Steph Swainston's Blog, page 5

The Modern World now in paperback

Shiny new paperbacks of The Modern World have finally shipped and are available from all good book retailers, including Amazon.[image error]


There's also a new review: Keith Brooke in The Guardian says 'Swainston's world is impressively complete, a setting that is richly detailed and gritty.' You can read the full review here.

More help for back pain

Thanks, everyone who mailed me after the last back pain post. Those of you who are suffering, I hope you soon get better and remember: never give in.


Here are a few more gadgets I've tried and found they really help:

A telescopic 'sit/stand' desk: if you find sitting down difficult, this desk raises and lowers its top by an electric motor, so you can work standing up. Better for the waistline, too! If sitting, you can set it to the perfect height. Mine is delightful but was a complicated...

Sketches of the characters

I've posted some of my sketches of Jant and Co. on my Facebook profile. The album is open to all, whether you're on Facebook or not - see them here.


Jant and Cyan