The algorithm goblins have scoured this site and discovered that there has been a spontaneous jump in visitors (or so they informed me this morning). In light of this new surge in popularity (so far it’s a whole ten visitors per day over the past week and counting!) I thought I’d pop in a quick post to say hello and welcome.
As you’ll no doubt see, I haven’t kept up with my blogging lately. This is partly due to a busy schedule on my end (unfortunately books don’t write themselves, I asked the algorithm goblins but they answered in indecipherable ones and zeros then ran away). However, my blogging absence has predominantly come from an odd shift in the way people use the Internet in our (semi) post-pandemic world. Namely, people seem to be using it less.
I have no idea what brought all of you new visitors. I don’t know how old you are, I have no idea whether you are all avid readers looking for advice on good books, or whether you are a new/experienced writer trawling the Internet for tips.
Whatever brought you here… ‘ceud mìle fàilte’, that’s ‘one hundred thousand welcomes’ in Gaelic. (Gaelic was one of many new things which I took up during lockdown and have promptly forgotten more than ninety per cent of)
I’m an author based in Perthshire in Scotland. I primarily write children’s fantasy/ dark-fantasy books. However, my most recent first drafts have been teen and adult sci-fi and fantasy. This blog started off as a way to communicate with fans of my Jack Reusen books (and later, this would include talk, and samples of other writings too).
You can find a full draft copy of my dark fantasy book ‘Marcus’ in the menu above (for readers 10+). You’ll also find sample stories involving a tribe of ogres who wandered into our world from Fey as it appears in my ‘Jack Reusen’ books (these are suitable for children aged 5 years and up).
However, through multiple school visits and workshops, the content on this site has evolved to include book recommendations, writing tips, and information on the process of self-publishing (for those who might be interested).
As I say, I have no idea what brought you here but if you happen to read this post please pop a comment below and say hello. If you feel like asking questions as well, or if you’d like to request more of a particular topic, please feel free to add this too.
Thanks for stopping by,
All the best, John
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