Drive Me Closer!

As I write, work continues apace on Rynn's World. I'm into the final act now, and have to put all my energies into pulling off a suitably explosive climax. As some 40k readers have noted, the events that occurred on Rynn's World are known, but only in the very vaguest terms. My aim with this novel is to personalise those events, to show them through the eyes of those who endured them, and bring them to life.

To be honest, I think Rynn's World could have been a trilogy. The events that take place in the narrative fall quite naturally into three very distinct acts. Alas, hindsight is a wonderful thing, but not all that useful. Rynn's World was commissioned as a single novel, and that, too, has its plus points. At least there's no waiting between volumes to find out what happens next. :)

Changing topic, below you'll find a piece of artwork by the talented Dan Scott. I stumbled across this while bumming around the web one day, and got a good laugh out of it. Not sure if the caption is Dan's, but I thought Gunheads fans might get a kick out of it, so here it is:

Heh! Nice one, right?

Not much else to report at the moment. Everything is Rynn's World right now. My deadline looms ever closer, bleeding over into all other aspects of my life and utterly dominating them. It will all be worth it in the end, though. There's nothing like finishing off a new book.

Watching: X-Files Season Two (having enjoyed a nostalgic trip through Season One recently)
Reading: Meg by Steve Alten, The Clone Republic by Steven L. Kent (what is it with Steves?)
Listening to: nothing special until Nick Kyme's new audiobook comes out
Playing: (actually, I'm going to drop this category!)