...So What Now?

Excellent question, my dear non-existent reader. The answer is an interesting one, because there's just so much to talk about...

...Okay there's only about two or three things to talk about.

First up, what are you doing personally?

This year, having left university a few years ago and working in the interim, I have enrolled in South Seas Film and Television School. I'm currently in my 3rd week of the course and am learning the basics of each aspect of the industry. Everything from using a camera to knowing the health and safety laws is being covered, and I'm loving every part of it.

...Okay, I'm not loving Production Management so much.

Well then, what are you doing professionally?

I'm glad you asked, because god do I love bragging about this. I've just been picked up as a freelancer by Riot Games to write some articles about eSports in Oceania. I love eSports, and I love writing. I couldn't think of a better way to earn money.

I'm also getting some smaller pieces of mine published on websites, apps and online magazines. This is all in the interest of generating publicity and, with any luck, building a bit of a following before my novel comes out. These pieces are small things of anywhere between 500 and 2,000 words (shorter than a short story) that I have accumulated over time. Given that this is often too short to enter into competitions, I struggle to gain exposure through these pieces. I'm working very hard to change that.

What about The New Age of Steam?

The sequel to Maiden Voyage has been started. It is currently titled 'Beyond the Horizon', and I am about 10,000 words deep. That is all I will say about that.

Further books are planned. The world is one I spent years building before Maiden Voyage was even started. I plan on exploring other parts of it, and already there are a host of plans for stories to take place around this world. Some are more serious than others, and some are more developed than others. Only one is fleshed out enough to make it on to my hard drive, and it concerns the city of Aveiro.

When will Maiden Voyage be published?

In short, I don't know. In long, I'm having it checked for spelling and grammar, gathering one or two more opinions, then sending it off to publishers. It will likely be rejected from some, and others may feel it needs some changes first. Maybe no-one will want it. Who knows? What I can say, though, is that as soon as it is published, you'll be the first to know.