Edinburgh and Dreamwords

I got a wonderful call a few days ago from Scots-born American, Bruce. He'd read on this blog that I was in the UK and hopping from place to place. He wanted to offer the use of his Edinburgh apartment to allow me the opportunity to research the next book. This is such a generous gesture that I needed to thank him publicly and put on record the contribution he's made to make this whole thing happen. It's extremely trusting of him to do such a thing as I will be there unsupervised (I promise not to redecorate Bruce!). I should be there next week where I can rise early, walk the castle and city, take photographs and notes, soak up the atmosphere and populate the town with the characters screaming to get out of my head.

We have another member of the family. Welcome aboard, Paul.

As I write this, I am a couple of hours away from a radio interview. Really looking forward to it as it's a forward-looking college station, broadcasting to the wider region of Wolverhampton in England.

Yesterday was an important day. I started Dreamwords - Again! OK, so I've already written 50K words but, sitting on a concrete block overlooking the sea and a distant Arran, I started from scratch. As soon as I did, I knew it was right. It feels good and I love the novel already. It's been a while since I've been so excited about starting something new (well, since TC actually) but what a buzz. This is going to be something special, I hope, because it incorporates some ideas I've not seen elsewhere. If I get it right, I think TC fans will love it and a whole new audience may find its way to the series. That's the cunning plan anyway.