It’s almost Dawn here in Britain, or as they’d say in the Trenches: Seven-oh-five Ac.emma. (7.05 am) War mages: Sharpshooter has been submitted to Amazon. I’ll put another post up with the links as soon as they become available. I just want to take this (very early) opportunity to thank everyone involved, my friends and …
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Happy Anniversary.
The blog is now just over two years and 163 posts old. I’m still none the wiser about what I’m doing, it would seem, but at least I’m not alone in the endeavour of trying to string a sentence together for publishing. Just want to thank my adventurers for sticking by the campfire, while I …
Benchmark
Well, the report has come back from the editor and it’s a doozy, as our cousins across the pond would say. Very drastic rewrite is needed, with the intended market not being right for how I’ve pitched it – it’s still a historical fantasy, but the Editor has determined that there are two books in …
Short Crust
Or maybe the thin end of the wedge! Hello fellow adventurers, and thank you for your time – which I intend to save with today’s short epistle. I don’t think The Ares Gambit will be coming out via a publisher. I queried them, but it has been 9 weeks and I’ve sent a follow-up email …
Just Do(n’t) It
I can’t afford Shouty LeBeef, nor do I want to pay him royalties, nor do I own running shoes named after a Greek goddess (Nike), so we’re just going to have to make do. Let’s get down to brass tacks. When I frequented Twitter, I had several mutual followers, I followed them, they followed back, …
Dead Horse
Nearly quit. I was ready to throw the towel in and then the Dauntless Crew threatened Rebellion! (Gasp) They said I couldn’t stop now, so I agreed – or face their terrible wrath and I am but one humble scribbler. I had to retire to my Chaises-Longue. Then, you lovely people decided you were going …
Number Crunch
Firstly, I want to announce we have a few more followers to this blog! I bid you welcome, come and sit, indulge yourself by reading my nonsensical uttering and forget about your crazy day for a moment. Thank you to all my Dear Readers and Good Followers, your involvement and support keep me pushing onward. …
Stop the Bus!
I was rolling quite happily down the word avenue, crossing paragraph plaza and boom! Or actually more like, creaking and a pop as the tyres came off. My editor has suggested she wants to delve into the MS for Children of The Glyph a little more, which is horrifying. After my previous report from Hannah, …
Slogging It Out
Well that was gruelling. No, not a 25k run. Not a forced march over the freezing mountains. I salute you if you have done either of those things though! No, Part One of Rebellion of Mars has now gone through Second (proper) draft! I had to re-write so much of it, the ‘S’ letter on …
Blood, Sweat and Foiled
Just a quick update from me today. I’m hitting Rebellion of Mars really hard, but getting nowhere fast. It’s pushing the boulder uphill because it has to be re-written almost completely. I’ve changed the character motivations, made things a bit more proactive and have some ideas how to heighten tension, but I’m not sure it’s …
Mightier Is The Pen 