Another week has gone by and
therefore another post has been written, although in some hurry this week. Now
I make a point to have my blog posts written well advance of when posting
(especially if it’s a theoretical topic as they take some thinking about) but
this one was last minute; this is because, this week I’ve felt worse than if I’d
gone on holiday with a group of Germans. At the time it feels amazing, but the
hangover isn’t something you want to talk about for a few years following. I’ve
not been drinking, to clear that up, I’ve just been struck by a rather potent
bout of influenza. However I’m nearly back to full strength again.
This
week I think it’s important to talk about how my mind has been able to look
back over the last few years and realise all the efforts I’ve put into getting
to where I am and how I could not have gotten here without having people I
could depend on. Family, no matter how little you can see them and my friends,
mostly the non-British ones have kept me on the straight and narrow in the
course I’ve chosen; I suppose this means I’m dishing out a lot of Birthday
presents for the next few years.
I
remember four years ago, when I started learning to write at a level that was
not just considered childish fantasy; I began by learning poetry, reading
different poets, different forms, and even over the last few years I’ve met
many poets from around the world, much to my delight. Fiction has always been
what I found hardest to write (or write well) but I’ve always wanted to go
against what was natural to me and write fiction, after a few years, and many
punctuation mistakes – that I still make all the time – I’m here with an editor
cleaning up my multiple messes.
So,
in Eleven days from now, I hit the official launch date of my book, do I feel
ready for the critics and those who misinterpret my work and disagree with me?
No! But I made the commitment to start and finish this book, the edits and
Nocturnal Press put their faith in it too, I suppose that means it was meant to
be out there. Even now I’m working on another book (or few) to hopefully
publish next year or so, we’ll just have to wait and see.
Until next time, I have a week of
work to catch up on. So read, write, live.
My usual hideaways
My book is now available for
pre-order at
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