More editing. I’ve so far gone through the first third or so of the proof of The Next Stage. I’d say it’s going reasonably well so far. I’ve come across a number of things that I’d missed when going through the various other edits I’ve done. There’s definitely something about having it physically in my … Continue reading Writing and Learning
Tag: sci-fi
Proof Copy Editing
This week I'm spending my time armed with highlighters and post-its reading through the proof copy of The Next Stage and doing some final editing before release. There's something about having the physical book in my hands and reading it as it's supposed to be read that's helping me find any issues there may be … Continue reading Proof Copy Editing
The Evil Without & Book Update
The latest horror game that my Twitter followers voted for me to play was The Evil Within. Unfortunately, for some reason, I can't get the damn thing to work. I was getting very frustrated with it so I decided to start the next on the list which was White Night. I started playing White Night … Continue reading The Evil Without & Book Update
The Next Stage is Coming Soon
I've not only been playing games over the past few weeks, but I've also been working on my next book, which if you didn't already know, is called The Next Stage. I've been going over my fifth draft to iron any issues and tidy things up a bit, and now I'm happy enough with that … Continue reading The Next Stage is Coming Soon
The Next Stage of The Next Stage
Over the past few weeks I've been slowly going through and editing my final revision of The Next Stage. This morning I finally finished and I think I'm almost ready to release the book into the wild. Before I do though, I've got a few more things that I need to do; mainly formatting the … Continue reading The Next Stage of The Next Stage
Cover Design
I decided to take the day off from editing The Next Stage today and do some work on the cover. When I did the Creatures cover; I tried to do a few different things, but for one reason or another, I just couldn't get it to work. I'd already worked on the text that is … Continue reading Cover Design
The Next Stage – A Work in Progress
I'm spending the day going through what will hopefully be my next book release, The Next Stage. This is the story of an AI detective in Washington DC trying to solve a spate of murders committed by a mysterious group of AIs. It follows this main character through the city, his interactions with his own … Continue reading The Next Stage – A Work in Progress
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