This may seem odd, but my writing currently bears an odd resemblance to travelling on public transport. I’d better explain: A couple of weeks back, when I had to abandon Guardians of Paradise in favour of deadline-driven stuff like editing and proofreading, I was having problems with two out of my four viewpoint characters being […]
Surprisingly like buses
Posted by Jaine Fenn on 17 December 2008 0
Two down now
Posted by Jaine Fenn on 14 December 2008 0
I’ve now returned the edited ms of Consorts of Heaven to my editor. I found a number of further typos, most of them minor, but one letter can make all the difference: for example, butter is made in a dairy, not a diary. In case these references are giving the impression I’m writing fantasy, I […]
Typo de Jour
Posted by Jaine Fenn on 10 December 2008 0
Most of the way through the final re-read of Consorts of Heaven after the final changes, and I’m mildly concerned. As with the proofreading of Principles, I’m finding more wrong than I should, and I know there’s no safety-net: this version of Consorts has been copy-edited, and though it should be professionally proofread before going […]
One down, two to go
Posted by Jaine Fenn on 5 December 2008 0
I’ve now completed and returned the page proofs for the mass-market paperback of Principles of Angels. There weren’t many changes: really, given that the text had already been proofread by myself for the trade paperback (and presumably also by a professional proofreader), there shouldn’t have been any, but I suspect stuff will always get through. […]
Unreality not co-operating
Posted by Jaine Fenn on 2 December 2008 0
I’ve come down from the garret because I’ve got to a tricky bit with Guardians of Paradise and I need to do something else for a while to let my head cool down. We’ve just reached the first meeting between two of the four viewpoint characters. I say meeting, but it’s actually a remote conversation […]
Subcontracting my brain
Posted by Jaine Fenn on 27 November 2008 0
November been a crazy month, writing-wise. It’s left me somewhat out of sorts, and I could use a small favour. So there I was, all set to pump up my wordcount on the first draft of Guardians of Paradise by dint of NaNoWriMo (always a great motivator) when, one third of the way into the […]
Also available in green (soon)
Posted by Jaine Fenn on 24 November 2008 0
The cover for Consorts of Heaven has been finalised, and M the Uber-Geek has done his stuff. The results can be viewed on the ‘Novels’ page of this very website. I also have a release date, which is 21 May 2009. While I was getting him to have a firtle I asked M to put […]
Another one gone
Posted by Jaine Fenn on 20 November 2008 0
I’ve just found out that Aeon, the US short story e-zine, is folding. It was a quality publication, and it’ll be a shame to see it go. I must confess that I was guiltily relieved to find that that their last issue (due out in early 2009) will feature the short story they bought from […]
And more about me
Posted by Jaine Fenn on 15 November 2008 0
I’ve done another interview, this time with attached bio and excerpt from Principles of Angels. It’s for Concept SciFi, who were a pleasure to work with, and you can read it here. I’ve also decided I need to get out more. A quick check of my diary shows that my social life for the last […]
More About Me
Posted by Jaine Fenn on 11 November 2008 0
For those wot is interested, I’ve done another interview, this one for an Australian website called The Specusphere There’s also a review of Principles of Angels up there. Not sure how long the interview will be on the site as it went up on November 1st (I’d sort of assumed they’d tell me when they […]