Famous last words, indeed... the new story I mentioned last month is now just over 17,000 words and is a long way from being finished. I have two possible endings, one simple, one complicated. I might use both of them.
Breda and I spent last week in Hertfordshire and London, visiting friends and relations, and playing at being tourists. I went to a conference about writing, self-publishing and marketing, which involved getting up at "oh my god it's early" o'clock to catch the train. I enjoyed it and learned a lot, though I'm not sure yet how much of it will prove applicable to my current situation. I took a lot of notes, but haven't tried to decipher them yet.
On the subject of marketing, I'm taking a part in the summer/winter ebook sale at Smashwords.
Death & Magic,
The Mirrors of Elangir
and
Simon and the Birthday Wish
are all free, and the others are 50% off. Go to
https://www.smashwords.com/profile/vi... and get yourself some new(ish) reading material!