Still nothing to report on the sequel, though circumstance now favours a return to work on it!
I'm not far away from completing the main draft and I edit quickly and manically so as soon as the novel is written, it should be a matter of a couple of weeks before it's ready for publication.
It'll be worth it! After that, I'm not sure where I'll go next with fiction...
There's some old novels, novellas and stories that need to be looked at and possibly published. Actually, there's quite a bit of stuff around the place, all of it written alongside my poetry.
There's one short novel which was published in a Glasgow small press magazine, Magazing, over several issues.
There are a couple of novels (and plays) which are probably too heavily influenced by Samuel Beckett to be worth publishing, though I'm proud of them. They might see the light of day eventually but they're not a priority.
Or should I start thinking about a sequel to The Boy Who Zoomed?
Friday, 28 September 2012
New poetry book - 'Ashes'
Published yesterday: Ashes, a new volume of uncollected poetry. Some of the poems have been previously published in vaPublished today: Ashes, a new volume of uncollected poetry. Some of the poems have been previously published in various magazines, journals and anthologies.
Ashes features two poem sequences: 'Crow' and 'Dewlap'. The latter was written for R. S. Thomas, and the former is the earliest selection of work in this volume, dating back to the 1980s.
There are travel poems from India, Burma, Tunisia and elsewhere, and there are poems exploring the themes of Birth, Life and Death. One of the longer poems is an exploration of of what used to be called Manic Depression although there is also humour to be found in the book.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Ashes-ebook/dp/B009HCXNPQ/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1348773777&sr=8-1