New Kitty on the Block

It feels like eternity (all of two months) since my last post, and as there's far too much to cover in terms of what I've been working on, I thought I'd focus on one story inception that occurred shortly after my previous blog post.

That story inception is: Rogue Kitty.

Initially, Rogue Kitty was going to be a short story featuring Elise Mayflower (Tingle Toes and The Bushgreave) as the protagonist; however, when the story was being developed there was a greater opportunity for 'Rogue Kitty' to be a separate character and story path.

Long story short, Kitty Bakewell is now the protagonist and is set to fight tyrants with her accomplices. The first three stories planned are:

Elise Mayflower hasn't been neglected though as she's one of my favourite characters (are storytellers allowed favourites?). The Bushgreave was published at the end of September, and The Duskwood Ribticklers is due for publication next month.

With Rogue Kitty's arrival, some other stories I had planned have been pushed farther into the future, and the writing schedule has been jiggled around a bit to accommodate them.

Two months feels far too long to leave between posts, and so I'll add my next much sooner.

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