Oh, dear, where did that month go? For those of you keeping up, April was the release month for my debut novel, Going Fourth, which is still available for purchase here. For those that have already bought it, please remember to leave a rating and review both on Amazon and Goodreads, as this will help more people hear about the book. But on to other news!

Week 1

Week 1 of April was none other than release week for Going Fourth, which went by in a flash of checking the KDP to see if any more sales came in. And, if you can believe it, it was also the week where I confirmed two more short story sales.

The first, “Good Morning, Can i Interest You in a Hoardshare?” is more comedic fantasy and will be appearing later in the year in The Dragon’s Hoard 3 Anthology, by Wolfsinger Publications. The second, “Mirror Cast”, is a much more serious story that will be appearing in the British Science Fiction Association publication Fission Issue #4. More news on those when I have it

Week 2

Week 2 for me was a busy week at work, coupled with packing for our holiday to Vietnam/Singapore (just one more thing to look forward to in April). Not much really happening outside of that, other than doing some editing on a piece called “A Hero’s Work”, which I’m hoping will appear in another anthology out later in the year, but again, more info on that if and when it becomes available.

Week 3

Week 3 is the week we set off to Vietnam on a ten day group tour with some incredible people (who I have left out of this update, as I’m not sure if they’d want to be in it – if anyone from the tour is reading you all rock! Thanks for making our trip unforgettable).

We started out in Saigon, before quickly moving up the coast to Hoi An, where we were fortunate enough to find Book Street.

And some incredible weather

Before moving through Hué , where we went on a cycle tour around the forbidden city and the tomb of Tu Duc, then headed further north to Hanoi. From Hanoi, we spent a night in a homestay in possibly one of the most beautiful places I’ve been (see below for beauty):

And then went back through Hanoi to Ha Long Bay, where we got a totally different kind of beautiful:

Before heading to Singapore into Week 4

Week 4

We flew back via Singapore and managed to cram in a few short days to explore the city, from our giant hotel:

To the giant Marina Bay Sands:

And the Singapore Supertrees:

I even managed to sneak in a date with a panda before heading back home:

At which point the end of the month devolved into getting back into the swing of things (see: jetlag) and straight back into a busy week of work.

The hope for May is to pick back up the N.I.P, and keep garnering feedback on a couple of other projects. There’s also a short story or two to write for a different project, so you can know that progress is being made, albeit a little slower than I’d like.

Until next time,

GJB