On Monday, I finally released The Next Stage into the world. The Next Stage is now available on Amazon to buy and on Kindle Unlimited. (Click image to go there now) Since then I've been taking this week to play some games, watch some stuff and generally relax. I've tried not to think about writing … Continue reading The Aftermath
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The Next Stage is Now Available
After two years of work, my new book The Next Stage is now out. The Kindle version is available on Amazon, and if you've got Kindle Unlimited, you can also read it as part of your subscription. The Next Stage is a cyberpunk thriller set in future Washington D.C. as a group of AI have … Continue reading The Next Stage is Now Available
The Next Update
So, I've spent the last few days going through the proof copies of The Next Stage and doing some final checks. That's all done now and I just have to make the changes on the actual manuscript. I'm all set for a release on Monday 26th. Unfortunately, although I said I was going to try … Continue reading The Next Update
Writing and Learning
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
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: Paperback Proofs
The Next Stage paperback proofs have just arrived, and they look better than I could ever have thought they would. I'm really pleased with the quality, and I think my decision to go with a simple cover works very well. Next week I'll spend my time going through it and making a few changes to … Continue reading The Next Stage: Paperback Proofs
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
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