Update

Hello Everyone,

It's been a while since I have posted so have a bit of news.

A short story of mine called 'Burn Me' can be found in the current issue of AntipodeanSF, a speculative fiction online mag. Here is the link: http://www.antisf.com/stories/story09.htm
If you like it you can even vote for it as the best of the issue! It's a wee bit dark but hopefully enjoyable!

The website- Christmas Magazine, have asked to include two of my Christmas poems, Beyond a Snowy Path - Christmas in July and Beyond a Snowy Path - Dasher's Dash, in their online Advent Calendar, which goes live in the first week of December. They already have the original Beyond a Snowy Path as a permanent fixture on the site. Here is the link: http://www.christmasmagazine.com/en/spirit/

I recently had a meeting with the editor of Focus and it looks like they wish me to not only keep writing for them but maybe even do more little jobs for them for specialised issues. They don't have a January issue so I have a bit of a break but have story assignments lined up now till about June of next year. As the stories become longer and more involved they have offered to pay more per issue which is great.

The Lilith Charm didn't get a place in the Hachette Livre Development Programme which was a shame. The manuscript has been read by two people now and once I make some changes according to their suggestions I am going to start the submission process proper next year. Then will move on to the third novel which I have an idea for and the details are slowly coming together.

The only other thing to report is an article I have written on an artist called Ivan Isbister which I am very happy with but which was rejected by its intended magazine! So if anyone knows of any art mags that are looking for stories or profiles of individual artists, could you let me know!

That's about it for now! If I don't post before I would like to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas and hope you enjoy the next month and a half, the best time of the year!

Adi