writing
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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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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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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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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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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…
Cliff Hannan 