The beginning of semester always knocks me around a bit, but things are calming down enough for me to start posting the next instalment of Caewen’s little tale. This story is a bit of a departure, where we see things from another point of view. It is my attempt to write something much more in…
Update on life and writing
I’m sure that I’ve been told that one should never start a post or update with an apology. But, here we are. I have been out of communication for a while now. Towards the middle of last year, I found myself slipping into a state of burnout. The upshot was that I needed to step…
Touching up the webpage
Not much to add. I’ve done some toying around with the webpage and changed the general appearance. At the moment, I prefer this incarnation to the last one. It is a bit more alive and colourful. Will continue to tinker though.
Feeling Better
I’ve been improving. The strange thing about burnout is that there is very little one can do to try and fix it. Taking on extra ‘self-care’ tasks may actually add to the feeling of overwhelming exhaustion. At some point I’d like put together something more coherent about getting past a state of burnout. For now,…
Burnout and Writing
Burnout is all over the internet at the moment. For the first time in my life I feel fashionable. I’ve been spending a bit of time just trying to give myself as much rest as I can get when not at work or looking after our little toddler. I’m feeling better for it, although I…
Okay, so, I’m definitely sailing close to burnout
This is something that I’ve been avoiding thinking about, or looking squarely at for some time now. Until the last few weeks, I wasn’t even certain what was going on, but I’m now fairly convinced that I’m wandering along the borderlands of burnout. I also think this is a mixed burnout. It’s not just writing…
Plan moving forward
I’ve had a break for a couple weeks, and it’s now time for me to think about my plan for moving forward with this series. At this stage there are a couple immediate things to consider: The next books, A Charm for the Nameless Child, is complete as a first draft, but I suspect it is going to need some…
Cover redesigns
I’ve been mulling around some cover redesigns for the Winter King series. I don’t know if this is what I will stick with, but I thought I’d post some images of the new designs (so far). I’m aiming to make the overall cover a bit darker, and change all the image formats to the standard…
Fair Upon the Tor #102 (the end…)
Three bent figures stood close together, their heads leaning into a bent-necked huddle. They had gathered together on a hillside, cold and wind-scoured. Their rather desolate place of meeting stood some distance from Sorcery Tor, though if a person chose to look west from the slope, the great peak would still be visible: albeit a…
Fair Upon the Tor #101 (bonus update)
Most of the company parted ways outside Samarkarantha’s tent, with the tor making a shadow of the sky behind them. Dapple and Caewen, along with the two Forsetti siblings, walked a winding path north for about an hour. Just as the sun was reaching noon, they found themselves standing at the north crossroads, within sight…