THINGS happened... or: Why don't you blog every week like you promised?!

Question:
Why don't you blog every week like you promised?!

Answer:
I haven't been very active lately. It is true.

Life happened. I was getting THINGS done.

What kinds of things? I got a day job. I wrote a new short story of 5k words and am working on more.

So... why aren't you blogging as often as you said you would?

1. (and I think this is the most important) I don't like it. I've tried blogging and it simply didn't work for me. I'd rather say nothing than say a lot of bullcock or force myself to squeeze out some advice about craft that someone else could explain much better (someone who's written a craft book on it for example. I've read a lot of them and can recommend plenty. I feel there's enough material out there already and they've explained it much better than I have the patience for!) Plus... I don't want to bore anyone with stuff I don't really care to blog about. I will however blog when there's a topic I want to talk about and that I feel is important.

2. I'm busy
I'm writing new things all the time.
I don't get time to blog even if I wanted to. I've recently taken a day job and it's keeping me busy 9 hours of the day +1 for the commute. There's no time to blog if I'm also trying to write stories. And I have to set priorities.


I think these are the two most important points and while this post isn't really an apology (though it does suck I have so little time to talk to you guys!) it should explain what's been going on! I hope you're not too disappointed. And hey, here's a little something-bonus! I've read enough books on writing craft to be able to recommend some! So if you have any question, about my stories, craft, et al, or just want a recommendation on which book/craft book to read next, drop me a line, and I'll respond to your email within a few hours! (Days if I'm on holiday... but even then it should be quick.)

I hope you're having a good week... and if you haven't yet... check out the new, awesome cover of my short story "The Hungry Worlds"! You can find the story (plus cover) HERE! Oh and... as always, write a comment if you have something to say!

Here's a great update!

Hi guys

I know it's been a while, and this post will be short. I'm just happy to tell you I've managed to get a cover for one short story (so far) and this is "The Hungry Worlds" one of my more popular ones. I hope you like the cover as much as I do! And the story of course! ;)

Here's the cover... and a link to the amazons! (It might still take a while until it's visible... check back every so often!)

You know what's also cool? There'll be two more short stories out shortly (Ho ho! The twistedness of this sentence) if I can drag myself away from playing The Witcher! More about those two shorts in a bit. :D

You haven't read "The Hungry Worlds" yet? You should. It's gotten the best feedback out of all my stories so far. (Plus, you can read it on KDP, which is also cool.)

I hope you're having a good week and such. I'm quite busy at the moment (two more short stories in the works...) but I'll be posting some more if there's time. Then again... writing stories has to be my priority over writing blog posts. :)

Cheers