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It's been a while...

  A few people lately have been asking when the next Thieves’ Guild book is going to be out… and finally, I feel I can say that I’m working on it. The past two or three years have been tricky for a number of personal reasons I won’t bore you with, but it has all left me in a head space that has not been conducive to anything never mind writing. I’ve always poured genuine hurt and anger, defiance and belligerence into my Thieves’ Guild books, and I’ve used all that stubborn wilful determination as fuel. Despair is a much more draining emotion and as much as I’ve tried to fight it, I didn’t want any of that to seep into my stuff, especially not at this point in the story. And, I have to admit, I’ve been trying to write the wrong book again. It’s not the first time this has happened. After the end of Four, I launched into the next book and struggled to make it work. The story I was telling didn’t feel right, wouldn’t flow and as much as I knew what was happening, it wouldn’t take on t...

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