I’m now 89 pages through the book’s final edit, and fully remembering what a debilitating fucking grind working on a piece this large can be. I’m aiming to get it live in October now, and I’m working on it every night. Between 5-10 pages are completed each day. I have to do it once the…

We’re halfway through September, and I’m about 70 pages into the final edit. It’s odd working back through copy I wrote so long ago. It’s not me any more. I’m stripping out line after line, and it’s the better for it, but I’d never write this book again. I’ll be glad to get it out…

Correct, MAB fans; I’m going to publish the cover image of My Amazing Book tomorrow morning. Editing is ongoing after being stalled by gamescom, but hopefully this will give you an idea of the story’s air. I’m pushing on with it now, but realistically I think I’m looking at an October release because of TGS.…

Finished the first 50 pages of the final book edit tonight. It’s 219 pages long. Not quite sure exactly how long it’s going to take, but I’m getting through it. I think “when it’s done” is what it has to be. Can’t release it before then. That would be stupid. Also, it’s going to be…

Amy Winehouse’s death yesterday and the inevitable Twitter fight that resulted from it kept me awake last night. I think about death and dying a lot. I write about it because I’m obsessed with it. I’m not an especially morbid person, but I’m keenly aware that I’m going to die. Plenty of people died this…

Having actually looked at the Kindle Store on Amazon, it appears pretty much every paid novel on there costs less than I thought it would. Pricing My Amazing Book (MAB) at £2.99, then, is probably either very stupid or demonstrates my hilariously over-inflated opinion of my own worth. Potentially both. That considered, the good news…

I’ve starting editing the book for release. It’s going to take at least a few weeks, I think. Fiona wants to read it before it goes live, and that’s sensible. Very excited about getting it out there, and I’ve received some brilliant notes of support. I’m going to aim to get it done before the…

Following the Amazing Franchise Novel Disaster, I spent a week sitting on the beach in Argelès-sur-Mer thinking about what to do next. Jörg Tittel suggested I release the book for Kindle, not knowing it hadn’t actually been written, but this reminded me I do have a completed novel I could put out now. I started…

My involvement in a book deal I’d been working on for around two years ended in failure yesterday. I can’t talk about specifics as I’m under NDA, but, obviously, it’s a difficult turn. In a way, I feel relieved; it had become obvious something wasn’t right with the process, and the resolution means I can…