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I started work on Aconite Braid on September the 14th, 2020. I finished my second revision draft (second draft of the revisions) on September the 13th.I didn’t plan for that, but the synchronicity pleases me.It has been a very weird year with a lot of changes – some absolutely enormous, some small. Change is the… Continue reading September to September – A year of Aconite Braid

Life has changed. It is very, very difficult to know how to talk about or enumerate all those changes – my last patreons only post goes into it – but even if my circumstances have changed, and continue to change while I find out what my new normal looks like, I’m managing to work on… Continue reading Long days of August

This is a very short update.That change in circumstances I mentioned as a possibility last time? That's come to pass, and there are a lot of changes I need to cope with, now. Going to do my best to keep at it, but for a little while, coping with life needs to come first.I'll keep… Continue reading June and July, changes.

Let me start with the work, and where all of that stands.As you may know, for the past year and change I’ve organized my year idiosyncratically around three seasons. Last month I started my ‘summer’ season, in which I’m aiming to achieve three projects – the revisions for Aconite Braid, bringing it up to the… Continue reading Come what May

I am not sure if the April just past was excruciatingly long, or incredibly short. It managed to be both at once over here, which is its own kind of magic.Last month I managed to finish the first draft of my WIP, Aconite Braid. I am incredibly pleased and there are a number of very… Continue reading April Fast, or April Slow?

Hi! Hope the month finds you well, and, with at least a little luck, finds you and/or many of your loved ones vaccinated.This is a relatively quick update. I won’t go too far into details – I’m never quite sure what I should and shouldn’t share with the public of my personal circumstances – but… Continue reading Quick March Update

It hasn’t all been lockdowns, at least not over here, but it’s been a year since Covid-19 hit my radar and I suggested we all get enthusiastic about handwashing. It’s been a tricky year, hasn’t it? Exhausting. But one thing I’m not exhausted of is washing my hands – I regard each bar of soap… Continue reading February to February – a year of handwashing.

The trouble with being interested in the world is that sometimes the world is too interesting, and reading the news all day with my jaw slack from just how utterly bananas the world is not a very useful way to spend my time.I’ve been thinking a lot about time this month – partly because I’ve… Continue reading January Up and Down and Update

Heck of a year, huh?Of course, in reality, all the events we’re worrying about are on-going, but the psychological effect of crossing the calendrical boundary and entering 2021 is real, and it’s valuable.There was a meme going around which summed it up pretty well – Don’t assume 2021 will be better, force it to be… Continue reading 2020 Hindsight (December)

So, I made this announcement on twitter, so you’ve likely seen it, but for those patrons not on there, an adapted announcement:I am pleased to announce, officially, that you, my Patreon patrons, have helped me self publish a paperback edition of Dog Country, which is now available here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08PJN7234 ( US ) / https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B08PJN7234( UK… Continue reading Dog Country is in Print!

Between the election (thank you, voting Americans) impinging on me across the Atlantic, tricky life stuff and happy surprises, writing’s been pretty rough this past month.Not stopped, or stalled out, but rough. Some good days were mixed in, and I’ll talk about the math of it all in a bit, but, the short version? This… Continue reading Remember remember there’s no 31st of November

It is really strange to be here after spending the lion’s share of the previous month writing actual story, instead of just working on endless streams of outlines. But, thankfully, thanks to Aconite Braid being a complete story in and of itself, I have actually managed to reach the end of outlines, and I’m drafting.Or,… Continue reading October Ghosts

  We’re now comfortably into September, and I’m almost three weeks into my September-January writing season.I finished up last season by putting together a series outline for my space opera project, Legacy of a Silver Age. The four books are stitched together with a lot of connections between them, and it is really close to something… Continue reading September Utterances

  This morning I got to do something very special: change my pen’s ink cartridge. It always feels a little auspicious – slinging that much ink is an achievement every time.(Also, when a cartridge-fed pen runs out, refilling it feels adult and responsible. When a disposable pen runs out, it’s always, ALWAYS frustrating. Get refillable pens!)So,… Continue reading An Update In August

  Once more, hello!So, last month’s main news was integrating my copy-edits from Jon Oliver (https://www.jonolivereditor.co.uk/), which you can see more about in the last peek over my shoulder. I’m very happy with the results and feel a lot more confident about my manuscript as a result, and, thank you all – it’s the Patreon support… Continue reading July Update