Winter days

I love these dark winter days, when I'm writing in my study - all cosy in a yellow circle of lamplight, surrounded by books.
I can hear the rain on the roof and the wind in the ti-tree, and next-door's chooks clucking damply in the back yard. They'd rather be inside, in the warm, like me.
I'm making corrections on the edited text for Swashbuckler book two, The Pirate's Revenge, this week. Last week I saw sketches of the cover design, another exciting painting from Mark Wilson.
The new book is due out in September/October, but there's lots to do before then.