I’ve been fortunate as an author. Most of the books I’ve written have been commissioned in advance by publishers. This is very flattering of course — it’s nice to be in demand — but it can also be slightly restrictive. So I’ve decided that I deserve another stretch of time to work on my own stuff.
I haven’t settled on a title yet, but the Ghostwoods project is an epic vampire novel set in a dark urban fantasy version of the modern world. I want to tell the story from the vampire point of view, rather than just having them as plot devices for a human-focussed tale. I’ve been thinking a lot about the vampire map of the Earth recently, which has yielded some interesting results. We tend to forget how much the boundaries and borders of our world change over time.
The events of the story are starting to shape up nicely, and I’ve got some fun characters starting to come together. I’ve got a good feeling about this project. It’s going to have some dark and twisty corners, but mainly I’m aiming for it being a compelling read, and an interesting look into the vampire world.
I’ll be sharing more about the project as it continues, and if you have any questions — about the process, the setting, characters, themes, whatever — then please, fire away in the comments!
Hi :)
Thank you for sharing this great blog/post. The book sounds very intriguing and I would definitely read it :)
No questions, just encouragement. Write so that I may read! :)
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I look forward to being able to read this :) hope it flows well for you :)
Oh, we *are* looking forward to this.
Hey, this sounds awesome. I’m liking the rest of the blog, too. I look forward to hearing more!
Looking forwards to following you on your journey for this. Sounds good. :) I’m always willing to be a sounding board when you’d like to ramble.
Thanks for all the lovely encouragement, folks. It’s much appreciated — and makes the writing easier, too :)
Good to see you hard at it, Tim – the site looks great.
Sounds great Tim! I look forward to exploring this…..