Jon Cronshaw's Author Diary - The Real Life of an Indie Author | Writing | Publishing | Disability

This week’s been a quieter one as I’ve been under the weather with a spring virus.

Even so, I’ve been working through the edits for The Silent Watcher, making progress on polishing the manuscript.

I’ve also been doing some reading and picked up Don’t Let Him In by Lisa Jewell, which was a gripping psychological thriller.

Not the most energetic week, but still moving things forward behind the scenes.

This week I’ve started work on Four of Swords as I continue with The Ravenglass Chronicles.

It’s always exciting to begin a new instalment and see where the story leads next.

I’ve also begun re-watching The Good Place with my son, which has been a lot of fun revisiting together.

On the reading front, I talk about flagging a little with Dungeon Crawler Carl—still enjoyable, but I may take a short break before continuing.

I’ve also been developing a new psychological thriller, inspired by one of my short stories from Influenced, and exploring where that idea might lead.

This week I completed my final edits of The Silent Watcher and have now sent it off for a professional edit.

I’ve also received the cover, and I’m looking forward to starting to post chapters on Patreon from March 2.

Outside of writing, I went to see Deftones in Manchester—an excellent gig with a set leaning more into their shoegaze/epic rock side, which was perfect for me.

On the reading front, I’m now onto the third Dungeon Crawler Carl book and still thoroughly enjoying its wacky, grimdark world.

This week, I wrapped up Three of Swords (The Ravenglass Chronicles, Part 24)and moved straight onto writing a few chapters of Guild of Assassins Book 4.

It’s been great shifting gears between projects while keeping the momentum going.

On the reading front, I’ve jumped into the second Dungeon Crawler Carl book, and I’m thoroughly enjoying the ride so far. Safe to say, the series has me hooked.

A productive week all round—on the page and off it.

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Finished Three of Swords, made progress on Guild of Assassins Book 4, and started the second Dungeon Crawler Carl. A busy and productive week of writing and reading.

This week I’ve been making strong progress on Three of Swords (The Ravenglass Chronicles, Part 24), reaching around 60% of the draft.

It’s always a great feeling when a story starts accelerating towards the final stretch.

I’ve also been reading Dungeon Crawler Carl, which I’m enjoying immensely—fast, funny, and brilliantly inventive.

On a personal note, I’ve started the Couch to 5K running programme. As someone who is legally blind, this is a new challenge, but my wife has trained as a sighted guide, so we’re tackling it together. It’s early days, but I’m excited to see where the journey leads.

This week I finished writing Two of Swords and started work on Three of Swords, continuing my return to The Ravenglass Chronicles.

I also enjoyed reading Dark Matter by Blake Crouch.

In exciting news, The Ravenglass Throne: Parts 5–8 boxed set is out today on Kindle and paperback.

And if you’ve not started the series yet, Parts 1–4 is free on Kindle until February 1.

This week I’ve nearly finished Two of Swords, with just three chapters left to draft.

I also share my thoughts on using Meta’s smart glasses and how they’re proving surprisingly useful for someone like me with a visual impairment.

This week I reveal my long-hinted secret project—I'm back writing The Ravenglass Chronicles!

The first two chapters of Ace of Swords is now live on Patreon, and I'm deep into Two of Swords.

I also tried out Meta’s Smart Glasses, a game-changer for accessibility, and share my thoughts on the Stranger Things finale.

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This week I’m back to writing after the Christmas break.

I'm working on Guild of Assassins Book 4 and the third Ravenglass Guardians novel, this time focusing on the Seekers faction.

On Patreon, I'm letting readers decide what gets posted next—options include:

– Guild of Assassins 4

– The Silent Watcher

– The Sentinel’s Mercy

– A wacky side-project

I also talk about upcoming January releases, including:

– Broken Wings (Ravenglass Throne: Part 11) – January 19

– The Ravenglass Throne: Parts 5–8 Boxed Set – January 30

– The Ravenglass Throne: Parts 1–4 audiobook now live on Audible

Join the community on Patreon at ⁠patreon.com/joncronshawauthor⁠

It’s a brand new year, and in this week’s Author Diary I share my plans for 2026.

Over the Christmas break, I wrote several short stories, including a new Soren tale set in the Guild of Assassins universe, now live on Patreon.

I’m currently on Chapter 7 of Guild of Assassins Book 4, and looking ahead to the spring launch of The Prince and the Fool. I’ll also be wrapping up The Ravenglass Throne releases this year—with Book 1’s audiobook now live on Audible!

Other updates include:

– RAF Dragon Corps will remain a Patreon-exclusive for now

– Ravenglass Guardians series continues—two books finished, third underway

– Boxed sets coming in 2026 for:

– Punks Versus Zombies

– The Ravenglass Throne

– Ravenglass Legends (Books 1–3)

– Guild of Assassins (Books 1–3)

My release schedule for retail will depend on fitting around my wife’s editing availability, as she’s kindly squeezing me in between her paid clients.

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