Updates – And Stuff

Hi, everyone

Bad news first – I attended a scan on Friday and it turns out I have gallstones.  This is, of course, a very galling development .  But at least I know the cause.  It could be a lot worse – I was afraid the cancer might be coming back.

Good news – I’ve just done the first set of edits for The Artful Apprentice, which is Schooled in Magic 19.  It should be on the way to the other editor right now, so hopefully it won’t be long before you can download it. 

I’ve also got a short story in When Valor Must Hold, set in an unexplored section of the Zero universe.  

Speaking of which, I’ve worked out the rough outline of The Family Name, a story that concludes Akin and Isabella’s storylines and sets the groundwork for the really big trilogy.  I’m planning to alternate between two POVs, which I’ve never tried before.  We’ll have to see how it works.  And I’ve sketched out an updated outline of Oathkeeper (SIM20). 

And tomorrow’s my birthday.  What a shame we can’t go out.

Edinburgh is eerie at the moment.  The schools are closed (except for key workers – my son’s school seems to keep changing its mind about having the kids tomorrow.)  The supermarket was depleted rather than emptied completely, but there were people on the streets and suchlike.  Sigh.  And I was treated to yet another display of why people hold the government bureaucrats in total contempt – the supermarket wouldn’t let me buy both baby-medicine and adult medicine, even though they were clearly for different people.  Limits on painkillers made very little sense before the crisis – seriously, I could just walk up the street and buy enough to do very real harm if I wanted – and even less now.  And then people wonder why no one takes the bureaucrats seriously.

But that’s something to consider at a later date.

I hope you’re all keeping well. 

Chris