Progression?

I've been a way for a while, said in a gruff, cockney accent. Sadly the possibilities for my absence are far more exciting than the reality. No, I was not abducted by aliens, or arrested, nor have I found God (haven't tried behind the fridge yet though) and no publisher has found me. Instead I have been working! I know it seems unlikely but I swear it's true.

[image error] After finishing the first draft of a new book, which is still very much in progress, I turned my attention, finally, to my older more neglected child. Dark Waters did need some TLC and, after some scratching of head, I decided that it should be split into a series. So after a few weeks of editing, taking out some dodgy typos and ironing out my inconsistencies, I am nearly ready with book 1....feedback on cover would be appreciated.

Oh, you noticed the nearly, well that at least is not totally my bad. Good old, dependable Captain Huwzo the infamous illustrator, who provided me with this lovely cover, took to proof reading the masterpiece in a hope that he would attribute some inspiration for a few illustrations in the published piece. All was going well until poor Huwzo was savagely bitten by a hamster... this is a true story and he not only had an ambulance out, but he later went to hospital. As it was touch and go whether my illustrator would make it, I decided to enlist (and continue to enlist) beta readers to ensure that book 1 is ready for action.

I'm signed up for KDP Select, which, after previous positive ravings, I am now growing to loathe. Nothing much has been happening through it and I really feel the exclusivity I have given to Amazon had brought me very little in return. Still this will be over on 11 July and thereafter I can publish The Harvests, yippee.

In the meantime book 2: Traitors' Day is ready to go to Huwzo - who, thanks to some miracle from our illusive deity, has recovered -  and thereafter any beta readers I can find (offers always welcome) can poke it into shape. Then that too will be unleashed (hopefully by August).

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The other exciting news is the new website which is dedicated to Dark Waters as a series (look a banner created by me!) and will be launched next month. I'm pretty smug with myself, or at least I was, as I designed it all by myself, I even managed to manipulate the art work - get me - then I came on Blogger and once again feel like a twenty something cave creature with more knuckles than fingers.

What the hell has happened here? I was going to play with my blog design, harnessing my new found computer wizardry and the Eblogger dark overlord has moved things!!!!!! This is worse than when the supermarket swapped the beer and the soft drink shelves around (there were tears and "why gods!" echoed throughout the shop).

Some progress is good, like for instance my work on the Dark Waters series, but why spoil a good thing Blogger - I guess I'll get used to it in time for them to change it all again.

Anyway I'm off to get creative. As a writer of pirate fantasy good old nature has provided a great source of inspiration. This was my road into work on the weekend...

Any carpenters feel like coming down this way and setting up the Aberystwyth Ark, I can pay you in pairs of animals!

Will not leave it so late next time. Out.