Mapping the Magic Game
I have managed to complete the
first edit of the first draft for my third book about The Tenth Gateway. I
found a lot of inconsistencies and over use of some word and phrases. I still
find it difficult to think of another way of saying ‘he said or she said’!
The edit was also very useful in
helping me to think about the geography of the world of The Tenth Gateway. Maps like the one pictured and Robert Louis Stevenson’s map of ‘Treasure Island’ gave me the idea.
Whilst I have the picture of the
world of the magic game in my head I decided to draw a map of what it could
look like. This has been really helpful as I realised that some of my
directions and descriptions of the topology didn’t make sense. So I’ve had to
re-write those bits.
I’m about to go on holiday for a
few weeks. This will give me the opportunity to review the story again with
fresh eyes when I return.
Book Promotion
My books are available for
purchase online. It’s very difficult to know how many people find it via the
different sites plus my own web page and social media.
A positive approach taken this
year by Austin Macauley Publishers is a combined book promotion opportunity
with a number of book fairs across the world. I’ve signed up for a few of them
for ‘The Spy’s Door’ – so cross my fingers someone will see and like my book.
Austin Macauley Marketing have
also sent me some promotional materials – book marks, post cards and posters.
If anyone has read either The
Tenth Gateway or The Spy’s Door please let me know what you think.
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