So, as promised, an attempt at heroic fantasy: Broken Bear. Those of you who keep track of these things may realise that Broken Bear was once accepted by Ricasso Press for an anthology. However, Ricasso Press fell through at some point and I’ve had difficulty finding a suitable home for Broken Bear since. I hope you enjoy it anyway and please let me know what you think!
Assuming things go according to plan with the A Pack Of Lies writing, I may be finishing the first draft this week or next week. I have about 12,000 words to go and this week is booked off work. There’s a chance I will get distracted, though, so I can’t promise anything.
Part of the distraction being, of course, that it’s Finn‘s birthday tomorrow. He will be seven years old and, as my similarly aged niece now has school and plenty of friends to distract her, he’s now too old for dress-up birthday parties. (He’s doing a victory lap as I type. Really.) So we shall be going for a drive and a long walk somewhere a little bit different – but not too far away because I need to get back to the writing at some point tomorrow! There may also be blueberry muffins with candles, as is traditional. Either way, I shall attempt to get an all action photo for his page.
Happy birthday, Finn! Woohoo! Jo, good luck with the 12,000 words. Just read “Broken Bear”. Wonderful story you weave. It was this that struck me the most:
“Harle tried to imagine a child-boy or girl-growing up seeing everything as a threat, of the blood and loss they would bring to their village before they were stopped.”
Belated response: Glad you enjoyed it (Tell your friends 😉 )