Blog silence...no more!

Hello again, after a long absence.

It may seem as though no writing related work has been done lately but that’s not quite true. During the last couple of months, I’ve been involved in lots of non-writing related time-sucks, almost all of them highly beneficial, though a recent illness isn’t one of those. That said, I’m on the mend. One of the best aspects of being ill was being able to get on with some of the writing tasks that were in the pipeline.  

Having signed up my Celtic fervour Saga series for an exciting blog tour it was my job to write lots of unique guest posts and answer lots of author interviews, all of them requiring individual responses. During the last three weeks, I’ve selected 12 different ‘unique’ extracts across 4 books (meaning the sections haven’t been used elsewhere); I’ve written 12 different guest posts and (so far) 8 interviews. I’ve also written a separate guest post and author interview bringing the total to 34 substantial ‘writing tasks’.

The current task on my writing list is preparing a slightly updated version of The Taexali Game  for self-publication with Ocelot Press. The intention will be to have that up-and-running very soon and there will be more updates on that as and when it gets a firm date. 

The 2nd Edition will have very slightly reduced introductory chapters, some new front and back matter and best of all, I intend to create a map for easier reader understanding of where the action is taking place. (I'm not sure why that didn't happen when I first self-published it!) 

The front cover design will remain similar, since I still adore Neil Saddler’s creation.

Currently The Taexali Game is on Amazon at a reduced price of £1.99 ($1.99 equivalents). If you've not read it yet, you can get a copy HERE.

As soon as The Taexali Game is ready for republishing, I'll be back to my manuscript for Book 5, Beathan the Brigante. 


I've also managed to read a few novels as well as non-fiction lately so I'll be adding some ratings for them on Goodreads and Amazon, and short reviews if I can squeeze them in. 

I can't finish off this post without mentioning that one of the most frustrating non-writing part of my recent days has been keeping up with the utterly sad and ridiculous politics taking place in the UK. The UK government is a total shambles. Independence for Scotland can't come soon enough. I've wanted Independence for Scotland for literally decades and always accepted that when it happens there will be a certain turmoil. However, nothing can be worse than what's going on just now and about to happen when Brexit with a deal or without a deal occurs (if it does). Nothing about any kind of Brexit is good for Scotland.

My eyes are glued to the Parliament channel when not presently hitting the keys on my keyboard...

Slainthe!