{"id":5773,"date":"2025-11-13T00:32:48","date_gmt":"2025-11-13T00:32:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.survivors-mad-dog.org.uk\/blog\/?p=5773"},"modified":"2025-11-13T00:32:48","modified_gmt":"2025-11-13T00:32:48","slug":"work-on-the-new-series-one-survivors-book-progressing-at-pace","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.survivors-mad-dog.org.uk\/blog\/2025\/11\/13\/work-on-the-new-series-one-survivors-book-progressing-at-pace\/","title":{"rendered":"Work on the new series one Survivors book progressing at pace"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.survivors-mad-dog.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/sawa_survivors_s1_cover_v2.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"840\" height=\"568\" data-attachment-id=\"5449\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.survivors-mad-dog.org.uk\/blog\/2024\/09\/07\/coming-in-2025-new-book-revisits-survivors-classic-first-series\/sawa_survivors_s1_cover_v2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.survivors-mad-dog.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/sawa_survivors_s1_cover_v2.jpg?fit=1204%2C814&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1204,814\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"sawa_survivors_s1_cover_v2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.survivors-mad-dog.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/sawa_survivors_s1_cover_v2.jpg?fit=300%2C203&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.survivors-mad-dog.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/sawa_survivors_s1_cover_v2.jpg?fit=840%2C568&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.survivors-mad-dog.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/sawa_survivors_s1_cover_v2.jpg?resize=840%2C568&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5449\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.survivors-mad-dog.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/sawa_survivors_s1_cover_v2.jpg?resize=1024%2C692&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.survivors-mad-dog.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/sawa_survivors_s1_cover_v2.jpg?resize=300%2C203&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.survivors-mad-dog.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/sawa_survivors_s1_cover_v2.jpg?resize=768%2C519&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.survivors-mad-dog.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/sawa_survivors_s1_cover_v2.jpg?resize=1200%2C811&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.survivors-mad-dog.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/sawa_survivors_s1_cover_v2.jpg?w=1204&amp;ssl=1 1204w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>WORK ON THE new series one <em>Survivors<\/em> book is progressing well, now that author Rich Cross is again able to devote the necessary time to complete this exciting project.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Since the start of the year, I&#8217;ve been ridiculously busy,&#8221; Cross admits. &#8220;And the demands of multiple different work deadlines have unavoidably pulled my attention away from the book.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;ve been involved with two major collaborative publishing projects\u2013neither of them connected to <em>Survivors<\/em>\u2013right throughout 2025, which have only recently reached a conclusion.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;ve also taken on more writing responsibilities at <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.starburstmagazine.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Starburst<\/a><\/em> magazine, including more reviews of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.starburstmagazine.com\/?s=%22rich+cross%22\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">big-screen and small-screen releases<\/a>, and a new regular TV column for the <a href=\"https:\/\/starburstmagazine.store\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">print edition<\/a>, that have also called on my inevitably limited writing time!&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.survivors-mad-dog.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/s1_book_sample_october_2025_s.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"840\" height=\"466\" data-attachment-id=\"5774\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.survivors-mad-dog.org.uk\/blog\/2025\/11\/13\/work-on-the-new-series-one-survivors-book-progressing-at-pace\/s1_book_sample_october_2025_s\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.survivors-mad-dog.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/s1_book_sample_october_2025_s.jpg?fit=900%2C499&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"900,499\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"s1_book_sample_october_2025_s\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.survivors-mad-dog.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/s1_book_sample_october_2025_s.jpg?fit=300%2C166&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.survivors-mad-dog.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/s1_book_sample_october_2025_s.jpg?fit=840%2C466&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.survivors-mad-dog.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/s1_book_sample_october_2025_s.jpg?resize=840%2C466&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5774\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.survivors-mad-dog.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/s1_book_sample_october_2025_s.jpg?w=900&amp;ssl=1 900w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.survivors-mad-dog.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/s1_book_sample_october_2025_s.jpg?resize=300%2C166&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.survivors-mad-dog.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/s1_book_sample_october_2025_s.jpg?resize=768%2C426&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s meant that I&#8217;ve not published news stories and updates on the <em>S:AWA<\/em> site as regularly as I would have wanted to since the Spring, which I&#8217;ve found really frustrating!&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;That story, of my lack of available time, is not meant as an <em>excuse<\/em>, just an <em>explanation<\/em>!&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;But in the last few weeks, I&#8217;ve been able to return to work on the series one <em>Survivors<\/em> book in a more consistent way, and have made a lot of progress.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cross&#8217; hopes to be able to publish the book before the end of the year might now be out of reach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;It might just be too tight!&#8221; he acknowledges. &#8220;But I&#8217;m hanging on to the mantra &#8216;better late than not at all&#8217;!&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;If things end up slipping into 2026, then that won&#8217;t be &#8216;the end of the world&#8217;\u2013to coin a phrase.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.survivors-mad-dog.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/s1_book_sample_october_2025_2_s.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"840\" height=\"478\" data-attachment-id=\"5775\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.survivors-mad-dog.org.uk\/blog\/2025\/11\/13\/work-on-the-new-series-one-survivors-book-progressing-at-pace\/s1_book_sample_october_2025_2_s\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.survivors-mad-dog.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/s1_book_sample_october_2025_2_s.jpg?fit=900%2C512&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"900,512\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"s1_book_sample_october_2025_2_s\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.survivors-mad-dog.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/s1_book_sample_october_2025_2_s.jpg?fit=300%2C171&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.survivors-mad-dog.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/s1_book_sample_october_2025_2_s.jpg?fit=840%2C478&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.survivors-mad-dog.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/s1_book_sample_october_2025_2_s.jpg?resize=840%2C478&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5775\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.survivors-mad-dog.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/s1_book_sample_october_2025_2_s.jpg?w=900&amp;ssl=1 900w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.survivors-mad-dog.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/s1_book_sample_october_2025_2_s.jpg?resize=300%2C171&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.survivors-mad-dog.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/s1_book_sample_october_2025_2_s.jpg?resize=768%2C437&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m grateful to everyone who&#8217;s already expressed in an interest in the book\u2013and I&#8217;m especially thankful for their patience in waiting for news.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;I can certainly commit to more regular, pro-active updates about the book from now onwards,&#8221; says Cross.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Of course, I&#8217;m probably biased,&#8221; he concedes. &#8220;But I do think the book will be worth the wait in the end.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WORK ON THE new series one Survivors book is progressing well, now that author Rich Cross is again able to devote the necessary time to complete this exciting project. &#8220;Since the start of the year, I&#8217;ve been ridiculously busy,&#8221; Cross admits. &#8220;And the demands of multiple different work deadlines have unavoidably pulled my attention away &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.survivors-mad-dog.org.uk\/blog\/2025\/11\/13\/work-on-the-new-series-one-survivors-book-progressing-at-pace\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Work on the new series one Survivors book progressing at pace&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[11,21],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5773","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-in-print","category-series-one"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p9n8B4-1v7","jetpack_likes_enabled":false,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.survivors-mad-dog.org.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5773","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.survivors-mad-dog.org.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.survivors-mad-dog.org.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.survivors-mad-dog.org.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.survivors-mad-dog.org.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5773"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/www.survivors-mad-dog.org.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5773\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5798,"href":"https:\/\/www.survivors-mad-dog.org.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5773\/revisions\/5798"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.survivors-mad-dog.org.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5773"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.survivors-mad-dog.org.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5773"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.survivors-mad-dog.org.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5773"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}