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Read more: My Haunted Week (And it’s not even Halloween!)
I really thought my week was haunted! Email-wise at least! There is the email that still hasn’t arrived after almost a month. God dammit! Then the other one that I’ve been waiting for eagerly. But, as soon as I read it, I really wished it hadn’t arrived as it wasn’t at all what I was…
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Read more: Revealing my David: The (continued) Joys of Developmental Editing
I’m not quite sure what the phrase is, but I’m up to my knees/elbows/neck/armpits? (insert whichever word you like best) in the developmental edits of The Hive Codex. I thought I was nearly done with the heavy lifting until I received the latest feedback from my Publisher last week. The email was worryingly long, but…
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Read more: When the Bees Sing….
Never forget to sing to the bees of love and loss, for they will sting you if you don’t! An extract from the Hive Codex: The Beekeeper We all know of the incredible power that music has, and how it can dramatically affect our moods. Songs can trigger emotions and memories more quickly than perhaps…
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Read more: How the Hive-ku was born and other stories…
One night in November, the 18th to be exact, I woke up in the middle of the night and strangely for me I couldn’t get back to sleep. I don’t normally have problems sleeping, so it was a bit of a weird sensation. I was lying in bed and unsurprisingly, my thoughts wandered to my…
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Read more: The Killing of Brother Oltan
Writing is hard. Editing is harder! Especially when you have to edit one of your favourite characters out of the book. And alas, this was the fate of poor Brother Oltan. Brother Oltan was one of those characters that always had a special place in my heart. He was based in no way at all,…
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Read more: An Indelible Reminder
All religions have their own imagery: a simple cross, twin interlocking triangles, a crescent moon and star, and countless others, all instantly recognizable symbols of their faith. And the Hive, not surprisingly, has the bee. In The Hive Codex, a small group of academics set out to create a set of rules to help a…
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Read more: Where is The Hive Codex set?
People often ask me if my characters are based on real people, but I don’t think anyone has asked me if the towns and cities in The Hive Codex are based on real places. The answer, like so many others, is not really a yes, not exactly a no, but a resounding sort of! When…
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Read more: Change isn’t always a bad thing!
This week, I had my first development edit meeting with my publisher since signing my contract. Anyone who knows me well will know that once a decision is made, I just want to dive straight in and get to work. So these last couple of weeks of waiting have been torture! But I can honestly…
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Read more: I’m rich!!!!
Just reached another exciting milestone in my journey to having my debut novel, The Hive Codex, published! I received the first installment of my author’s advance!!! I’m so happy to have donated this amount to helping support my fellow writers at Quills & Cosmos Press! ps: The cheque will be framed and have pride of…
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Read more: Contract Signed!!!!
I always promised myself a bottle of Dom Perignon when I signed a contract with a publisher. I’m delighted to announce that the contract is signed and that the champagne was delicious!! I just need to decide which milestone will be marked with the next bottle!
Cliff Hannan 