Category Archives: News

Busy week today.  My new Alex Verus novella is moving steadily along – current word count is 26,000 and we’re getting close to the end.  I’m hoping to finish the first draft in another week or so. And unrelatedly, the … Continue reading →

Well, we’re finally done with the ending commentaries!  Now that that’s over, I think this is a good time for a general update. My new novel in my new series is (still) with my publishers – it’s been with them … Continue reading →

We’re now a bit over half of the way through the Alex Verus alternate ending mini-series – the next two posts in it will cover the “Bad Things Happen” alternate ending, i.e. the one that lots of people liked.  (We’ll … Continue reading →

Well, the new book is done, hopefully for good this time.  Now that I’ve had a few days to recover, here’s a look at where we are, and where things are likely to go! This rewrite has taken me about … Continue reading →

New book is done.  (Again.)  I sent the manuscript off to my publishers two days ago, exactly on time. I’ve been working on this pretty much flat-out for the past month and now that it’s finally finished, I’m exhausted.  I’m … Continue reading →

Big rewrite on the new book is nearly finished.  Judging by word counts, I’m at about the 95% mark.  About one more chapter and I’ll be done. Rewrites are rarely fun, and I’ve been occupied with this same book for … Continue reading →

I wrote a post last year talking about Alex Verus short stories in which I sketched out ideas for a few different pieces of short fiction set in the Alex Verus universe but with different viewpoint characters.  I’ve still been … Continue reading →

As of this week, I’ve got exactly one month until my deadline.  The rewritten version of Book #1 in the new series is due on June 15th. It’s pretty common for writers to miss deadlines, but in this case I’ve … Continue reading →

The German translation of Alex Verus continues to move along – this week’s release is volume #8, Bound.  It’s coming out on May 16th in paper, ebook, and audio. The German editions are being released at a steady rate of … Continue reading →

Still working away on the rewrite of the new book. One interesting difference between the start of this series and Alex Verus has been how I’ve handled the characters.  In the early Alex Verus books, I made up new characters … Continue reading →