After last month, some of you may want updates on my burns (because you are nice like that). I will save that for the end of this month’s blog post. In the meantime, I have a lot of bookish news to share. In June, I was invited to join Willow Wraith Press. ‘What is WillowContinue reading “July 2025 – Recovery, Wraiths and Cover Reveals”
Category Archives: book design
April 2025 – Remember to Breathe
If I allow myself to skip posting or writing for a day or two, I will still love writing next year. If I let myself worry about falling short of ambitious goals, I could burn out.
October 2024 – How to Commission Art
We’re doing a themed blog post today, and it is all about commissioning art. I often have trouble with speaking as an authority on anything because I feel I never know enough. But it turns out you don’t have to know everything to be somewhat useful, and I have been working as an illustrator forContinue reading “October 2024 – How to Commission Art”
April 2024 – An Illustrator’s Retrospective
I started this blog as a way of documenting my journey to publishing my debut novel. Since Far Removed came out, the blog’s goal has been vague, and I have shared mostly reader feedback and promotions. However, I don’t want to dedicate this space to marketing. There’s enough of that on my social media channels. SoContinue reading “April 2024 – An Illustrator’s Retrospective”
January 2024 – Reveals and Other Surprises
Welcome to my first blog post of 2024. Novelette Cover Reveal Narratess and FanFiAddict recently revealed the official cover for my prequel novelette, The Tidelings of Dras Sayve. Coming 21 March 2024 Maverick diplomat Emis Rindar travels to the northernmost clan in the Dras Channel, seeking the assistance of an old friend. After a lifetime ofContinue reading “January 2024 – Reveals and Other Surprises”
November 2023 – Knights in Glazed Armour
My gallery may yet make a comeback; I recently appointed a noble defender for my illustrations. But more on that (and award nominations) later. Edit 29/11/23: My Kofi page is up! One of the strange things about having Christmas and New Year in summer, is that all the exciting events occur over 2-3 months. ThenContinue reading “November 2023 – Knights in Glazed Armour”
June 2023 – Month of the Cover Reveal
It has been a whirlwind June for Far Removed. I have a couple of exclusive offers for those who have been bearing with me all these months.
May 2023 – Character Name Reveals
If you are ready to see the names of my two main characters, scroll on. Then do come back to the top if you want to catch up with other news.
April 2023 – Far Removed, Close to Finished
My book and I occupy the space between proofreading and typesetting. I’m also sharing other indie releases and some photos of marine life.