WORLDSMITHING

And if you have any idea what that means then you're one up on me! The last three books, which haven't come out yet, made this a particularly insistent problem. Basically aliens are, well alien. They come from a different world that is not Earth, they speak a language that is not used on Earth. The referents in that language are not those that we use in our speech. And they have no use or knowledge of our systems of measurement. Not of distance, nor volume, nor time. One way

Well, I've had my first therapy session with my editor. One of the things she highlighted, which is probably worst in Activation because it is a problem that I only became aware of later, was that there were places where characters did things that made no sense. Beyond the normal nonsensical behaviour of my characters, that is. And the reason for it was that the scene was so vivid in my mind, I could see every detail, that of course that action was the logical thing to do. Bu

There is going to be a big of a quiet spell for readers. Be assured that the writing is still going on but there will be a break in publishing. I have been lucky enough to secure the services of a very helpful and professional editor and she is starting at the beginning. Yes, Activation is under the microscope and will undoubtedly emerge the better for it. This means that the book that I have just finished is not going to see the Amazon bookshelves for a while. On the bright