Where 2017 meets reality

How many books did I publish this year? None. How many ideas are being worked on? About seven. I think that could be part of the problem of why nothing has been published this year. I have to work and I want to expand my life experience, such as going to theatre and learning new skills such as archery. The duller things that need doing like cleaning and promotion. What does it mean for 2018? I will try to publish something!

I am hoping to get both Blood Brother, the next book in the Blood Bound series and the third poetry book, which is provisionally called Black Petal, Black Pages, out. A short story is still looking for home, and whether that is part of someone else’s anthology or my own is to be seen. My other projects include a play, a board game and a search about different styles of horror and how that shapes me. When and if they get done, I can not say.

If nothing else, I am on the right path. My writing has never been just a past time. It came at a time when I craved change and it was achieved and long may it continue. But all of this is for you. As we step into another new year, I want to thank all of you for your support over the last several years.

Can you believe that “The Flowering of the Black Petal” was released in 2013! It was a journey that I embarked on to save my soul during the dark times, and your company has been gratifying. It sounds like lip service but none of this would be possible without your support. Ultimately, my success come from your guys who put your grubby fingers all over my pristine pages. It is this that keeps my cockles warm and my imagination fired up. And it is you that makes it happen. So thank you and I hope you will see the characters that you love and find some new ones in 2018.