Being a (wannabe) author…..OK someone is already telling me off for saying that I know…..can be a turbulent and unpredictable ride. One minute you can have all the faith in the world and the next day the rug is pulled from under you. It’s never easy to know what the day will bring in respect of writing and seeing as this is not my full-time profession there are many external factors that “interfere” along the way too.

At the moment, however, I am on a bit of a roll. As of Christmas Eve I managed to put the final elements of the next Magdon novel in position so I have a basic edited manuscript that I will now shelve until the end of January when I will resurrect it for a full edit. Since arriving home from my course I have managed to muster together some 15,000+ words to finish the story I started in June!

I am very happy with how it has panned out and I think it is another worthy addition to the mythology of my monsters, adding new elements and firming up things already set in the first. The hardest part was the end and at the moment that has two possibilities…….I have written both and will decide when it feels right as to how the story will in fact end.

Since finishing (working title) Into The Dark 2 I have allowed myself to reconnect with Christian Thomas to add book 2 to the Reaper’s Journey series. I’ve got my little notebook out and am scribbling away ideas which fills me with confidence. I want this series to be something special and am enjoying the hard work of creating something new from the depths of my head. I have whole worlds and places to create which makes this an even bigger challenge for me.

On a side note over the last 4 days I have seen some brilliant take-up from INTO THE DARK and ASCENDING BEYOND which, thanks to you readers, has seen me sitting in the Amazon Top 100 (as high as #13 in one category) so thank you from the very depths of my heart. I only hope that those who have downloaded the book actually read it and if you do enjoy it then consider leaving a review.

I know I keep going on about reviews but they are so so so so so important in encouraging people to trust me. I know I am an unknown entity and it’s hard to stand out from the crowd if people don’t commit to page their thoughts on the stories I write. For those that do I am eternally grateful.

But alas I had better get back to brainstorming and see where the next adventure is going to take us.

Smiles all.

T.A.

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