WIPping up a Storm!
Yeah, I know! Terrible! But this little paragraph is about, shockingly, WIPs. Though circumstances forced a stall, I am working on a new book. It will be the fifth in the G1: The Guardians series. It has a slightly different atmosphere to the other stories. I decided that there was a serious risk of things becoming just ‘more of the same’, so the new tale has some very different elements, including multiple threads and some nods to European folklore and even some Christian myths. As to more immediate WIPs, the soon-to-be-released novel is progressing well in the preparations for printing, and Shade of Evil is already heading to the final proof stage with the printers. There’s good reason to hope that the novel will be available in both paperback and hardback print editions on the launch date!
A Memory of a Wonderful Series
Back in the 1970s, The Hamlyn Publishing Group produced a lovely set of books – the Hamlyn all-colour paperbacks. Now, before anybody who remembers them jumps all over me, I know that the binding quality was absolutely awful, and you were liable to end up with a set of loose-leaf books! No, for me, what made these books so special was the range of subjects and the first class color illustrations. I had numerous books in the series, ranging from animals to geology, from Budgerigars to guns! As one of hose kids more inclined to learn by self-education at home, or out and about, the books were an invaluable resource. And, most important of all, they were affordable. The books were all written by experts but in an interesting way, without being overtly educational or, vitally, condescending.
~ Steve
