Forgive me, father, for I have sinned. It's been two years since my last blog post.

So after teasing us with a new book, what the heck have you been up to John?

I suppose I'm too old for the dog ate my homework, so I'll just need to fess up.

I'm still working on my fantasy opus.

• It's finished!
• Well actually not quite.
• There's the editing - I've just finished the third read through, and now I'm using some tools to check the grammar and punctuation etc.
• After much internal debate, I decided to add an epilogue. It's a section of story I was going to add to the next volume, but I decided it fitted better in this one.

Other things have also solidified:

• After much flip-flopping, I've decided on a cover artist. It's one of the leading names in the business. A lot more expensive, but the quality is excellent. I'll be sharing some more details in a future post.
• Every good Fantasy story needs a map. I currently have a hand-drawn map which I was going to digitize using photoshop. I've discovered a specific map-making tool which I will be using instead. I'll be having a go soon, and I'll share my experiments with you.

I still don't know how many parts the first book will be split into. I haven't started the formatting yet.

Whatever happens, I promise to blog at least once a week from now on.

You can also catch my random ramblings on Twitter and Instagram. I'm very new to Instagram, so please be gentle.

That's all for now.

Cheers,

John H.