Today it's raining, so I've written over two thousand words just this morning. It can be hard to motivate myself sometimes, but I'll see the story to its conclusion whenever that may be. This will not be by Christmas as it'll need a lot of proof reading and editing first.
I've changed my mind on a few aspects and clarified a few others.
- The novel will be a single book, but I've had many ideas that could lead to a sequel if the reaction to the first book is good enough.
- The cover artist will probably not be Ravven. Much as I like her work, it tends to be quite YA (young adult), and I'm going for something which is more "adult-adult". I've been looking at the work of Deranged Doctor Design, and I'm finding myself drawn to their style.
- The actual title may have changed. I've had the same title in mind since the start, but it would lend itself better to a sequel, so the new title has come from an idea I had for the first book, when I was going to split it into three.
I've also had an idea for another book which would be more of a polemic and not published under my real name. It came out of something I say to my wife and is influenced by the current state of our world. Watch this space...
That's all for now,
John Howes.
