Man Vs Synopsis (WriteBlog #14)

In the near future, I am going to an event where I will be presenting a synopsis and a short sample of my novel to Important People. This, logically, means I will need to write a synopsis, which is what I've been doing for the last week. I have now completed a version I can read without wincing, so it's time for the inevitable blog-hashing of what I feel I've learnt from this.

And for anyone who is actually worried, my synopsis itself does not feature in this post, so there will not be any spoilers for my half-edited unpublished novel about Satan. Furthermore, if you have a scary dream which you think would serve as a good ending, absolutely post details in the comments - there is still time for me to use it. Thanks.

Hobson & Choi #51 - "Excuses, Excuses"

Latest chapter up now, as Hobson tries to get out of doing someone a bad favour. Meanwhile, another Case One character returns...

Yes, we've moved past #50 and it feels weird, but lots of good story-stuff coming up, so hopefully we'll learn to live with it.

Meanwhile, back home, I have started a mailing list for news of my writing, and you should totally consider joining it. Form on the left side of the blog, or just click here if you're reading this in a non-site context...

Join the mailing list! Stuff will happen!

So, the other day I started a mailing list, but somewhat buried its announcement in my Hobson & Choi #50 retrospective blog. So, here's a post of its very own.

There is now a mailing list. The form to sign up can be found in the left sidebar of this blog, or I'll embed it at the bottom of this post. Mailings will be infrequent, once a month at the absolute most, and I'll only use it when something of substance happens/is about to happen. You will not get an inane message every week announcing when H&C goes up, don't worry.

In fact, if all goes well, there will be some news/preview material regarding an upcoming "thing" out there on the list in the next few weeks. So yeah, totally sign up. If the embed form below isn't working for you, you can also click here to get to another one. Ta very much.

Hobson & Choi Podcast #22 - The Private Life of Voles

The third day of the story dawns properly, as Hobson and Choi go after the Vole family at home. Meanwhile, out back, I discuss living in a post-Chapter-50 world.

You can play the episode in the player below, download the MP3 here or subscribe on iTunes to have it thrown at you every week. Or if you hate iTunes on principle, you can point your RSS reader at our Libsyn page to get every episode.

Hobson & Choi Podcast #22 - The Private Life Of Voles by Nick Bryan on Mixcloud

Hobson & Choi #50 - "It Bites Back" PLUS Author's Thoughts At Fifty

This is it! The double-sized fiftieth chapter of Hobson & Choi, as the first case finally comes back to bite our heroes in the face. Can Hobson get out of this, or is that whole redemption thing just not going to happen?

Click on the above link to find out. Meanwhile, since it's the glorious 50th episode, a pretty big achievement and very round number, this seemed a good time for some thoughts on the serial, how it's gone, where it's going, etcetera.

So that's all below - beware, spoilers for the story so far. I'll refrain from spoiling the new episode itself but anything up to #49 seems fair game.

Hobson & Choi Podcast #21 - Two Escapes

Both the heroes have to escape from their places of rest to join in the action! Can they defeat some journalists and Choi's Mum? Meanwhile, as #50 of the H&C prose serial hovers into view, Nick gets quite excited in the outro.

You can play the episode in the player below, download the MP3 here or subscribe on iTunes to have it thrown at you every week. Or if you hate iTunes on principle, you can point your RSS reader at our Libsyn page to get every episode.

Hobson & Choi Podcast #21 - Two Escapes by Nick Bryan on Mixcloud

When the going gets tough, Nick Bryan goes on Tumblr (WriteBlog #13)

I don't know if I ever posted about this on here - I have a Tumblr account, it used to be my main website before I moved to this one. A couple of months ago, I chose a better theme and started using it in the same way as other Tumblrers do - mostly reblogging images and commenting below them. Feel free to follow if you like. A lot of it is comic-related, but sometimes not.

Anyway, I never started using it regularly - I had a starting spurt but died off. To be honest, Tumblr isn't entirely my thing. I'm more a words person than a pictures one, and I don't get emotionally attached to fictional characters in the animated-gif way. Until the last week or so, just as I reached the first genuinely hard part of my novel edits. What a remarkable coincidence.