I thought I'd do a quick run-through of what I have going on at the moment, and what I'm plotting. It is fairly preposterous, but I hate being bored. At the moment I have enough creative energy for this to feel plausible, which has a lot to do with how excited I feel about the people I get to work with.
Having written a novel with David Bridger this year, we're starting on the second book in the series now. It's a mixture of different kinds of mysteries - murders, and the more magical sort. I'm really enjoying it.
I'm writing a Hopeless, Maine novel for my Patreon readers, and I'm in a conversation about how to get that out once it's finished. There's also a Hopeless, Maine Book of Beaten, co-written with Keith Errington and hopefully emerging into the world next year.
Also for Patreon I am writing a chapter a month of a book on Pagan Pilgrimage.
I'm chipping away at a new poetry collection for next year. This is the most deliberate approach I've ever taken to writing a collection and I'm being startlingly productive at the moment. Its central themes are nature and sexuality and also deity, so a lot of overtly Pagan content there.
I've just committed to an Arthurian project - I have a collaborator for this one, but I'm not going to out them just yet. It's not the sort of thing they are usually known for and I'm going to enjoy startling people with this.
I'm pouring a lot of energy into my band - The Ominous Folk. We've had a lot of very successful gigs this year. At the moment we're putting together a set of more wintery songs, and we're looking at recording an album. We also have an ambitious project for next year which I'm already working on. We're going to be using instruments for that. James is learning the bouzouki - he's very clever so I have no doubt he can do this. Tom and I are dusting off tin whistle and viola, respectively. Susie is going to be wielding percussion. I think there's a very real chance we're going up to being five people, because we really do need a guitar for this project, and I think we have an extra person getting involved.
I urgently need to be fitter and stronger to support the performance work. I've been ill a lot this year and it has set me back, but I'm doing my best to rebuild. Being on stage is quite physically demanding, and I need to improve my energy levels as well. It all feels possible. I'm doing better with both mental and physical health, and I can see ways forward. So long as the inspiration keeps flowing, I should be motivated enough to keep all of this moving. My creative collaborators give me that, and I want to bring them the best of myself that I possibly can.
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