It’s time to release the cover for Book 3 in the In All Jest series, Spire Of Fools. Unlike the first two books this cover only came together recently. It took the amazing skills of my designers in my web agency to help produce the background image, which is an illustration of Midderbuilt, from within…
In my view, there’s no worse time than the period between sending off a manuscript to your editor and when you receive it back. Due to the deadline and human’s being good at always needing every last minute to complete such a thing, you are invariably very busy up to the end. Then it just…
Oops this is almost like a 6 month update. At the begining of this week the manuscript for Book 3 of the In All Jest series, now named Spire Of Fools, was sent off to my editor. It came in around 260,000 words, which no doubt will get a little trimming, but was pretty on…
This year I am very happy with the speed of the updates to the manuscript. While you can’t be sure how long it will take with each review and new chapter written, you have a good sense if it’s flowing or not. Currently, I’m in the second half of the manuscript and on all new…
Progress on Book 3 is going steadily albeit slower than I would like. Not slower because of any issues in the story but the change in the writing process, then the interruption of momentum while we went on holiday and then moved set me back on my timeline. I’ve revisited the first half of the…
It’s been a while since I wrote one of these, but Book 3 is progressing nicely. The launch of Fool Me Twice on April 1 went well, and as expected it also encouraged sales of A Fool’s Errand as well. The interactive map was missing a few end chapters, not quite sure what happened to…
The rewrites and final edit work has essentially all been done. Later this week it will go back for a final read by my editor before we send it to the proof reader. At that point it’s purely a race to get to the end. I’m unsure if we have enough time to meet my…
This weekend I get the manuscript back from my editor, ready for me to attack it with gusto. The break from writing has gone on to long for my creative brain, and I’m excited to be getting back to working on the fixes and adaptations based on the meeting we had this week. Like any…
I have been very negligent in writing these posts over the last few months. I could use the excuse head down arse up but that’s an excuse. I’ve not put it in my calendar and a busy year has meant I’ve simply forgotten. So I make amends with this update. The first draft is well…
I am very close to completing the first draft of Fool Me Twice, Book 2 in the In All Jest series. Currently I have done 94% of it, with plenty of ups and downs trying to get to the finish line. I didn’t make it in time for my idealy deadline of Feb 28, but…
I’ve had a busy month working on the manuscript for Fool Me Twice. I have completed 72% of it so far and averaging around 3,000 words a day. The goal is to complete it by the end of this month, February. It will take a significant effort to get there, but I am still hopeful. …
I hope everyone had a great break at the end of last year, and that all the positive energy typically seen around a new year translates to better years for everyone. I had a break from my day job over our summer, allowing me time to reflect on the year ahead and spend more time…
