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Current Projects

Aside from the projects I undertake as part of my work as a Freelancer, here follows a list of creative projects I am currently working on 'for pleasure' as it were...

(Updated June 2011)

The Powers that be Trilogy by M.J.Ryder

I am currently in the process of marketing and selling my self-published novel The Powers that be trilogy. For updates and all the latest news, please visit my blog.

The Darkest Hour by M.J.Ryder

Varrus is back! Though it's taken me a long ol' time, and one completely scrapped 70k manuscript in the process, I am currently engaged in writing the follow-up series to The Powers that be trilogy. Now I have a better grasp of where I want to go with the plot and the characters, I hope to really get down to some serious writing over these next few months. I am currently some 56,000 words of typed material into my latest book, with another 10k yet to be typed. I hope to have the first draft completed by the end of Autumn 2011.

A Door to Nowhere by M.J.Ryder

A Door to Nowhere is a humorous fantasy adventure story written for the 7-10 children's market. Written in a Dahl-esque style and making use of a "larger than life" pantomime villain in the evil Sheriff Stinkbottom, A Door to Nowhere is full of fun and mischievousness and will appeal to boys and girls alike. I am currently seeking representation for this work.

More Short Stories...

Aside from my main creative project The Darkest Hour, I am currently in the process of brainstorming a series of short stories that expand on some of my older works while also taking my writing in a new direction. More details to follow. 

Looking forward...

Looking to the future, once I've published PTB and I've completed the book I am now referring to as The Darkest Hour I plan to take a break from novel writing and move towards the short story / magazine article market. I currently have a folder full of ideas and concepts I'm really keen to work on, and given the amount of work I've put into The Powers that be universe, I think a well earned break will very much be in order! After that, who knows... Though it's a long way off I do intend on doing something exploring the origins of the Lintari, but what form this inking will manifest itself in, I really don't know. As always I will of course, keep you all very much updated.

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