The Grey Wolf Strikes Back Posted July 4, 2023 Share Posted July 4, 2023 Happy 4th of July for those of us in the US! Â Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Grey Wolf Strikes Back Posted August 14, 2023 Share Posted August 14, 2023 To my utter bafflement, I wrote a poem about Lancelot today. SpaceChampion and Starkess 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derfel Cadarn Posted September 8, 2023 Author Share Posted September 8, 2023 (edited) And it’s off! Finished Lucifer & Son (book 3 of 4 in the Sooty Feathers series) last night and emailed it to my publisher. It should be out some time next year, and since it’s set mostly in Glasgow, I’m hoping to use Worldcon Glasgow next year to promote the hell out of it and get some sales for the series. I’m now working on a heist novel where an underwater recovery expert is hired to retrieve a safe containing a rare, possibly still drinkable, bottle of wine from the bow section of the Titanic. The twist is, it was stored in the stern section (which was pretty much pancaked on impact), so her client is sending her and her team back in time to move the wine to where it will survive and can be recovered in the present. They can’t bring it back with them. Lots of double-crosses… Edited September 8, 2023 by Derfel Cadarn The Grey Wolf Strikes Back, Jace, Extat, Wall Flower and 4 others 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wall Flower Posted September 8, 2023 Share Posted September 8, 2023 3 hours ago, Derfel Cadarn said: And it’s off! Finished Lucifer & Son (book 3 of 4 in the Sooty Feathers series) last night and emailed it to my publisher. It should be out some time next year, and since it’s set mostly in Glasgow, I’m hoping to use Worldcon Glasgow next year to promote the hell out of it and get some sales for the series. I’m now working on a heist novel where an underwater recovery expert is hired to retrieve a safe containing a rare, possibly still drinkable, bottle of wine from the bow section of the Titanic. The twist is, it was stored in the stern section (which was pretty much pancaked on impact), so her client is sending her and her team back in time to move the wine to where it will survive and can be recovered in the present. They can’t bring it back with them. Lots of double-crosses… I can promise you one sale at least as I really enjoyed the first two books in the Sooty Feathers series and I'm looking forward to the latest one. Glasgow is a great setting. The Marquis de Leech, The Grey Wolf Strikes Back and Derfel Cadarn 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Grey Wolf Strikes Back Posted September 11, 2023 Share Posted September 11, 2023 On 9/8/2023 at 2:19 PM, Derfel Cadarn said: And it’s off! Finished Lucifer & Son (book 3 of 4 in the Sooty Feathers series) last night and emailed it to my publisher. It should be out some time next year, and since it’s set mostly in Glasgow, I’m hoping to use Worldcon Glasgow next year to promote the hell out of it and get some sales for the series. I’m now working on a heist novel where an underwater recovery expert is hired to retrieve a safe containing a rare, possibly still drinkable, bottle of wine from the bow section of the Titanic. The twist is, it was stored in the stern section (which was pretty much pancaked on impact), so her client is sending her and her team back in time to move the wine to where it will survive and can be recovered in the present. They can’t bring it back with them. Lots of double-crosses… I love the premise for your heist novel! Jace, Extat, Derfel Cadarn and The Marquis de Leech 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Grey Wolf Strikes Back Posted September 11, 2023 Share Posted September 11, 2023 (edited) Wrote a poem about Selene and Endymion last night. Title is "Who Woke Endymion?" Also, I forgot to share this but the title for my Lancelot poem is "A Knight's Reflection." Oh, and I'm hosting a digital discount sale in the UK for my first book from 9/11-9/16. (https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B09N9QL1H7) Edited September 11, 2023 by The Grey Wolf Strikes Back The Marquis de Leech and Derfel Cadarn 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Grey Wolf Strikes Back Posted September 15, 2023 Share Posted September 15, 2023 Wrote another short poem, this one titled "Dream of Humanity." The Marquis de Leech, Derfel Cadarn and SpaceChampion 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Marquis de Leech Posted September 28, 2023 Share Posted September 28, 2023 Have finished two months' worth of revisions on Old Phuul (including the addition of two extra chapters), and have resubmitted the resulting manuscript. Good to have that sorted by the end of September. In other writing news, I dusted off an unfinished short story set in the same world, and turned it into a 1000-word flash fiction piece for online magazine purposes. Derfel Cadarn, Jace, Extat and The Grey Wolf Strikes Back 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ser Not Appearing Posted September 28, 2023 Share Posted September 28, 2023 On 9/8/2023 at 2:19 PM, Derfel Cadarn said: I’m now working on a heist novel where an underwater recovery expert is hired to retrieve a safe containing a rare, possibly still drinkable, bottle of wine from the bow section of the Titanic. The twist is, it was stored in the stern section (which was pretty much pancaked on impact), so her client is sending her and her team back in time to move the wine to where it will survive and can be recovered in the present. They can’t bring it back with them. Lots of double-crosses… This is an interesting subject because risks and difficulties of recovering something from the Titanic is forevermore linked to the submersible that imploded. People know more now and have a relationship with the idea. Have you considered what changes that might spawn in your story? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derfel Cadarn Posted September 29, 2023 Author Share Posted September 29, 2023 (edited) 12 hours ago, Ser Not Appearing said: This is an interesting subject because risks and difficulties of recovering something from the Titanic is forevermore linked to the submersible that imploded. People know more now and have a relationship with the idea. Have you considered what changes that might spawn in your story? I was originally going to use the Titan as a basis for the sub in my book … needless to say that won’t be happening! Edited September 29, 2023 by Derfel Cadarn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Marquis de Leech Posted October 2, 2023 Share Posted October 2, 2023 (edited) Oddly enough, there is actually a 1898 novella called The Wreck of the Titan: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wreck_of_the_Titan:_Or,_Futility It's not very good, and is only remembered because of the Titanic fourteen years later. Edited November 23, 2023 by The Marquis de Leech Derfel Cadarn and The Grey Wolf Strikes Back 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Marquis de Leech Posted October 5, 2023 Share Posted October 5, 2023 Now have a publishing contract - Old Phuul will be coming out in 2024! SpaceChampion, Derfel Cadarn, Lord Patrek and 5 others 7 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derfel Cadarn Posted October 28, 2023 Author Share Posted October 28, 2023 Lucifer & Son (Sooty Feathers #3) has been accepted by Elsewhen Press and all going well will be out by next year. Since it’s set mostly in Glasgow, I’m hoping to promote it (and books 1 and 2) heavily during Glascon next year. williamjm, Jace, Extat, snowleo and 5 others 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Marquis de Leech Posted November 14, 2023 Share Posted November 14, 2023 Busy writing shorter fiction at the moment. 13,000 words done so far for November, spread across three stories. Derfel Cadarn and The Grey Wolf Strikes Back 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Marquis de Leech Posted November 23, 2023 Share Posted November 23, 2023 Over 20,000 words written in November - two meaty short stories done, and one on-going novella. The Grey Wolf Strikes Back and Jace, Extat 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Grey Wolf Strikes Back Posted November 24, 2023 Share Posted November 24, 2023 Happy Thanksgiving y'all! Â Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Marquis de Leech Posted November 29, 2023 Share Posted November 29, 2023 Three chapters done on novella project, totalling 16,000 words. I'm closing in on 25,000 words for November. A truly excellent writing month. The Grey Wolf Strikes Back, Jace, Extat and Derfel Cadarn 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Marquis de Leech Posted November 30, 2023 Share Posted November 30, 2023 The Freedom of the Watcher novella sitting at 17,100 words at the end of November. 25,800 words overall this month... yep, that's a good writing month. Derfel Cadarn, Jace, Extat and The Grey Wolf Strikes Back 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derfel Cadarn Posted December 4, 2023 Author Share Posted December 4, 2023 On 11/30/2023 at 10:58 AM, The Marquis de Leech said: The Freedom of the Watcher novella sitting at 17,100 words at the end of November. 25,800 words overall this month... yep, that's a good writing month. I managed 19272 words this month :/ Ser Not Appearing, The Marquis de Leech, The Grey Wolf Strikes Back and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Grey Wolf Strikes Back Posted December 11, 2023 Share Posted December 11, 2023 Expanded an old bit of flash fiction and wrote a poem reimagining the Wild Hunt. Goal for this month is to finally finish writing Wart's Tale. Jace, Extat 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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