Got My Characters Into a Tricky Spot

I'm currently finishing the third book in The Chronicles of Albatar. My characters are now at the point when it all happens. I know what needs to happen, but I'm sitting here figuring out exactly how to get all the players into the right spots for it to actually happen. I'm a pantser more than … Continue reading Got My Characters Into a Tricky Spot

Catching Up on Reading and Other Stuff

Now that Frontier Defiant is finally launched and winging its way through the world, I've taken the opportunity to do a little more reading. Often when I'm editing or writing furiously, I read stuff that's familiar - old favourites, like Terry Pratchett, Anne McCaffrey, or Brandon Sanderson. I like a good comfort read, rediscovering old … Continue reading Catching Up on Reading and Other Stuff

So Much To Write About, And So Little Time To Do It!

I was pondering what to write about when I realised that I was procrastinating about it because I wanted to write something else. Not that I don't want to write a blog post either, it was just because I'm heavily involved in writing the third and final book in the Frontier Trilogy. I've just got to … Continue reading So Much To Write About, And So Little Time To Do It!

As I Sit

As I sit, I can hear a myriad of birds proclaiming their news to the world.  In the background, the washing machine is ticking away, sloshing the dirt from our clothes, and every now and then, one of the dogs peers hopefully through the flyscreen, trying to entice me out of my writing chair and … Continue reading As I Sit