Back at the end of May, I posted about a project of mine: a single-author themed anthology of magic-user stories entitled Makers of Magic. Here’s an update.

As of today, I’ve written 10 of the projected 13 stories, and have another one partially drafted (it’s still the same one that was partially drafted in May, unfortunately). I have another idea still to work on, as well. That means I need at least one more story idea, probably involving an illusionist or a theurgist (each of the stories has a different kind of magic user). I’m sure one will come to me in due course.

One of the stories is sold, and most of the rest are out on submission. I’m counting one of the pieces in my first collection, Good Neighbours and Other Stories, towards the total, but I will most likely substitute a completely new story for that one. It’s about a shaman, and I’m sure I can write another shaman story, since they’re all over the place in my Gryphon Clerks setting. 

So I have 33,000 words so far, out of probably about 45,000 words in total, but one or two of the stories may get replaced. I might have as much as another 20,000 words to write.

I don’t know when I’ll publish this. I’d like to sell a few more of the stories to magazines and anthologies before I collect them, and then there’s a rights reversion period. But it’s looking like it will be a thing that happens.