Well really, it snuck up on me!

It actually popped up somewhere in the middle of The Third Rule.

What am I talking about? My one-millionth word.

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Black by Rose

This is the new book, in case you missed that little snippet before.

I wrote most of The Third Rule in 2004 and finished it in 2011, so Black by Rose is the first all new one since then. And it was a strange experience. Strange because I’ve always written in private before. It didn’t matter if I didn’t finish it. It didn’t matter if it was garbage because I didn’t have to tell anyone about it. I didn’t need to pressure myself to get it done.

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The negative effects of promotion.

I ought to qualify the following by first of all saying how much of a people person I am not. It’s not that I don’t like people, it’s just that I am ‘not good’ with them. ‘Not good’ depends largely upon what kind of person they are I suppose. But I find my simple life tends to run smoother when there are no people around.

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So what's happening in the wonderful world of writing, Mr Barrett?
Ah, well, I'm glad you asked. The answer is: quite a lot. So far this month, I've lowered the prices of all six books of The Dead Trilogy and The Third Rule trilogy to 99 pence each. But it's for this month only (February). And then they go back to their normal prices, prices that I feel the books are actually worth - okay, probably less than they're worth, but all that the fickle e-book market will tolerate. And the prices will stay there. I'm pretty sure that I won't be doing any more giveaways and anymore price-reductions. And that's not because I'm as tight as a camel's arse in a sandstorm; it's because of the commitment you need in order to fully promote the venture. I haven't got the time, frankly.

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