Dear Author recommends Shining in the Sun

After finishing many other projects first, finally the sequel to Lioness of Cygnus Five is out! I had so much fun with this series, fleshing out the alien civilisation and exploring lots of characters who were barely more than names in book one. Now Felix Mboge and Nori Nakano find a lot more than they…

For my own benefit, mostly, so that on those days like today when I feel that I’ve achieved nothing in my life, I can see at a glance how many books I’ve written, and (perhaps) feel better. Have I missed some? I feel as though I might have missed one or two.

I know I shouldn’t, because nothing ever goes away on the internet, and it’s up to us to be professional all the time, blah blah blah. But for crying out loud, [certain authors on Facebook], cut down on the rabid promotion, already! I am not, here, talking about any of my colleagues and friends who…

10,000 or so words still to go on Elf Princes’ Quest. With six scenes left and a scene length of somewhere around 1,500-2,000 words, that sounds about right. If I can manage to keep up the 3,000 word days I did last week, that means I can get the first draft finished next week. To…

So, the Riptide website says The Crimson Outlaw is on pre-sale, whatever that means. But in practice if you buy it now you will be able to download it immediately, plus you’ll get 20% off. Offer only valid until midnight tonight (Sunday.) So if you do want it, and you’d like 20% off, this might…

like a fiddler’s elbow, that’s me this week.  Wednesday was our 20th wedding anniversary, which I forgot about.  Fortunately, Andrew forgot about it too, so there were no hard feelings on his side, and nothing but relief on mine.  We went up North to see my Dad instead of celebrating, which made for a long…