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Halfway on the first draft!
May 24, 2013
A video update this time. Enjoy, Commanders!
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A new start, a new Elite Dangerous story
3rd January 2021
Farewell to 2020, but more is coming in 2021!
18th December 2020
The Ancient history of Lords of Midnight and Doomdark’s Revenge
27th November 2020
Finally, a progress report!
6th October 2020
New Website!
19th September 2020
Shadeward Expiation Pre-Order and Release
1st May 2020
Cover reveal, Shadeward Expiation
18th April 2020
Hegira – A brand new Space Opera
20th February 2020
The Shadeward Saga comes to Audible
4th December 2019
Michael’s Story available
5th August 2019
Shadeward: Enervation, Pre-release availability
26th June 2019
The Shadeward Saga
25th June 2019
Cover reveal, Shadeward Enervation
2nd May 2019
Soliloquy
29th April 2019
Shadeward Enervation is with the publisher
24th April 2019
Shadeward 3 is complete!
5th March 2019
Doomdark’s Revenge: The Official Novel
21st December 2018
Shadeward Enervation is on its way
14th November 2018
Leaving the Rat Race
8th October 2018
Lords of Midnight Paperback available!
14th August 2018
Victory went to the Free!
2nd July 2018
Lords of Midnight Ebook Launches!
21st June 2018
Twitch Streaming
16th June 2018
Dawn breaks!
9th June 2018
Lords of Midnight, revised publication date
17th May 2018
A year to the day, remembering Salomé
29th April 2018
Lords of Midnight Video Series 2 – Challenges in writing the book
28th April 2018
Lords of Midnight Video Series 1 – The original game
23rd April 2018
Lords of Midnight is complete!
14th April 2018
Spring Equinox
20th March 2018
Revised date for Lord of Midnight availability
20th February 2018
Lords of Midnight – second draft complete
10th February 2018
At the Winter’s Solstice, the First draft of the Lords of Midnight
21st December 2017
As my publisher would say… onwards!
29th November 2017
Book of the Month
16th November 2017
Elite Dangerous : Premonition Audiobook
6th November 2017
A little tidying up
20th October 2017
Frontier Expo 2017
9th October 2017
Tempora mutantur, nos et mutamur in illis
5th October 2017
At the Frontier Expo
29th September 2017
He thinks again…
21st September 2017
#VoteYesAustralia
16th September 2017
The Map of Esurio
15th September 2017
Introduction to the Shadeward Saga
15th September 2017
Bringing characters to life
7th September 2017
Eclipse Day
23rd August 2017
Eclipse T-1 Days : The crazy dude from the UK
22nd August 2017
Eclipse T-2 days : Travelling
22nd August 2017
Eclipse T-3 days : A cycle ride
19th August 2017
Eclipse T-4 Days : Grand Canyon
18th August 2017
Eclipse T-5 days : Kayaking
17th August 2017
Eclipse T-6 days (Part 2) : Taking it easy
17th August 2017
Eclipse T-6 days (Part1) : Virgin 747s, Aiports and Interstates
15th August 2017
Eclipse T-7 days : Gatwick Airport
14th August 2017
Eclipse T-12 days : Equipment and Packing
9th August 2017
Eclipse T-14 days : A change of scenery
7th August 2017
Elite Dangerous Premonition Launches!
5th July 2017
Narrative editing of Elite Dangerous Premonition is complete
26th May 2017
Elite Dangerous Premonition is with the editors
11th May 2017
Aftermath
30th April 2017
29-04-3303 Your universe needs you, CMDR!
26th April 2017
Deep in the Formidine Rift…
18th April 2017
Elite Dangerous Premonition – First Draft Complete
5th April 2017
The 100k Barrier
25th January 2017
Signing off for 2016
23rd December 2016
It is nine score and four days since the writing began…
21st December 2016
Roleplaying in the Elite Dangerous Universe
14th December 2016
Thoughts on dialogue
6th December 2016
Fantasticon Readings!
25th November 2016
Exclusive readings
7th October 2016
The Lords of Midnight
5th October 2016
The beginning of the War
19th September 2016
Shadeward Exoneration Launches!
31st August 2016
Premonition: The challenge ahead
31st August 2016
Proxima B and a new SF story coming your way
26th August 2016
Fantasticon 2016
24th August 2016
The Wheel Turns
21st August 2016
The official Elite Dangerous Novel, Elite Dangerous: Premonition
12th August 2016
Tionisla, a little background…
11th August 2016
Elite Dangerous: Reclamation
12th July 2016
Shadeward: Exoneration availability update
4th July 2016
The Lords of Midnight: The Official Novel
20th June 2016
A quick Elite: Dangerous update
20th June 2016
Reclamation References
19th June 2016
Elite Dangerous : Premonition
16th June 2016
The Elephant in the room
14th June 2016
Onwards
13th June 2016
Shadeward: Exoneration Cover Reveal
9th June 2016
Two years on
4th June 2016
My new project
25th May 2016
Altera – An Oolite Short Story
19th May 2016
A word on progress
16th May 2016
Exoneration – First draft complete!
7th March 2016
Mapping the exotic
11th January 2016
Who gives a stuff about genre?
7th January 2016
Signing off for 2015
22nd December 2015
Charity begins at home
1st December 2015
The Shadeward Saga Launches (Fantasticon Report)
27th October 2015
Competition Question 3
22nd October 2015
Competition Question 2
21st October 2015
Competition Question 1
20th October 2015
Fan-Fiction
19th October 2015
And the women shall lead
11th October 2015
Lady Kahina and company return!
30th September 2015
Shadeward: Emanation Cover reveal
23rd September 2015
Elite: Reclamation, the official guide
26th August 2015
Two months until EMANATION is released
23rd August 2015
New Characters, New Story
22nd July 2015
It’s not goodbye, just farewell for now
8th July 2015
LaveCon 2015
2nd July 2015
Profile – Senator Kahina Tijani Loren
8th May 2015
Emanation, first draft completed
14th March 2015
Emanation
4th March 2015
Tribute to Leonard Nimoy and Mr. Spock
28th February 2015
Ouch! Writers’ block can be painful!
20th February 2015
A tidally locked exoplanet
16th February 2015
Elite Reclamation Audiobook launches!
30th January 2015
Now that’s what I call Worldbuilding
5th December 2014
Shadeward Saga, the trailer
28th November 2014
A report from the Elite: Dangerous Premiere
24th November 2014
Back to the universe of Elite…
14th November 2014
Looking forward to the Elite: Dangerous Premiere
6th November 2014
Approaching the halfway point
10th October 2014
The Shadeward Saga is now official
24th September 2014
The end of my Elite: Dangerous Kickstarter
4th September 2014
Introducing the Shadeward Saga, my next big project
31st August 2014
Fantasticon and #SciFiHour
8th August 2014
Questions about Elite: Reclamation from readers
18th July 2014
Sequels
27th June 2014
Reclamation Reviewed
20th June 2014
It’s review time
9th June 2014
Official Guide Release, ER on general release
6th June 2014
Elite: Reclamation Launched
1st June 2014
Thick and Fast, it’s publishing time!
29th May 2014
Incoming!
26th May 2014
Elite: Reclamation Cover Revealed
12th May 2014
Pledgers’ release date for Elite: Reclamation
2nd May 2014
First Kickstarter pledge awards coming!
2nd May 2014
Time is marching on
4th April 2014
Torn
24th March 2014
Teaser too
28th February 2014
Just don’t say ‘soon’
20th February 2014
Elite Reclamation is finished
31st January 2014
Audiobook Update
24th January 2014
APPROVED!
20th January 2014
A milestone approaches
10th January 2014
Merry Christmas, Commanders!
24th December 2013
The Alpha, a writers perspective
13th December 2013
Elite Fiction Kickstarter
12th December 2013
History in the making
29th November 2013
Alpha and Audiobooks
22nd November 2013
In his everlasting name
19th November 2013
Kickstarting a Kickstarter, Drew’s Elite story
14th November 2013
The sky is no longer the limit
8th November 2013
Alpha, Beta, Gamma… Delta?
1st November 2013
The trouble with Trumbles
25th October 2013
And now the hard work begins
11th October 2013
A starmap, a starmap! My kingdom for a starmap!
4th October 2013
Video Update: Answers, competitions and interviews
20th September 2013
There’s going to be a battle
13th September 2013
First draft completed!
6th September 2013
Memories and Possibilities
30th August 2013
Tweaking
23rd August 2013
Launch! drewwagar.com is go
11th August 2013
Hell for leather
9th August 2013
It is different, but it’s also the same
2nd August 2013
So what am I really trying to say?
26th July 2013
So you want to write a book?
19th July 2013
The story continues
12th July 2013
Elite Reclamation Prologue
7th July 2013
Beyond the Frontier
28th June 2013
A change of scene and an announcement…
21st June 2013
Points of view
14th June 2013
Never underestimate the power of an idea
7th June 2013
Women in Sci-Fi
31st May 2013
Halfway on the first draft!
24th May 2013
You’re unique, just like everyone else
17th May 2013
Keep calm and carry on writing
10th May 2013
The pen is mightier than the sword, but only if the pen is very sharp indeed
3rd May 2013
Forty years I’ve been at war. A war with no battles, no monuments… only casualties.
26th April 2013
Travelling through hyperspace ain’t like dusting crops, boy!
19th April 2013
Han shot first!
13th April 2013
Introducing Fantastic Books Publishing
5th April 2013
In Memoriam
29th March 2013
No plan survives first contact with the enemy
28th March 2013
Events dear boy, events
22nd March 2013
With great power comes great responsibility
15th March 2013
Write on, Commander!
8th March 2013
To accomplish great things, we must not only act, but also dream; not only plan, but also believe
2nd March 2013
Longest way round is the shortest way home
22nd February 2013
The best laid plans
16th February 2013
The Powers that be
8th February 2013
When you wish upon a star…
2nd February 2013
Location, location, location
19th January 2013
Plots and Pledgers
17th January 2013
Collecting Information
13th January 2013
Forum Signature Image
13th January 2013
The Plot Thickens
9th January 2013
As the dust settles…
6th January 2013
And across the line!
4th January 2013
We’re approaching the finish line…
3rd January 2013
My Final video update of the Kickstarter
2nd January 2013
£6,000 Achieved!
25th December 2012
Our first stretch goal – achieved!
18th December 2012
Remixed Trailer…
13th December 2012
A third interview
10th December 2012
The Trailer
7th December 2012
A new interview
6th December 2012
Elite : Reclamation – a new novel, for a new Elite
4th December 2012
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