I think 2021 was a weird year for most of us. I usually do a great deal of research (it’s pretty much a necessity for science fiction writing) but during 2021, I did more research than ever before on getting published. It’s been a LONG time since I self-published my first novel and, after some … Read More “2022 Targets and Changes” »
Tag: writing
After the mass of questions and complaints I’ve received over the past couple of weeks, I feel I should clarify the situation with Astronomicon: Inception Point and Astronomicon: The Beginning. I believe the simplest way I can put it is: “Inception Point” is a completely new book, written to directly replace “The Beginning” as … Read More “Clarifying the Situation re: Inception Point” »
It’s SO hard to write this article without sounding ungrateful, so I want to stress, right from the beginning, that I am extremely grateful for all the support and positive feedback from my readers. It keeps me going and encourages me to write more. Almost every day I get messages from readers praising my writing, … Read More “Don’t tell me how good I am!” »
Whilst I didn’t finish the NaNoWriMo challenge this year, it did get me 35,000 words on the way to completing the rewrite of the first Astronomicon novel. That’s not bad progress. It’s shown me that it’s entirely possible to squeeze in 500-1000 words per day most days of the week, so I can keep some … Read More “35,000 Words into Astronomicon #1” »