by Dan | Jun 16, 2015 | children's books, fantasy, history, juvenile fiction, steampunk
In 1640s England, Writer is arrested in the night and put on trial by the Witchfinder General. Can she unlock her latent powers and free herself before the murderous Trial by Water? At the other end of the Vale, Keeper and his dragon are brutally seized by redcoats...
by Dan | May 26, 2015 | children's books, fantasy, juvenile fiction, writing, writing tips
“When you say you’re editing your book, what do you mean?” I’ve been asked this a few times now. Let me tell you what I have been up to since I finished the first draft of the new book (“first draft” means I wrote the whole story...
by Dan | Feb 18, 2015 | fantasy, juvenile fiction, writing
Hard to believe my last update was just before the New Year when I had barely begun but I have been writing and researching furiously since. Not as furiously as Book 1, of course, or I’d be done by now. In the last six weeks I have written 55,000 words of this...
by Dan | Dec 29, 2014 | children's books, fantasy, juvenile fiction, writing
I have been quiet on the blogging front and that’s mainly because I am busy writing the second book in the Gunpowder and Alchemy series. So, where am I at? Planning; overall arc was decided a while back but now I have every chapter roughed out. We are looking at...
