I hope everyone enjoyed the holiday weekend. Memorial Day is one of my favorite holidays and a nice break away from things. (Most years, anyway…)
Writing in the current climate of homeschooling and news updates has been difficult to say the least. My wife (bless her) has been handling the schooling load so far. It’s taken quite the toll, but I’ve appreciated every minute I’ve had to put some words on the page.
Writing Update
The Gifts of Kali
I read through this bad boy twice this month and plan on a third next week. It’s ready. The proof is in the mail as we speak. I can’t wait to hold it in my hands. This one is a point of pride for me. It came together so nicely, from conception to final draft. You’re going to love this Greystone adventure.
The Final Gauntlet
It’s DONE. The draft and my initial rounds of self-editing are complete. I just sent it off to a couple people to make sure the plot lines up the way I wanted it to in my head.
This one was a tough nut to crack. With books like Kali, as well as Hammer and Anvil, there are pieces already in place. The threats in each come from somewhere in mythology and gives a nice baseline for where the story starts. The Final Gauntlet ties directly into the forming of Portents, so the mythology is all on me. Not only did the book have to close out this chapter of the series, it leads directly into Book Six of the main series.
Fingers crossed that my alpha readers dig it. There are some great character moments in there and, thematically, I think the work as a whole is very strong.
Cover reveal is coming in a couple weeks!
Greystone Serial
Edits took up my month, but I’m hoping to get back to building more of this one in June.
Reading Update
I read some books! It’s crazy, I know.
Black Magnet (Heat Book One) by David Neth
Neth does a great job setting up his superhero trilogy with this initial installment. The dialogue is crisp and the action is a lot of fun. I’m definitely intrigued by the questions asked here. Looking forward to following the story into the next book.
Twist by J.S. Arquin
This is a short prequel to his main series, The Crimson Dust Cycle. It’s a great setup for what is to come. I haven’t read much in the way of LitRPG novels, but Arquin sets up the rules of the game and the systems at play nicely. It’s a good mix of action in the real world as well as the virtual one. The end of the first trilogy in the series just came out and I can’t wait to dive in.
