PITM: Publication Date?

As of this writing, I’m about 1/5 of the way through writing Predators in the Mist.  Meaning that I’m about 27,000 words in and have another 108,000 or so to go.  How long will it take to produce those words?  Realistically, somewhere in the ballpark of–if everything goes according to plan–about three months.  Which means, in turn, that there’s a very good chance you’ll be holding this book in your hands by Valentine’s Day.  I will, of course, update you again on this issue as we go along!

I know some of you feel like you’ve been waiting a very long time for me to continue this series, and I thank you for your patience.  Instead of making a crack about how at least I don’t write as slowly as George R.R. Martin, I’ll tell you instead that the past couple of years have been difficult ones for me and my family.  I needed to, due to the highly personal nature of some aspects of this series, put it aside for awhile.  I hope you can understand.