Although the climax of Bringer of Light might be exciting for the characters, it’s turning into a bit of a death-march for the author. Between writing it and doing a temporary but full-time day-job I’ve not got a lot of brain left. However, I am one of those writers who is lucky enough to be […]
In lieu of meaningful content …
Posted by Jaine Fenn on 16 July 2010 0
… I bring you the not-news that my next book title is also the name of a Guild in World of Warcraft. I haven’t checked, but with a name like ‘Guardians of Paradise’ I’m guessing we’re looking at light ‘n’ lawful types. Also from the virtual pages of google alerts, a hit for ‘Principles of […]
Finding out how it ends
Posted by Jaine Fenn on 12 July 2010 0
Having gone on (at some length) about the writing process, I’m now at the stage of Bringer of Light where I’m abandoning some of those organisational crutches. The questions in the ‘questions’ file have all been answered (or deferred until the next book…). It’s been weeks since I’ve looked at the ‘character’ or ‘reference’ files, […]
Spot the Difference
Posted by Jaine Fenn on 8 July 2010 4
I’m proud to unveil (well, insert) the final version of the cover for ‘Guardians of Paradise’: Observant (or particularly sad) readers may notice the addition of certain vowels. I liked the cover before: now I love it.
Not God: more like your mother
Posted by Jaine Fenn on 3 July 2010 0
Writers are, of course, megalomaniacs. We toy with our characters’ fates in a cruel and capricious way. Bwa-ha-ha and all that. Yeah, right. I’ve now reached the point in Bringer of Light where all my plot threads tie up and head for the denouement. It took a while and one of the strands ended too […]
It’s not an excuse if it’s true
Posted by Jaine Fenn on 29 June 2010 0
The original plan was to be reaching the end of the first draft of Bringer of Light about now. That would leave me a month or so of ‘fallow time’ during which I’d revisit some short stories (and have a social life), ready to embark on the double cycle of rewrites (aka ‘rinse and repeat’) […]
Dates, get yer lovely dates ‘ere
Posted by Jaine Fenn on 25 June 2010 0
The release date of the paperback of Consorts of Heaven has been delayed and will now be 29th July. This puts it only 10 weeks before the hardback and trade paperback of Guardians of Paradise hits the shops, on 16th September. To allow for last-minute slippage and to co-ordinate with the local literary festival, the […]
Author Checklist #3 – Tax Breaks
Posted by Jaine Fenn on 20 June 2010 0
That ideal world I referred to a while back would make the following tax deductible to help out us poor starving writers: 1. Chocolate. Because we need to encourage ourselves. 2. Massages. Because we spend a long time sitting in one (possibly uncomfortable) position while the words (hopefully) pour out. 3. Wine. See chocolate. 4. […]
The internet: all life is there
Posted by Jaine Fenn on 13 June 2010 0
This week, I have mainly been proofreading. Specifically, checking the page proofs for Guardians of Paradise, which is due out in just over three months. Review copies should be ready to go out far sooner. This means that the time has come to employ the marvels of t’internet to find out what, if anything, the […]
Proving myself wrong
Posted by Jaine Fenn on 9 June 2010 0
I had intended to write about the ‘two-thirds blues’, that point in writing the first draft of a novel when the initial impetus is long gone and the end seems impossibly far away. However, my protracted writing wibble of the last few weeks means I’m over that hurdle now; I’m currently working on the climax […]