The Fugitive Queen –

NEWS! NEWS! NEWS

Glenda Larke — Fri, 16 Oct 2020 01:55:00 +0000

NEWS! NEWS! NEWS

my first ever selfie….

I have sent off the manuscript of my so-far-unpublished novel to my London publisher. It will be some time before I have an answer, and as I have no current contract with them for a new work, I may eventually have to offer it elsewhere. But it feels great to have written 150,000 word novel at my age, and be reasonably happy with it.

Titled at the moment (and these things frequently change)

“The Fugitive Queen”

Walking Away the Writing / Isolation Blues…

Glenda Larke — Sun, 14 Jun 2020 00:29:00 +0000

We here in Western Australia have avoided the worst of Covid-19 thanks to sensible scientific-based decisions of our politicians and public servants. We spent 3 months isolating ourselves. Once restrictions on local travel were eased, we headed north to Kalbarri, where a morning walk of 7 kms yielded up these photos of the Indian Ocean’s most easterly shores along our rugged coast.

And now I shall grapple some more with the final chapters of

“THE FUGITIVE QUEEN”*, which I am now re-writing,

as I have never been happy with the conclusion.

As the waves broke, the spray shot up into the air like fountain spray.

There’s nothing like the ocean to put bring perspective or

— in spite of the thundering surf —

to bring calm…

*Provisional title

UPDATE ON WORK IN PROGRESS…

Glenda Larke — Fri, 07 Feb 2020 04:14:00 +0000

THE FUGITIVE QUEEN

(title may change!)

The initial draft of this novel has been finished at slightly under 150,000 words, so not quite as long as the Stormlord or Forsaken Lands trilogies, but longer than The Isles of Glory books…

I am now waiting to hear back from my numerous wonderful beta readers with their invaluable comments and criticisms, of which there will doubtless be many.

Watch this space for updates….

Approaching

Glenda Larke — Wed, 13 Nov 2019 20:33:00 +0000

THE FUGITIVE QUEEN has not yet been completed, but it will be done by Christmas, all being well. The first 100,000 words have been reworked a number of times, and I am reasonably happy with them, but the next 20 thousand still need a bit of work. The final 10 thousand is underway. And yes, I will soon be on the hunt for beta readers.

The only person to have read any of it so far, an editor friend with a critical eye, seems to be enjoying it, so that’s good news. (And no, it doesn’t matter how many books you have published, you still think the latest is terrible. Consequently, you soak up any praise as if it was rain in a drought.)

And here’s a photo I took recently of the caterpillar of a case moth, scurrying along across a path. It has clothed itself in a camouflage gown of straws. That sort of furry stuff at the top is its head poking out.

WHEN SPIDERS DANCE…

Glenda Larke — Sun, 27 Oct 2019 23:02:00 +0000

Australia is home to dancing spiders, minute little creatures, surely adorable even to arachnophobes. They are called Peacock Spiders because of their bright, vibrant colours. They are also rarely seen, because they are so tiny… about the size of half your smallest fingernail.

Today I was lucky enough to come across one in my garden.

Not sure what particular species it is, but probably — seeing as it was in my garden! — the Common Peacock Spider. The male actually does an intricate charming dance performance to impress the female (and maybe to persuade her not to regard him as prey). Unfortunately, I didn’t catch such a dance on the video…

And in other news, THE FUGITIVE QUEEN is within 5,000 words of completion.

THE FUGITIVE QUEEN

Glenda Larke — Thu, 25 Jul 2019 02:59:00 +0000

Just a picture of a Eucalypt tree, because it’s beautiful.

And some news to let readers know that my latest work-in-progress is in fact galloping towards the final 10%!

The Fugitive Queen is approaching the climatic scenes of the ending when — I hope — everything comes together.

Catch Up

Glenda Larke — Tue, 18 Jun 2019 05:57:00 +0000

Longtime since I did blog post…
A lot has happened!
Mostly centred around the ongoing health issues of my husband, which included heavy issues like triple bypass, valve replacement and pacemaker.

Now that he is on the mend, I will be returning to my work in progress, the next book, tentatively named: “THE FUGITIVE QUEEN”

OTHER newsy things:

Continuum Convention, bless ’em, over in Melbourne has very kindly invited me as Australian Guest of Honour for the 2020 Convention in June. More about that closer to the day! I’ve always had a soft spot for that particular convention, and their International guest will be a Malaysian, which makes things doubly special for me.

And also in 2020, I will be going to the World SF Convention in Wellington, New Zealand in August. Well, I’ve bought the ticket anyway, so fingers crossed!!

Ezvid Wiki over in Los Angeles has included “THE LASCAR’S DAGGER” as one of:

10 Enthralling Fantasy Novels by Australian Authors

see here for the link

It has a very interesting intro video, done by

someone who doesn’t read too much fantasy.

I’m not looking gift horses in the mouth here. All publicity is good, right?