…and another month with no updates here. But! I have been working even harder at finally getting Bootlesquith Manor out of the door. So hard, in fact, that I decided it was time to give it its official title and artwork.
Yes, that is a rather primitive cover knocked up on canva, but it actually does the job surprisingly well. You can find out more about The Ballad of Matthew Smith at stevetrower.co.uk.
Also happening recently:
Editing.
It has been a month heavy in edits: the final final touches to The Ballad of Matthew Smith are almost done of course, and Bit #1 of The Ambivalence Chronicles will be following soon after.
Planning.
NaNoWriMo is on my mind, naturally; I’m thinking I’ll enter, but whether I win or not will largely depend on how well the final edit of Ambivalence #1 goes. On the plus side that’s a much shorter work than Matthew Smith, but getting it out during November (which is my self-imposed deadline) will still be a challenge! My NaNo project may well end up being a ramshackle collection of shorter works, possibly including later Ambivalence stories, the children’s story inspired by my daughter, and some science-fictiony stories I’ve had rattling around in my brain for ages.
Website updates.
I’ve had stevetrower.co.uk for ages, but it’s been pretty much dormant since I moved the blog and everything else over here. But given that both The Ballad of Matthew Smith and The Ambivalence Chronicles are heavily influenced by my own particular breed of British humour, I thought a .uk domain would suit them. And so that’s where they are, primarily. There have been (and will continue to be) a few minor changes here to accommodate those works and other behind the scenes tweaks.
Coming soon…
The Ballad of Matthew Smith will be released on all ebook platforms by the end of October – a firm release date will be announced as soon as I’ve got all the files ready and checked over. Bit#1 of The Ambivalence Chronicles will be available during November – again, firm release dates to follow. And whatever comes from NaNo, will come from NaNo.
Obviously, with all this going on, expect blogging to be sporadic, although it is my plan to post roughly weekly updates during November.
But you know what they, the best laid plans of mice…