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I’m pleased to be in a position to announce that I’ve completed major revamp of the whole Astronomicon website. Almost everything beyond the logo has changed/moved/improved. The whole look is more contemporary, dynamic and now works properly across almost all browsing devices. Ideally, I would have done it back in November but my failed attempt … Read More “New look for the Astronomicon website” »
I thought it was time to give another update on the progress with the Jovian Heavy Freighter Celtic Conveyor design. There probably won’t be much more construction work beyond exterior dressing now as I am mostly working on writing the novel. All the elements I expect to feature within “Astronomicon: Deadline” are already designed, so … Read More “JHF Celtic Conveyor” »
I’ve always been keen on doing a sensible amount of planning for each new novel I write, but over time I’ve found myself doing increasing amounts of preparation work. As usual I still find that I only use a minor proportion of the planning material in the resultant novel. Character backstories are usually far more … Read More “How much planning is enough?” »
It’s been a couple of years since I did my first freebie book offer on Amazon and it’s truly amazing how the e-publishing world has changed since then. With remarkably little preparation, and insufficient research, I managed to get a download count (according to Amazon’s stats) well in excess of a thousand books. This led … Read More “Are the days of Freebie promotions over?” »
