This blog has been in a holding pattern for a few weeks while I write book three, but that is all about to end. Barring a disaster, the first draft of Hollowgirl (Fall in Australia) will be done next week. So, to celebrate, I have a NEW STORY lined up plus (hopefully) news on several […]
Quickly popping up to say that I am hard at work on the third and final book in the Twinmaker series and therefore slower than usual posting here. That will be rectified soon, because there is news! Of an exciting nature! In the meantime, here’s an excerpt, hot off the press: “We’ve been through this,” […]
The final scene of Twinmaker took a lot of work. Here’s the first draft. (v1) “Things will work again now, but probably not the way you’re used to.” So many layers. So many meanings. Q had moved on from quotes, alliteration and [puns]. grown up. Clair stayed right where she was. Finally, the alarm died. […]
(So . . . in early drafts the issue of Clair being invaded by Mallory was played a lot harder. Here, in the train, is where Clair first confronts that fear.) The dream was hard-edged and sharp, like a machete. She tried to worm free of it several times, but once it had her pinned […]