So, Dry Ice: A Short Story Collection is out in the universe. It's available as an ebook from all good retailers, and also in paperback and hardback via Amazon (I may release hardcopies elsewhere later but still haven't decided).Aside from doing all the publishing stuff for Dry Ice, what have I been up to? Let's consult my tracking spreadsheet of wonder...Hmm, my last writing update was in the middle of Feb, so let's include February's writing numbers here as well.... more

It was while perched on the remains of a concrete pillar, knees hugged tight to her chest, that Jaskee realized Nicholas and Gajei were up to no good. The pair lurked in the shadows of the Pinnacle Complex, bloated backpacks on their shoulders and bulging sacks in their hands.Before the earthquake they’d lived in the apartment opposite Jaskee’s. Now they, along with Jaskee, her Da’, and a myriad other marooned souls, spent their nights wrapped in scarred sleeping bags and... more

Time is rollin', rollin', rollin'!When we last chatted, I'd just started edits on Spider's Hub (using a new process) and had 2 other projects on the go (an outline for the next novel, and a Jazz Healy short story). Oh yeah, and I'd just created a brand new spreadsheet of wondrous wonder to track all my writing and editing down to the exact word.Now, almost a month on, I'm still editing Spider's Hub (more on that soon), and have 5 (!!) other projects in... more

So it's 2022. The year after 2021. In fact, we're already more than halfway through January. For me, at least, time has travelled different over the last couple years. Faster. Others I've spoken to say that for them time during the pandemic has crawled. But not for me. I'm not sure why.Anyway, this is a place for writing talk, so before I get sidetracked before I've even begun, what's happening writing-wise for S.C. Mae?Well, last week I finished the first draft of... more

So it's probably time I posted, right? Gah, I am terrible at this blogging thing!What's been happening in my writing world, then? Well, all 4 books of the Jazz Healy, Reunion series are out, but you already knew that because they were out last time I posted. I'm still tossing up whether to do hardback copies on Amazon or not. At this stage, ebook and paperback are probably enough.As far as the Lincoln Reilly books go, I'm over 60K into The Votack Rebellion draft. My planned... more