S.A. Hoag's Blog

Yes, There Will Be Books

Yes, this is taking longer than it should, Not my fault, I’m still here writing. Maybe I’ll tell you about it when I can. In the meantime, you can join me over here – https://www.patreon.com/sahoag

When something exciting happens, I’ll post here as well. The Wildblood Trilogy is being revised at this time. There will be new covers and all new content. The plot remains the same.

Revised

Yes, I did it. Or, I’m doing it. The Wildblood series is being revised, as it’s nearly 10 years old. Time for an update. I’d be kidding myself and you, if I said they’d be ready this year. Backlash might, but for 2023, I plan on releasing the trilogy books 2 or 3 months apart. There is updated material, and yes, some new material. The plot stays the same, I’m just cleaning it up, getting new covers, and planning lots of promotional stuff.

Speaking of – I’ve created a Patreon site. That was in...

It’s An Internet Thing

Time to get critical. Use these questions to explore the less-than-lovely aspects of your character. Even the most heroic of protagonists have a couple of skeletons in their closet.

• What’s the worst thing you’ve ever wished on somebody (and who was it)?

Wade: A slow death. No names.

Mac: Oh, I wanted to kill him fast and party on his corpse.

Wade: Same person.

Mac: There were two, but you know which one. Personal grudge.

Wade: Grudge? Interesting take.

• When was the last ...

Not Ghosted

I don’t know how so much time got away from me. I’m writing, I swear. Editing Tau Scorpii right now, I’ll be looking to send it to Beta Readers shortly. I’m really excited about how this is progressing.

In retrospect, one book every few years isn’t a great way to collect a fan base. My goal is 2 a year now, and if there are more, outstanding. After Tau Scorpii, Outliers: Texas is next. I’m really going to try to get both published this year. My next project for the blog is to get some charac...

8/8/2021 WeWriWa

Check it out! Books. You know I like books. The blog has a group of authors willing to share their snippets.

So the kittens are visiting at least one of the neighbors. I hope someone catches them and takes them in. I’m really not set up for felines. They’re both big enough now to get out in that 7 acre field behind me and get food. I’m keeping an eye on them, just in case.

Writing. Interesting thing I’ve decided to do. Tau Scorpii is going great, at 70k now and I still have plent...

WeWriWa 08/01/2021

Check it out. Authors sharing their process and some fantastic books!

Apparently, I’ve adopted a Siamese kitten living under my house. There’s a full grown black & white cat (mom?), a much larger gray and white kitten, and this teeny fluffball Siamese kitten. Maybe he’s the runt. I don’t know. I put food and water out for him every night after dark. The two bigger ones try to crowd him out, but all I have to do is tap on the window and they run. The little guy doesn’t and I make sure he e...

WeWriWa 06/27/2021

That’s the place you want to go, to find authors sharing their works in progress. Mine is below, it’s Tau Scorpii. I’m close to finishing this draft, and there’s some research I have to do before I polish it up and send it out. Autumn 2021 is my target date. I know, not very specific. Sorry. On to the teaser – please keep in mind it’s unedited and possibly has creative punctuation to fit the 10.

If you want to read a teaser from the same scene, it’s here.

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BLURB – T...

Tau Scorpii Snippet

This is an unedited first draft – yes, I know about the typos, ect.

Asher, telling his potential allies/enemies a little bit about his background. He needs their cooperation and none of them are particularly cooperative. There will be chaos.

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Summary

When Taryn rescues another human from a marauding band of Caeruleum, she is reunited with clansmen from her past. It puts her at odds with their new chieftan, as well as her own partner, a powerful privateer. The...

Snippet – Tau Scorpii

I’m getting to the uphill climb with Tau Scorpii. As usual, the plot has been much more complicated than I originally thought, but I guess that’s how I write. This book is exciting for me because it’s not the series. I love ‘the series’, but it’s good to know I can write something else! I’m hoping to have a release date in the early autumn. When I know, you’ll know.

In the meantime, I’m playing with learning how to make book trailers. I did a quick one for The Vista. Plans for Tau Scorp...

Another Week, Another Month – Another Book!

A snippet, then promos! This is from Bloodlines. I’ve been busy co-ordinating covers for the trilogy so I can move on to Tau Scorpii and get that finished before autumn. After that, the follow-up of Outliers: Team Two, working title Outliers: Texas. Yes, I’m going there!

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It was a nightmare; she knew it, and there was nothing she could do to stop it. The fear was already there. Shan could hear voices outside, somewhere. They were angry voices, arguing and shouting. She moved ...