Lou Cadle's Blog, page 3

Update on what's happening

The new pen name, LW Cadle, and my heist series will launch about 1 March. I've finished a draft of book 2 as well, and I hope to have that out around mid-May. I finally found the idea for the third book in series, and I'll be drafting that probably in May, for release around August 1. 

If you're on my mailing list, you'll know about the launch, and I'll keep a low price on it for a week so my fans can give it a try for not much money, to see if they like it. It'll also be on Kindle Unlimited to ...

Introducing a new pen name and genre

I've come to think over the past year and change that I don't have a lot more to say, fictionally, about the end of civilizations or natural disasters. I've loved writing the books, and I adore my loyal fans, and I am grateful for having lived the dream of being a full-time writer for several years, but the thrill of post-apoc is gone for me as a writer. And if the thrill is gone, I fear that will come out in any more books I force myself to write.

I find myself wanting more and more to switch to...

Please let what's happening in New Orleans spur you to get your own emergency kit together!

Things you really need:

Canned and bagged food to last a week. And a can opener that doesn't need electricity or all cans need pop tops.

Water to last three weeks. You don't need to buy commercial bottled water. I save milk cartons, wash them, and fill them with tap water. I have 25 bottles lined up in the garage in time order, and recycle the oldest as I add a new one. Or you can empty them and re-fill on your birthday every year.

Cash to last a while. ATMs might not work for several days.

A crank ...