Where I Am

Okay, well, I wrote this entire blogpost last night, and just as I was putting on the finishing touches, it decided to refresh and I lost it all. That’s was I get for not saving a draft. Oh well!

I just wanted to update everyone on where I am with writing.

All of the extra stuff for the subscriber-only special edition of The Timbercreek Incident is all typed up. I have a bout of editing to do before it goes off to my actual editor.

While it’s there, I’m going to tackle all of the stuff that will be inserted as images; namely the fragments of the research papers recovered at the site. I’m going to print them out and then tear them pop and distress them to make them look like they’ve survived a firebombing. 

Then there are the personal notes of Dr. Liu, describing the various kinds of infected encountered, complete with illustrations. That’s going to be hand-written as well. 

There is one other thing I would like to get done, but I don’t want to say it here because I do want to leave a little surprise for the subscribers who do purchase the book. 

All that to say, I’m close!

Following that, I have to restart the research into the stuff I want for the book box. The trick is to find places that don’t charge an arm and a leg for small orders. I’m only making as many boxes as I have Ko-Fi subscribers. If the boxes aren’t purchased in, say, eight months, they’ll be made available for everyone else.

It’s odd that this batch of extras has been so much fun for me. I mean, I did have a lot of fun writing The Timbercreek Incident, but it isn’t my favourite book. I don’t hate it, but I have other books I’m much more proud of. It’s funny to me that creating all the extras for this one has been so much fun (though I’ve been frustrated with the slow speed I’ve been forced to adopt).

I’m really hoping that all this entertaining myself will translate into something fun for those who get the subscriber only version. There is a high likelihood that it won’t work, and the only person who is entertained by it all will be me. For that, I can only apologise. 

Will it stop me?

Absolutely not.

I’m having too much fun.

Thinking of extras for the next book is proving trickier. The Lioness of Shara Mountain is fantasy book, set in the same world, but different continent to an as yet-unpublished hexology. So far for the extras, all I have are colour maps. I’m also thinking about creating a short history of the continent, with the inclusion of an illustrated timeline… Maybe a small encyclopædia… okay. Maybe I’m not having trouble coming up with the extras.

I was earlier today.

Writing seems to have helped unlock some ideas, as writing does. Thanks for helping me work it out!

Speaking of The Lioness of Shara Mountain, my subscribers know, is still with the editor. As near as I know, however, it is still on track for serialisation come the first week of January. The first chapter will be free for everyone to read.

I’m getting really excited to share it. I love this story. I loved writing it. I adore the characters, the world, everything about this. I hope you love it as much as I do. We’ll find out come January.

Alright, this a lot shorter than what I wrote before. You’re welcome? It’s quite late now, though, and I need to run… and by run, I mean go to bed. I’m tired.

​Slán go foill!