I’m taking a craft writing course, brushing up on how to write science fiction short stories. Learning a lot, re-learning some things, and having a blast writing. The last book in the Goodall series will be a lot better for it.
WHAT I’VE READ SINCE LAST POST: The Hills Is Lonely by Lillian Beckwith. A Lady’s Lesson in Scandal by Meredith Duran.
I’m working on the sequel to Brown, a mystery novel. Have 59 pages finished, or mostly finished. It’s going slowly this time, although frankly, I don’t remember how long it took me to write Brown, though I could look it up. Critique group today really liked Chapter 6.
And I had a reader really like (with some very specific and helpful exceptions) the audio version of The Goodall Mutiny. The narration of those three books (on Audible) by Alexandra Haag is remarkable. Sometimes she sent chills down my spine, especially with the last book The Goodall Marauders.
May do a omnibus version of this space opera. I’m giving it a lot of thought.
I’ve been reading science fiction short stories, and reading science fiction short stories, etc, for it seems like forever. Most of them are excellent. But I prefer novels. I am, however, bound and determined to write some excellent sf stories myself this year. Mystery shorts too.
Here’s a photo of one of my cats. 