So, progress has been a bit spotty this year for a variety of off topic reasons BUT! I did finish Dark Carnival and got it submitted to the RNA's New Writer's Scheme readers for feedback (characterisation = good; storytelling = good; technique kind of sucks (not in so many words, but that's the gist of it which is fair enough))

I've got a plan in place to work on my technique by using short stories as a means to see where I'm going wrong, so hopefully that will be effective.

I haven"t completed the business plan for 2017 yet but I've mapped out what I want to work on so I'm partway there and I"ve got a decent amount of Christmas leave coming up so I'll make sure to achedule some writing time in for me.