Saturday, September 17, 2022
Current W.I.P.s: GNS3 | Lost Glove Society
Jumping out of my skin!
Incy Wincy
Sunday, September 11, 2022
Tomorrow I return to the job that pays my bills. I thought I'd make the most of my remaining free time with a little creative writing. As I opened my writing pad, a small spider scrambled across the page and lingered there. It was nice seeing him take such a keen interest in my work-in-progress 😀
Ironing Pyewacket
August 29, 2022
Managed to get my head around the first curious adventure of Mister Jonathan Pyewacket today. It's story has been coalescing for around a year now but today's stint of work in the garden has helped iron out the creased beast into something that will be far more presentable and should hopefully astonish the reader enough to make them anticipate any further magickal adventures Mister Pyewacket might stumble upon in the future.
My muse flutters its wings
August 15, 2022
For the first time in what seems like a very real age, I felt my creative muse make its presence known to me, fluttering its wings as it (hopefully) awakens and brings my creativity back to life...
I have finally decided the narrative voice that will be used to tell the tale of Jonathan Pyewacket. Hopefully, this decision will give the unfurling story a decisive edge and clear the story of unnecessary 'clutters...
Peace and Quiet in the Sunshine...
August 11, 2022
A little peace and quiet sat out in the sunshine. It's been a tough few months health-wise. I am hoping for better things in the future...
A Field in Suffolk
This is probably the most picturesque field I have ever had the village to walk past:
Please click the video below (it usually requires x2 clicks):
Well, I only gone and did it!
Well, I only gone and did it! Avalon ~ The Glastonbury Zine is published! And you Glastonbury lovers out there can buy your copy here :)
Gower WW2 Remnants
June 27, 2022
I am already getting enthused with my latest Explore Gower project. I am already compiling a list of map co-ordinates to check on...
Remnants of War
June 26, 2022
I had x4 books planned for publishing in 2022:
* Solstice
* A third book in my series of Gower guides
With the first three books now written, produced and available for sale, I can now introduce the final project I want to be completed and published by the close of this year:
I have a good five months to get this book sorted, so hopefully, I can pull something special together in this next book 🙂
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| Yours truly among the rubble of a WW2 pill box, Gower |
As part of this 5-month project, I will be revamping my old www.explore-gower.co.uk website. This will include bringing my old Gower guidebooks under the umbrella of Explore Gower and I have already redesigned the cover of The Verry Volk and Gower Ghosts to evidence that:
So, as well as keeping an eye on www.pixie-led.co.uk, please remember to keep an eye on www.explore-gower.co.uk as there will be lots happening on there...
SOLSTICE
June 15,2022
Well, it has taken me a few years to get this book written and published but the portmanteau novel is finally out in the wild and available for purchase as either a paperback or an ebook from Amazon. Click here to be taken to the purchase page for this novel.
With this beast finally released, I can give more attention to the projects that remain on my plate for 2022/3, namely Avalon ~ The Glastonbury Zine, a new book on the Gower Peninsula and my next novel - Pyewacket.
Publication Dates for these projects are:
Avalon - A Glastonbury Zine - August 8,2022
Gower - December 31, 2022
Pyewacket - February 28, 2022
I will release details of the rest of my 2023 projects closer to the time.
But for now, I hope you enjoy Solstice. And don't forget to leave a review on Amazon.
Speak soon,
Chris
Strange Pyewacket
June 08, 2022
I think Pyewacket will be my strangest book of all. It's not folk-horror, not Folk of the Faraway Tree. But both are hinted at strongly in my new creation. I'm hoping to get this story published sometime in the Year New but can not promise anything firm on this just yet...
Suffolk (2)
June 07, 2022
I awoke in the Suffolk Shephard's hut to a beautiful sunny morning and wasted little time cracking on with my writing before the rest of the family awoke. Sat on the steps of the shepherd's hut, surrounded by wildflowers and fields and rabbits and an orchestra of birdsong felt like bliss - pure unadulterated heaven.
Later in the day, when the sun got too hot, I even managed to scratch my pen across a few further pages. So far, the extraordinary adventures of Jonathan Pyewackett seems to be almost writing itself. 😃
Suffolk (1)
June 06, 2022
Had a much-needed getaway this past weekend. I didn't take many pictures as I am still out-of-sorts health-wise. I took the trip with my wife and son to meet up with my daughter (who lives too many miles away on the other side of the country) and her partner. They stayed in the house we had rented- my son on the first floor, my daughter and her partner on the self-contained second floor. My wife and I cwtched up in the nearby shepherd's hut.The weekend away was lovely, the peace and quiet of the Suffolk countryside providing medicine for the soul.
Here are some pics from the trip. And yes, I did find time to do some writing on my next novel, Pyewacket. It was lovely writing by fire and candlelight.
'Tis done.
May 31, 2022
How do I feel when I complete the writing of a novel?
Solstice is complete :)
Well, this particular book has taken me nearly 3 years to write and, much like the completion of my previous 5 novels, the feeling is of a complete sense of unburdening. Plus, of course, a growing sense of excitement as I can concentrate on fresher ideas :)
x2 Cover Art
With the publication dates of both Solstice and Avalon getting close, I thought it was time that I designed some book covers. And here they are - the front cover of Solstice and the full jacket layout for Avalon. I hope you like them :)
Taking a breather
May 29, 2022
There is nothing like reading a good book in the sunshine, surround by Nature's bounty. Such moments are priceless and, sometimes, beyond words.
x2 second drafts completed
May 25, 2022
I have been very busy this week writing and am now happy to report that the second draft of both Avalon, my book exploring Glastonbury, and my novel Solstice has now been completed. Now it's time for the third and final drafts of these docs, which in these instances is just proofreading, grammatical tidying up and typesetting the documents for publication. What a good start to this cold and drizzly Wednesday morning 🙂
More Project Juggling
May 22. 2020
Okay, so time-wise, I am nearly a quarter of the way through this Avalon zine project. Having taken a week off to crack on with another project I am working on (Solstice), I thought it was time that I had better crack on with Avalon:
Return to Solstice
May 13, 2022
I am happy to report that the first draft of Avalon ~ the Glastonbury Zine has now been completed :) Next up for me now is to proofread the articles and edit the photography and carry out a little in-page design. I am going to take a rest for the next couple of days though to enjoy the weekend. Catch you all on the other side... :o)
Juggling Projects
May 12, 2022
I've been cracking on with the Avalon project at a fair pace. But after the first draft of it has been done, I will have to ease back on its progress to concentrate on the second draft of Solstice. Oh, and that Gower book I had to put on hold because of illness wrecking my creativity, well, my mind has finally returned to this delayed project. The book won't be as first envisioned, but… Well, I'll speak further on this matter soon...
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