Further adventures of an intrepid genre fiction author
Well, I'm over the worst of the shite at the papers, I think. We only have two big supplements to worry about now. The only catch is that the work will be pretty technical with loads of worrying about getting things turned around on tight deadlines. The worst of the month-end features are out of the way, which is a relief. Now the only push is the Festive Season stuff to go in the community papers, which I expect to be rather painful. I've preempted needing to fill spaces by downloading plenty of stock images for those awkward little spaces you can't fill when the ad sales rep doesn't supply enough copy or visuals.
'nuff about day job, which I've been eating, breathing and sleeping from 8.30am to 7.30pm, five days a week for the past week and a bit. The knock-on effect of this is that I don't get enough writing and editing done but I can see an end to the pain mid-December. I won't talk about NaNo save to say I'm not a winner this year.
I did get to start a really awesome novel, which I think I'll finish at the start of January, and I've scattered small esoteric pearls of wisdom and teachings throughout, so it's fun to take the knowledge I already have and weave it in. Those with eyes to see will. For the others it may just bring a sense of mystery.
So, I got to read the first Wraeththu novel this past month. I sneaked a few pages between work each day. It was the only thing that kept me sane. I really love, LOVE Storm's writing. One day, when I have more time (laughs hysterically) I'd like to try my hand at writing fanfiction in that milieu, but that isn't going to happen any time soon. Storm is one of the few authors who actively encourages her fans to play in her world. The mythos is so rich and varied and I can see why it would appeal to people.
Today I'm catching up on my Lyrical Press admin. Yes. The bane of any copy editor's existence but oh-so-vital if you're going to keep tabs on things. I've gotten into the habit of updating my status report as and when I make updates to the server online, which really helps. I'm really pleased with my authors. I've got some stunning folks I'm working with and there are some really exciting things happening.
One in particular is Keith Pyeatt, whose novel, Dark Knowledge, received its first review (with five stars) on Amazon recently. We're both proud of his novel and if you're looking for an engaging read on your ereader or just onscreen while you work (like I normally do for sanity's sake) this is a great story about good and evil, and how you can't always escape that all of us are tinged in tones of grey.
See: www.lyricalpress.com/dark_knowledge
Today I'll be exploring the derelict Maitland abattoir. I'm helping Thomas with one of his shoots and it's bound to be a very weird experience walking through those echoing spaces where millions of sentient beings suffered a holocaust that would make Hitler blush. Sorry, I feel very strongly about life and the taking of life. We, as a species, do not respect life.
'nuff about day job, which I've been eating, breathing and sleeping from 8.30am to 7.30pm, five days a week for the past week and a bit. The knock-on effect of this is that I don't get enough writing and editing done but I can see an end to the pain mid-December. I won't talk about NaNo save to say I'm not a winner this year.
I did get to start a really awesome novel, which I think I'll finish at the start of January, and I've scattered small esoteric pearls of wisdom and teachings throughout, so it's fun to take the knowledge I already have and weave it in. Those with eyes to see will. For the others it may just bring a sense of mystery.
So, I got to read the first Wraeththu novel this past month. I sneaked a few pages between work each day. It was the only thing that kept me sane. I really love, LOVE Storm's writing. One day, when I have more time (laughs hysterically) I'd like to try my hand at writing fanfiction in that milieu, but that isn't going to happen any time soon. Storm is one of the few authors who actively encourages her fans to play in her world. The mythos is so rich and varied and I can see why it would appeal to people.
Today I'm catching up on my Lyrical Press admin. Yes. The bane of any copy editor's existence but oh-so-vital if you're going to keep tabs on things. I've gotten into the habit of updating my status report as and when I make updates to the server online, which really helps. I'm really pleased with my authors. I've got some stunning folks I'm working with and there are some really exciting things happening.
One in particular is Keith Pyeatt, whose novel, Dark Knowledge, received its first review (with five stars) on Amazon recently. We're both proud of his novel and if you're looking for an engaging read on your ereader or just onscreen while you work (like I normally do for sanity's sake) this is a great story about good and evil, and how you can't always escape that all of us are tinged in tones of grey.
See: www.lyricalpress.com/dark_knowledge
Today I'll be exploring the derelict Maitland abattoir. I'm helping Thomas with one of his shoots and it's bound to be a very weird experience walking through those echoing spaces where millions of sentient beings suffered a holocaust that would make Hitler blush. Sorry, I feel very strongly about life and the taking of life. We, as a species, do not respect life.