I Want It All – Queen

I haven’t been able to post much here recently besides a few reviews because I’ve been burning the candle at both ends and trying to do a little too much. Oh yep, shock horror, someone apologising on their blog for not posting as much as they should be (except I didn’t actually apologise) – so what’s new? I just wanted to keep this going, even if nobody reads it but me, so that one day a million years from now when I’m super rich and famous (and dead) people can look back and say, “Ohhh, so he sucks too, just like us~”

Update time! I haven’t been able to work much on new writing because of the astonishing fun I have been having working on an MA Thesis (where is the sarcasm font?). I don’t want to spoil the movie when it comes out, but my thesis is an application of Text World Theory (a framework of Cognitive Poetics, itself a part of Literary Linguistics) to the hidden worlds of the novels of Haruki Murakami. Yes, it is as fun as it sounds. Actually, as anyone who knows me already knows, I am a huge fan of the works of Haruki Murakami, which is why I chose to study his works, so that I actually find interesting. And Text World Theory is interesting to me, especially as an author. Trying to write a thesis, however, is hard work. Which is probably should be, but it still makes me long to return to writing fiction.

Talking of which, I am thinking of writing a sequel to my second novel, The Blood of the Clan (which can be found to your right if you’re looking on the blog, or on the books pages in my main website). My historical novel is proving surprisingly successful, especially in the UK, and while I had toyed with the idea of a sequel before and already have some ideas, I hadn’t planned to write one so soon. I like the idea of continuing the story while people are interested though. So, you heard it here first (maybe).

Aside from the thesis, I have been reading a fair bit and have a few new reviews to share. These can all be found on Goodreads, but I’ll add them here too. Just click on the image and you will be taken to the review. Share your thoughts if you have read these books too – a few crackers, I have to say!

In the meantime, I shall endeavor to get this thesis finished and back to writing the fiction that you and I both love. More updates to follow soon!