Learning new things

So, I got my results back on my first assessment – 19 out of 30. Not bad for a beginner! Well, I’m happy with it. Especially at this late stage! Anywho, in Wade Wilson’s words, two more assessments to go.

I have just about got Dark Dimensions ready for the cover art. Just a few more tweaks to both parts, then that’s the next stage.

Then I’ll tweak the two books from the Consequences series – Heart of Deception and Legacy of Risks and get them ready for cover art.

After that, it’ll be The Dark Road, but that has not been past the editor, yet.

Hopefully, in between all that, I’ll get my murder mystery completed as an entirely different book. I am assuming that’s a standalone book (fingers crossed).

For those of us in Australia – did you know that the Australian dictionary in Word doesn’t match the Macquarie Dictionary? Which is the official dictionary for business and writing in Australia – although not mandatory and I’m not saying that at all. I was just a little surprised that Word got it wrong.

For that reason, I now have a disclaimer in my books advising readers that they are written to the Australian Government Style Manual and Macquarie Dictionary – meaning, I consulted those while I was writing.

And, of course, I could go on forever about the differences and inconsistencies in the English language, whether it’s US English, Australian, Canadian or British. I find the whole of the English language is quite fascinating with how we all navigate such a mish-mash of a language. I always thought it was ‘just English’ but now I know a whole heap more.