Author Archives: Drop John

So, I was thinking about the finale to the current Ice Age in Scarlet arc which is probably going to end up book six, though I might slot in a collection of ‘flavour’ short stories somewhere. And I got to thinking about what would follow. I love the world I’ve created but the current seriesContinueContinue reading “Second Series”

Just finishing reading “Law and Authors” by Jacqueline D. Lipton which led me to wonder how much most authors know about the legal framework under which they’re operating. My experience is that publishing law can be pretty counterintuitive and it’s good to understand the underpins before you get into signing up to deals you mightContinueContinue reading “Law and writing”

Because I’m bad with names. Also because the shroud of volcanic ash and its attendant monsters have caused a drop of around five or six degrees Celsius worldwide. Although the nature of the change has offered opportunities to mitigate this in some of the remaining nations it’s still bloody cold most places and it’s nearlyContinueContinue reading “Why is it called Ice Age in Scarlet?”

As mentioned in my previous post the world of Ice Age in Scarlet has been germinating for a while now. That’s left me with a set of six WIPs which are in various stages of completion. The basic structure is a series of stories told across 35 years. This could change a little but 35ContinueContinue reading “Work(s) in progress”

Everything has a purpose. It can just take a while to work out what it is. In the case of this website it has taken a lot longer to get up and running than I initially expected. I started writing the first book in Ice Age in Scarlet a couple of years ago and duringContinueContinue reading “This website has a purpose”