You thought I was making up solar sails? Well, I’m not the only writer that’s used them in their scifi. And now science is catching up. Strange that I can share it to Facebook and then embed it, but not
Zanzibar’s Rings is touring the blogiverse
What’s in the virtual book tour? Guest posts, interviews, reviews, and various other things. I thoroughly enjoyed doing the posts people asked for – a letter to the reader from one, a character interview for Maggie for another, several author
September 2021 update #Viridianseries #amediting
September 2021. I’ve finished Zanzibar’s Rings. Well, enough to send it off to the editor and beta readers. I’m really honoured they should give up their time for this. The rest of the plan I hope to have all the
Zanzibar’s Rings – now editing
Zanzibar’s Rings has reached the stage of editing. This process is likely to take some time… My process First I read through and made immediate changes to typos, wrong words, and marked where I felt I had a potential continuity
I’ve finished writing Zanzibar’s Rings! #viridianseries
Finishing a book is a great feeling, so why was I so sad last night? Well, I’ve written the last Viridian System book, and have to say goodbye to many people I like. I’ve been fairly useless in the real
I’ve started writing Zanzibar’s Rings! #viridianseries
Zanzibar’s Rings is the third and probably final book in the series. “Probably’ because the intention is for everything to come together and end in a final situation. But with my way of working, some other grand idea might turn
Viridian System Plans for 2021
Looking back on past posts, not only has the news been sparse, it’s been somewhat repetitive. This is little different. Don’t get your hopes up too much. Zanzibar’s Rings (VS #3) The series was always intended to be completed in
Technical hitch and work in progress
Firstly apologies for the technical hitch affecting several images, mostly newer ones. This is down to software handling my wordpress blog, which creates up to eight copies of an image I upload, in a variety of sizes. This creates a
First idea for Book 3’s cover
Zanzibar’s Rings is the title of Book 3 in the Viridian series, but I haven’t even written the first draft yet! Why am I thinking about its cover? I’m planning some promotional material ahead of the autumn and hopefully book
Asteroid mining – in reality!
I get the email update from New Scientist daily, but irritatingly, some articles, like this one, require you to pay for premium content. Sigh. Until I make as much from the books as subscribing for premium content costs, I’ll just