Writing

Writing Stats February 2015

My writing target for this year was 10,000 words. That seemed like an easy goal. Writing my usual 500 words per day over lunch would leave plenty of wiggle room if I needed to miss a day or two.

The Bonescribe

I haven’t been writing much lately as I don’t have a novel idea at the moment. I’ve finished off the Knights of Elevar series and next week I’m going to start editing my Nanowrimo entry from last year, so that will take up a big chunk of my time. In the meantime I’ve been writing the occasional 500-ish word piece to keep the practice in. This is title “The Bonescribe”. I like it, but I think the horror is a bit lacking. Then again, I have just read Chuck Palahnuik’s Guts, so maybe I’m comparing it to that.

Farmer, Sailor...

I released the fifth part of the Knights of Elevar series, again, through Amazon’s Kindle Direct Publishing platform.

Silver Hand

, slightly later than planned, I released the fourth part of the Knights of Elevar series, again, through Amazon’s Kindle Direct Publishing platform.

War Stories

I’ve just released the third part of the Knights of Elevar series, again, through Amazon’s Kindle Direct Publishing platform.

Nano Excerpt

This is the opening scene from my Nanowrimo 2013 attempt. This is before any editing so may change drastically over the development of the novel. The concept is related to my entry last year, titled Monkeys in Space, but the story is completely different.

Healer

I’ve just released the second part of the Knights of Elevar series, again, through Amazon’s Kindle Direct Publishing platform.

The Black Knight

The Black Knight follows on from The Knight of the White Fountain, even though it was written before it. It has similar themes, but includes loss and regret at the sacrifices the main character is forced to make.

Ilias Awoke

Late last night I released my very first self-published short story through Amazon’s Kindle Direct Publishing platform.

The Knight of the White Fountain

The Knight of the White Fountain was originally written as a final short story for a writing course I took around 2008. This piece is about sacrifice and using the tools you’re given — no matter what they are.

Keyboards

I’m a programmer by day and I spend a lot of evenings and weekends writing. This means a lot of time in front of a computer typing.

Haircut

A short story which turns the trauma of hair loss on its head. Pun intended.