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June 23, 2012
Mobi & epub
I am now viewing what are probably the final versions of both books on my kindle. So exciting! Any day now… Filed under: publishing, writing
June 21, 2012
June 18, 2012
Nearly there
Everything is coming along nicely. I have tentatively set beginning of July for the Amazon premiere – and will have the three short stories set hopefully out this weekend, to test the waters of self-publishing. Filed under: publishing, writing Tagged: test book post
June 11, 2012
Publishing plans
I have the full cover now, (can’t link from mobile, will add later) so “The Shadow of Black Wings” is good to go. I hope to have it out in July if all goes well. That’s exactly two years in the making! Filed under: writing
May 2, 2012
Editorial review
I got my editorial review at last. All I can say is quote Gandalf: ‘and I am already weary!’ I thought the end was near, but it’s going to be a tough few weeks. Lots of rewrites, lots of rethinks. Getting to grips with structure and writing deficiencies. It’s showing now that I don’t really possess [...]
April 24, 2012
One tries one’s best: ABNA semi-final review
ABNA Publishers Weekly ReviewerThe destinies of three youths are entwined in this enchanting tale set in a mythical Japan filled with dragons, magic, and ceremony. The Prydain boy Bran has just finished his secondary education and is unsure of his future. In the land of Yamato, Sato is a girl warrior prodigy hoping to inherit [...]
Once more, unto the breach…
Into the valley of death, rode the five thousand. Fifty remained. ‘The Shadow of Black Wings’, remarkably and quite surprisingly, among them. The breakdown of the General Fiction semi-finalists proves that my choice of category (young adult) was the right one. As Fantasy, it would perish utterly. Only one novel got through, and it can [...]
April 18, 2012
First cover sketch
I got the first sketch for the cover of volume one. It’s looking awesome, better than most commercial covers these days. Here’s a sneak preview. Filed under: cover
April 16, 2012
The terrible idea that is Google #Trending
Nicki Minaj. Britney Spears. Whitney Houston. Jennifer Lopez. These were four of the topics that were trending Google+ the day after launching the new UI which put the trending box on everyone’s home page. The ‘trending’ box in its current incarnation is a terrible idea for a service like Google+. Here’s why. 1) G+ is [...]
April 12, 2012
Agent’s feedback
I’ve received feedback for the entire manuscript from one of the agents. Yay! She didn’t think it right for her. Boo! But she loved the language and world-building – double yay, considering I’m writing in my second language. The plot is too slow, not suspenseful enough, too many characters. These are all valid points, I [...]
