00 AM
Apparently, there is only one acceptable position for me to sit and read in…
Living is a lot like writing. Don’t over-editorialise, or you might just forget to be in it, and paralyse yourself from making progress. And don’t allow too many narrative voices, that way only leads to confusion.
November 5, 2023 at 9:13 AM
Living is a lot like writing. Don’t over-editorialise, or you might just forget to be in it, and paralyse yourself from making progress. And don’t allow too many narrative voices, that way only leads to confusion.
Books read in October 2023.
October 31, 2023 at 11:33 PM
Books read in October 2023.
Today’s substitutes for having a life. 3 books, a notebook, 4 pens, 2 pairs of earrings (plus the previously posted Halloween provisions).
October 25, 2023 at 8:30 PM
Today’s substitutes for having a life. 3 books, a notebook, 4 pens, 2 pairs of earrings (plus the previously posted Halloween provisions).
Halloween dress rehearsal…
October 25, 2023 at 2:52 PM
Halloween dress rehearsal…