Updates …

Hi, everyone

It’s been an interesting couple of weeks, to say the least.  Shielding restrictions in Edinburgh have been steadily lifting, allowing me to get out of the house a couple of times.  The streets are a little eerie, although most people don’t seem to be wearing masks unless they’re going into a shop.  The shops themselves are divided.  Many are restricting the number of people who enter, many don’t seem to care one way or the other.  Personally, I miss the libraries too.

On the plus side, I’ve completed the first draft of The Lion and the Unicorn and I’m currently waiting on the edits.  I’ve also completed the edits for The Lady Heiress and I’m currently waiting on the cover.  (I messed up the timing a little).  I’m also hoping to get the audio version of Mirror Image out next month, although – as you know – there have been delays.  Watch this space.

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On slightly different news, we’ve got the pre-order pages for Debt of Loyalty and Debt of War up on Amazon now.

I’m still thinking about the next Fantastic Schools novella.  I’ve got a rough set of ideas, for SIM, Royal Sorceress or Zero, but I haven’t decided.  Part of the problem is that I don’t want to write a story that ties into the mainstream books, because the last set of delays meant that Oathkeeper came out before Nanette’s Tale.  If you have any thoughts about school stories, feel free to send them to me.  I offer cameos .

My rough plan for the next few months is:

Aug – The Truthful Lie (The Unwritten Words III)

Sept – The Halls of Montezuma (The Empire’s Corps 18)

Oct – The Right Side of History (Schooled in Magic 21)

Nov – Fighting for the Crown (Ark Royal)

Beyond that, I don’t know yet.  I have plans and concepts, but … we will see.