The Misfits…

…and a plea for indulgence!

I’m going to start posting more chapter of the unexpected novel again, with an eye toward kicking myself into getting. It. Finished.

However, I’ve been away from it for a while now and I’ve got a bit rusty. (And some of it has been a bit … difficult to write. The evolution of one of the characters, although unavoidable, isn’t entirely pleasant, and I think that’s held me back a bit.)

Anyway, due to being out of the loop for a while, the next couple of chapters are probably not going to be much good. Hopefully it will get back together once I have my wits about me again.

In the meantime, please humour me!

Sunday Story Time

Abbey Manor – from 2006, but I still like this one. I sent it to Interzone, although they didn’t bite. (Possibly not surprising – this version has been edited to get rid of Eggregious Semi-Colon Disease.)

(This was inspired by my experiences working in the fields of local government and mortgages. I’d write a book about them except I doubt that anyone would believe a word of it…)

On Writing

What kind of idiot tries to combine a hard-science PhD with writing a novel?

This one, apparently.

Since it’s now finally heading vaguely toward a denouement, I thought I’d write down some of my thoughts regarding something I’ve been writing.