Should writers fear or embrace AI? Does the allure of Ani represent an exciting future for writers, or is she just a face mask on the devil? Is she a warning that we should not judge a book by its pretty cover, or a vision of a future we should […]
Books
After what seems an interminably long length of time, I’ve finally rediscovered the writing “bug”. It turns out that I have a couple of connected stories, written some years ago, which are just waiting for some real hard editing and finishing up. Of course, that means first proscratinating a lot […]
Time for a Word(s)
Paper is flat, e-readers are flat (almost), but books look best in 3D. Having a book printed up to sit on your shelf is a great moment, surpassed perhaps only by having it taking pride of place on someone else’s shelf. What of that time before the book is complete? […]
Creating Virtual Book Covers
The preliminary cover for my new book (working title – The Curupiri Elixir) has been uploaded to the cover gallery. Regular readers will know that Curupira is the original home planet of Space’s herald (monikered with the name Kate by that forever-making-up-nicknames MMC Sebastian). We’ve only been there once, and […]
New cover uploaded
It may only be March, but it’s already time to start thinking about this year’s NaNoWriMo. Between then and now, I must get the first draft of The Three Deaths of Piper Gwyn finished. I have a number of ideas for this year’s NaNoWriMo but, with this book currently stretching […]
It’ll soon be November
Over three thousand words just to walk through a cave? Surely not. That must have been a very interesting cave. Yesterday’s wordcount increased the story by 3,429 words, with the total now running at 178,318 words. It’s odd how you think of the story in your mind, and the words […]
When the weekend doesn’t end the week
How to add 2,000 words to a scene in one easy step – – throw a character to the lions. So there I am, struggling with a simple scene of getting a character from ‘A’ to ‘B’. It’s a necessary scene. He needs to get there, and we need to […]
Fancy meeting you in a place like this…
Still on the path, but only another thousand or so words today. The build-up to the final action scene begins. Trying to tie up a couple of loose ends while keeping the pace up is proving a little tricky, but it seems to be working out. Total wordcount actually runs […]
Another 1,013 Words…
After a few months away from NaNoWriMo and this novel that seems to be taking ages to finish, I think I’m finally back on the path. I’ve been able to squeeze out a few hundred words by pecking at it over the last several days, but today I’ve finished the […]
Back on the path
I’ve just received my latest prints of Clipped Wings and The Abandoned with their newer covers. The covers are a little bit rough at the moment, but they’re better than the old versions.
New Book Photos
At last, my first free preview is available for download. It’s in PDF format, so you’ll need some kind of PDF reader (most ebook readers should handle PDF just fine). The preview is for the prologue of The Dreams and The Death. Other previews will be available as time permits. […]
Book 1, preview – Now Available
This morning saw the delivery of the latest print of Murder! at Etheridge Hall, book 2 of the series. It runs to 297 pages and 102,784 words. I finalised the new cover design on Saturday, ordered the new print on Monday, and it arrives on Thursday. I couldn’t have printed […]
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