Sounds like a Napalm Death album. I write with reference to my on-off, on-off love/hate affair with my Vampire Urban Thriller The Covenant. Last week I tore it to shreds, scrapping a 70,000-word bowl of utter dog water, down to something I could work with. I had just over 10,000 words left. Killing your darlings …
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Cookie Crumbled (Part 2)
Success isn’t final, failure isn’t fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts. Winston Churchill. Right, let’s bake this biscuit. I’m going to refer to yesterday’s post a lot – don’t worry, I’m not going to dissect it, just bust it up a little to get the choc-chips out. 😊 One thing that struck …
Cookie Crumbled (Part 1)
A big thanks to everyone for liking, or sending kind thoughts – you know who you are! Unfortunately the agent I mentioned yesterday has declined. It was a substantial email explaining why. I’m going to take an unprecedented step here, and let you see it for yourselves. “Dear Arron, I read your material over the …
Second Helpings
Busy couple of weeks these last. Out of 12 Agents, so far I’ve had three replies to decline my manuscript, and five deadlines without reply (basically, no response). So, the quick thinkers that you are reveals there are only four left to come in, and they’re a while off. I have been working on other …
Picking Up The Pace
Gone through the editor’s report with a fine tooth comb, made lots of amendments, hopefully made the plot and context of the scenes in War Mages: Sharpshooter a lot stronger. Now it’s another full readthrough and line edit to make the pacing lean and tight. Then it’s off to the copyeditor and proof-reader at Magic …
The Butcher’s Bill
No, it’s not some kind of neurotic, homicidal duck. Hmm, now there’s an idea… No. The butcher’s bill is old British Army slang circa 1700’s for how much the battle cost in manpower (dead and wounded). Well my manuscript for War Mages: Sharpshooter has returned from the editor and it’s a bloodbath. So much is …
Losing Purchase
Thankfully, this is not a post about holding on, although God knows, I need to. Changes in my non-author life are making waves again, but that’s just how it is. Onwards. I saw a post or blog, or note somewhere a little while ago, and with the launch of the Knitted Knomes, the thought came …
Cast On, Cast Off
Hello everyone, just to let you all officially know that The Knitted Knomes is now available in the Kindle Store in both E-book and paperback format. At 220 pages of woolly derring-do, why don’t you go and check it out? Have a great day Adventurers! 🙂
Launch Imminent
The Knitted Knomes cover has been finalised, and the Kindle MS is undergoing a thorough poking to see what, if anything is wrong with it. As an Indie Author, I’m (mostly) responsible for proofing the product, and I do my best to eliminate the problems, but it seems there is always one that sneaks through. …
Merry Christmas & Happy New Year
There’s a lot of people to thank, and I can’t get a box of chocolates to everyone, so please accept my gratitude..! Just a thank you to all my fellow adventurers, whether you’re bloggers, readers, or hard working folks stopping by, thank you all for your contributions this year, because you give something very precious: …
Mightier Is The Pen 