Jon Cronshaw shares progress on Seven of Swords and Wyvern Academy, prepares for his guide dog’s retirement, and talks about his assessment for a new dog.
I’ve been feeling a bit under the weather this week, so writing has been slower than usual, but I’ve still made progress on both Seven of Swords and Wyvern Academy.
Away from the writing, there’s a much bigger change coming. My guide dog’s retirement is now imminent, and he’ll be rehomed early next month. I talk about preparing for that goodbye and what the next few weeks are likely to look like.
I also had my assessment for a new guide dog on Wednesday. The process is moving forward, but it sounds as though I could be without a dog for a while before the right match comes along.
This week I swap writing for an Adventure Week in the Lake District with Galloway’s, trying canoeing, fell climbing and sailing, including a brilliant session on a Dart catamaran.
This week’s Author Diary is a little different because I did absolutely no writing.
Instead, I spent the week at Coniston in the Lake District on an Adventure Week organised by Galloway’s, a charity supporting blind and visually impaired people.
It was a brilliant week packed with canoeing, sailing, fell climbing and plenty of other activities.
One of the best parts was getting to meet other blind and visually impaired people, hearing how they approach different challenges, and picking up ideas about ways of doing things that I hadn’t considered before.
The highlight for me was definitely the sailing. I especially loved getting out on a Dart catamaran, which was enormous fun. It’s something I’d really like to do more of, so I’m now looking into what sailing opportunities might be available locally.
No word count this week, then, but plenty of new experiences, new people and perhaps the start of a new hobby.
What a week it’s been! From major progress in my writing to embarking on a legendary literary journey, this episode is packed with exciting updates and insights.
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✍️ A Productive Writing Spree
I’ve had a tremendously productive week, penning down five new episodes of Punks Versus Zombies.
The story is escalating—higher stakes, intense emotions, and fraying nerves.
