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August 14, 2017
Work In Progress
At the end of July I decided to take a break from my full-time job. It had become too stressful and made it difficult on my health, especially since I’m still trying to recover from my motorcycle accident back in November of last year. This extra time is allowing me the freedom to do several things.
First is to get healthy again. I’m been doing physical therapy non-stop since the accident, and I’ve come a long ways. But working full-time made it difficult to do those exercises each day. Now I’m doing them daily and it’s making a difference. Hopefully I can get back my full range of motion. I know I’ll never be completely pain free, but being able to do the things I love, like riding again and playing tennis, are major goals I plan to accomplish.
Next is working around the house. Part of the the rehab is to do chores at home that require physical activity. One of the projects is re-doing our front yard. I’ve been working on it a little at a time, with Kim and Dakota’s help, and hopefully in the next two weeks it will be complete. Once done it will be a vast improvement on the dead grass that isn’t meant to grow in Colorado soil. I will post pictures when it’s finished.
And thirdly, is writing. I’ve been working on the next Jarvis Mann PI novel daily. Title is “The Front Range Butcher” where he goes up against a gruesome serial killer. There are several other plot lines is this story, that will lead into the next book, tentatively titled “Mann in the Middle”. Jarvis will be going up against a new foe, a man we saw short glimpses of in the short story “The Case of the Invisible Souls”. I’m 55k words into the story, so I’m about half-way through the first draft. If all goes well, the hope is this novel will be ready by later this year or early next year. I will keep you posted.
In the meantime be sure the tell all your friends about the Jarvis Mann Series and direct them to this website. Anyone who signs up will receive a free eBook version of the first Jarvis Mann PI novel “Tracking A Shadow”. And be sure you check out the latest short story “The Case of the Invisible Souls”. Reaction and reviews have been great. I plan on talking a little bit about it in my next blog post, as the story covers an important subject, homeless veterans.
Thanks for reading. I hope everyone is enjoying summer, as fall is on the horizon.
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May 29, 2017
Coming June 24th-Jarvis Mann Returns
It has been a while, but Jarvis Mann is returning June 24th, in a short story titled “The Case of the Invisible Souls”.
With Christmas a few weeks away and happy these last few months had been quiet, Jarvis Mann decides to take on an interesting case. A homeless veteran knocks on his door with a story of how several of his homeless companions have been bribed and taxied away never to return. Taking pause to the man’s story at first, Jarvis digs deeper learning of plans to clear out the homeless. When the man is attacked, and seriously injured, Jarvis goes undercover, learning more about life on the streets than he ever knew, becoming one of the Invisible Souls in search of an answer.
Pre-order it today, for only 99 cents on Amazon.
May 27, 2017
Wild Deadwood Reads
I will be in Deadwood South Dakota on June 10th, for the Wild Deadwood Reads Author event. Authors from many genre’s will be on hand interacting with readers and selling their books. I too will be there with all of my books and information on a new release coming June 24th. If you are in the area stop by. I even have a couple of tickets to give away. Contact me if interested. Check out the Wild Deadwood Reads website for more information.
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April 1, 2017
On the Mend and Writing Again
It has been a long recovery since my motorcycle accident on November 11th. I suffered a serious injury to my right knee, as well as bruising and contusions to my right and left leg, and a badly sprained wrist. I have been rehabbing now since shortly after the accident, and still don’t have complete range of motion but I’m slowly getting there.
During this time I have done no writing at all, though the ideas are there, the time and energy has not been. But over the last month I have now slowly gotten myself back to writing the next Jarvis Mann detective story, The Case of the Invisible Souls. I hope to have the first draft of this short story completed in the next few weeks. I’ve also started the next novel, The Front Range Butcher, with hopes of having it done by the end of the year. So fans of Jarvis don’t worry, his adventures will continue. Stay tuned!!
October 12, 2016
Dead Man Code Available in Paperback
The next installment of the Jarvis Mann Detective series, Dead Man Code, is now available in paperback. Order your copy today from Amazon at only $10.99 and see if you can crack the code!
September 30, 2016
Promo of Tracking A Shadow: Free thru 10/4
With the pending release of the next Jarvis Mann Detective novel, “Dead Man Code”, starting today, the first Jarvis Mann novel, “Tracking A Shadow”, is free on Amazon thru 10/4. So if you haven’t already downloaded this well reviewed book, please do. Spread the word and share with all, as I’m trying to get high up on the Amazon Bestseller lists with the new book coming out soon.
Oh and while you are at it, download “The Case of the Missing Bubble Gum Card” as well on Amazon. It still remains permanently free. Thanks to all for supporting my stories.
The Case of the Missing Bubble Gum Card
August 30, 2016
Radio Interview 8/31
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April 16, 2016
Signed Copies giveaway: Tracking A Shadow
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Tracking a Shadow by R. Weir Giveaway ends July 09, 2016. See the giveaway details at Goodreads. Enter Giveaway
