Author
C.J. Bennett
Dark, character-driven epic fantasy.
Writing from the UK. My debut novel is in progress. Notes from the desk, on craft and on the (very) long road to publication, live in the Journal.
About the author
Hello, I’m C.J.
I write dark, character-driven epic fantasy from the UK.
I've spent my life reading books, so I thought I'd try and write one. Turns out it's insanely difficult and a years-long endeavour that consumes your life. Who'd have known? Except, I guess, basically all other authors, ever.
I'm glad to see you and hope my little corner of the Internet has something of interest. I'll keep my progress updates here, as well as my Craft Shards - tidbits I've learned along the way from those I look up to and aspire to.
Thanks for joining me on this journey.
- At the desk
- My debut epic fantasy novel
- Reading
- Sordaneon, by L.L. Stephens
- Based in
- Leeds, UK
The road to the shelf
Progress
My debut epic fantasy is deep in the first draft, with the final chapters now in sight. Here’s where it stands on the long road from first notes to finished book.
85%of the way
through writing
- Planning Complete
- Writing In progress · 85%
- Editing Next
- Querying To come
- Publishing To come
- Manuscript complete Next milestone
- Edit complete
- Agent contract
- Publishing deal
- Planning Complete
- Writing In progress · 85%
- Manuscript complete Next milestone
- Editing Next
- Edit complete
- Querying To come
- Agent contract
- Publishing deal
- Publishing To come
Lessons from the trenches
Craft Shards
Small, hard-won pieces of writing advice, gathered along the way. Each one takes a minute to read.
From the desk
The Journal
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The newsletter
Whisperings from the Black Isle
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