This is one of my peonies! Isn’t it lovely? They’ve mostly all come out this year, and seeing it makes me happy. I wish there were more bees about to visit it, but the weather has been awful. At least it helps everything grow! Anyway, on a related note, Covenant, my Line-of-Fire meets Underworld manuscript …
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Boulder’s Edge
Peeking around the edge of the boulder now. The weekend draws near, and I just wanted to get a few quick posts out before the final launch of War Mages: Sharpshooter. Am currently buffing the last layer of polish and hoping it smooths everything out. It’s easy going, which is good, as that means there’s …
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 …
Agent Provocateur
No, not some band from the 1980’s, although there were a good few…I have submitted War Mages: Sharpshooter to twelve literary agents, so we’ll see how we do. I did my best to meet all the agent’s submission guidelines, so I hope I get a fair shot. What I did notice were so many different …
Let’s Go to Work
Well, Magic Pencil has the manuscript for my Alternative Historical Fantasy War Mages: Sharpshooter, and whilst they bounce the red marker across it, I have to start the laborious task of getting things ready for one of the most nerve-wracking, and frustrating trials a writer can face: Querying. NOTE: There are other horrific trials I …
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 …
Up Down Under
It’s interesting to watch what happens after I launch a book, because when you sell a couple of copies, it’s very reassuring – but it’s also sometimes surprising. I’ve shipped three (Edit: I just checked – four!) copies of the e-book, (not bad) and whilst two of these have been Domestic purchases (Great Britain) one …
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 …
In the Background
Very short and sweet one today Adventurers. Have been working a lot on sorting out jobs and such, attending interviews, sending off applications – one thing I will say, I’m terrible at blowing my own trumpet for the forms. I can do it, but when I do, it seems I either undersell in classic British …
Still Wording
Have been on a bit of a rollercoaster recently, with having a big bust up with folk over at the forum I used to write/gm/reside at. Now I’ve left, it has freed up a lot of time. Time for getting my boulder-pushing on. So I am and I have. There wasn’t a lot to fix …
Mightier Is The Pen 