Palpatine was dead: to begin with.

I posted a couple of things online today.

One was a 2024 checklist/2025 to-do list on Instagram, in which I realised (not for the first time) that writing lots of tie-in stuff invariably means you're doing a lot of work that is never seen, and then what does eventually come out isn't stuff you can talk about until you're allowed to talk about it. But look! Behold my works! Behold my blood, sweat, and tears! I'm a writer, honest.

The other thing was on Bluesky, where I wondered what people would want to read in a newsletter. I have no idea what to write, but I also subscribe to a great many author newsletters and I devour each and every one when it arrives, because I absolutely love to find out what they're all doing, reading, watching, listening to, thinking about, all that stuff that is sometimes writing and sometimes isn't.

So with those things in mind, welcome to my new newsletter. 2025 is going to be a big year full of fun things, so it makes sense for me to tell you about them (when I can), and show you stuff (when I can), and let you know where I'll be (when I can).

But also, I'll just talk about... stuff. What I'm doing, reading, watching, listening to, thinking about, all that stuff that is sometimes writing and sometimes isn't.

While I cogitate on all that, drop me a line with questions and I'll do my best to answer them (when I can). And in the meantime, have a great New Year and I'll see you in the extremely science-fiction-sounding 2025.

「Adam」