I'm an old male droid.

I write fiction and non-fiction. The fiction here is fantasy and SF, ranging from flash to novella length. Most months I have a short story in @Ooorah 's Tevun-Krus. My non-fiction is my Idiot's Guide to Line Editing, which is how I'm learning to edit. I want to make you a better writer! And, as a side effect, me.

Everything here is mature in that it features adult themes like tax forms, ennui, swearing, irony and some mild violence; but there is no horror, extreme violence or, you know, fluids. I find it hard to write without putting jokes in; occasionally I succeed.

Maketh Glad is featured on the SF ambassador's page; River Ghasts is featured on the fantasy ambassador's page.

I have a novel written but not yet edited. I'm hoping to self-publish that on Amazon before the year is out. It's a bit more adult than my stuff here, but I'm really happy with it.

I don't know who BTS are. I don't want to, either.
  • London, UK
  • JoinedApril 10, 2020


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Now we're cooking! In some cases, quite literally. Because @cocosghost pointed me at the 8 Chapter Challenge I needed to adjust my chapter lengths, so I shuffled some of the text round. Because I pos...
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