Karen McCreedy: Novelist and Freelance Writer - Writing diary

January 1st-17th 2021

17/1/2021

Writing Activity: Back in the writing routine - writing each weekday
morning, usually for a couple of hours.
Continued work on SF novel - reading it through again
and correcting discrepancies, as well as adding scenes
and working on character 'voices' and quirks.
Started research for another U3A talk, this one on
'What Space Has Done for Us'

Just Read: 'The Oxford Mystery' by Faith Martin
'The White Ship' by Charles Spencer'
'Fluency' by Jennifer Foehner Wells

Currently Reading: 'Queen of the North' by Anne O'Brien

December 20th-31st

31/12/2020

Merry Christmas, and Happy New Year!
Here's hoping for a much busier and more sociable 2021!

December 1st-19th

19/12/2020

Writing Activity: Notes and tweaks - winding down towards Christmas. No
deadlines to meet right now, so letting a few ideas
settle and ferment.

Just Read: 'The Castle Mystery' by Faith Martin

Currently Reading: 'Vicious' by V.E Schwab

November 15th-30th

30/11/2020

Writing Activity: Continued work on 4th draft of new novel.
Started noting ideas for next year's U3A talk on 'What has
Space Exploration Done for Us?'

Currently Reading: 'Wars of the Roses: Bloodline' by Conn Iggulden

November 1st-14th

14/11/2020

Writing Activity: Worked on 4th draft of 'Voyager's Flight'. Changed a
couple of scenes completely and added several more,
which work much better.

Just Read: 'Roboteer' by Alex Lamb

Currently Reading: 'The Crow Trap' by Ann Cleeves

October 14th-31st

31/10/2020

Writing Activity: Started fourth draft of 'Voyager's Flight'.
Wrote guest blog post for my publisher, Mirror World, on
my Journey to Publication

Just Read: 'Murder in the Family' by Faith Martin
'The Chronocide Mission' by Lloyd Biggle Jr
'A Flock of Ships' by Brian Callison

Currently Reading: 'War of the Wolf' by Bernard Cornwell

October 1st-13th

13/10/2020

Writing Activity: Reading and researching space and possible ideas for
future space travel has given me more ideas to stir into
the mix for Draft 4 of Voyager's Flight. Now I just have
to work out how to slot it all in!

Currently Reading: 'On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft' by Stephen King

September 18th-30th

30/9/2020

Writing Activity: Slowed down a bit these past weeks, with visits to family
and even some days out!
But continue to work on the Science & SF talk; and
doing some research for Draft 4 of Voyager's Flight.

Just Read: 'The Riverboat Mystery' AND 'Murder in the Village', both by
Faith Martin
'Sword for Hire' by Griff Hosker'

Currently Reading: 'In Spite of Myself' by Christopher Plummer

September 17th: Book Launch Day!

17/9/2020

Ascent is launched today!

It's the final volume in the 'Unreachable Skies' trilogy, published my Mirror World Publishing.

Zarda the Fate-seer, and the Drax she accompanied into exile have settled into a new life far to the north of their homeland. They have pledged their loyalty to Kalon, whose rightful place as Prime was stolen by his brother Kalis.
Zarda’s one certainty is that Kalis’ wingless heir, Dru, is destined to defeat their old enemy, the Koth; but how is he to do that when he is no longer the Prime’s heir? And how can Kalis, his scheming adviser Fazak, and their followers be overcome?.

You can order copies from
- Mirror World Publishing shop
- Amazon.com
- Amazon.co.uk
Also available from Waterstones and Foyles on request. Also available in e-book format.

September 1st-16th

12/9/2020

Writing Activity: Filling in some of the gaps in latest draft of next novel
Revising talk on Science in SF for local U3A Science &
Technology Group
Counting down the days to launch of 'Ascent' by
tweeting Q&As from previous author events

Just Read: 'The Complete Dambusters: The 133 Men Who Flew
on the Dams Raid' by Charles Foster

Currently Reading: 'Last Man Standing: Tales from Tinseltown' by
Roger Moore