The last week...

...has been focused almost entirely on the edits for Belham which I think are now complete. This has been a strange one. Editing a book usually takes me much less time but with publication of TRG and all the stuff leading up to it, my focus obviously had to go there for a while. I think my original plan was for Belham to be edited by some point before Christmas so I'm a little behind myself. It's done in any case, and I can focus on what happens next.

I've got a couple of ideas for short stories floating about which need a bit of planning before I write them and I might return to one or two older ones to see if they can be reworked. Then there's plans for the next book to finalise. I've been saying for a while that it will be a followup to Belham and it may still be, but I have to admit, it may not. A couple of other ideas have come over the last month or so and one in particular is so delicious, I might need to put Belham 2 on hold for a few months. Once I start jotting down my plans on paper, I'll have more idea on which one needs to be written first. Anyway, they all get written eventually so it won't be the end of the world if the followup to Belham is delayed.

In other news, an excerpt to The Red Girl can be read here on Ethan's blog -

TRG excerpt

- and I have a home to find for one of my most recent stories. If you're not a fan of anything with eight legs, this one won't be for you. In the meantime, I have a couple of guest blog posts coming up (details to come) and a cup of coffee to drink. Enjoy the rest of the weekend.