Wings of Mercury Counting Down to Take Off
First of all, it's Science Fiction & Fantasy Book Week 2018. Check out the links on Goodreads. There are a lot of great books on the lists, but I found something among the posts that was a bit disturbing. Someone asked why there were no Indie author books listed (which I consider equivocal to mid-list writers with small and micro presses). One response was something like, "Because GR members don't read Indie books. Did you think of that before posting?". Despite the reply seeming a bit snide, I am sure there are some that read more than just the books by the big houses, but it's a shame. Granted, there are a high percentage of Indie and self-published books I have reviewed that suffered from many issues, including having no one edit the book beyond the author and their spellcheck, continuity issues, pacing and flow, etc. There are still a lot of hidden gems out there. It just might take a little digging and a little faith in taking a chance on an author who isn't on the shelf next to Stephen King or Michael Crichton.
August has been very wet and a bit cooler than usual in my part of the country. Some folks would think that would mean more time for me to write. Unfortunately, that's not been the case, at least not as much as I would like. I've spent time making minor changes and edits to a number of stories accepted by various publishers for books due out this year or early next year. The next title one of my stories will appear in is City in the Ice from Alban Lake Publishing. The book is due to release October 1, 2018. [Correction: November 1, 2018] The Lovecraft-inspired book will have several authors. My story includes several nasty eldritch beings, earthquakes and volcanoes. It's like living in the real world.
I also have another poem coming out in an anthology from Lycan Valley Press scheduled for some time this autumn, but a release date has not been announced to my knowledge.
Around the same time will be the release of my novella Wings of Mercury, a romping, action-packed YA story of the inhabitants of a distant moon in a galaxy, far, far away discovering the culture of long-dead earth. They embrace the era of the 1950's and '60s--everything from the birth of rock 'n' roll to the cool cars and rollerskates, but there's always someone wanting to make waves and cause trouble. More details to come in the next couple of weeks after the book layout is finalized, including pre-sale information. I'll be signing copies at Chapters on Main October 27, 2018. I'm also working on a possible Book Release Party, but we'll see what happens with that.
Have I mentioned before how much I hate laying out books? Time consuming and just a pain that irritates me because I could be spending that time writing. It could be finished in time for FenCon.
In the meantime, while I put together the book, you can put together a digital puzzle of the Wings of Mercury book cover created by artist Brad W. Foster ( Shadowhawk ). The puzzle only takes a couple of minutes and the art is definitely out of this world!
RE: the next Savage Cat book, I've written close to 30,000 words over the past three weeks. Not as much as I would've liked to have written, but at least it's something.
That's about it for now. Back to the daily grind.
August has been very wet and a bit cooler than usual in my part of the country. Some folks would think that would mean more time for me to write. Unfortunately, that's not been the case, at least not as much as I would like. I've spent time making minor changes and edits to a number of stories accepted by various publishers for books due out this year or early next year. The next title one of my stories will appear in is City in the Ice from Alban Lake Publishing. The book is due to release October 1, 2018. [Correction: November 1, 2018] The Lovecraft-inspired book will have several authors. My story includes several nasty eldritch beings, earthquakes and volcanoes. It's like living in the real world.
I also have another poem coming out in an anthology from Lycan Valley Press scheduled for some time this autumn, but a release date has not been announced to my knowledge.
Around the same time will be the release of my novella Wings of Mercury, a romping, action-packed YA story of the inhabitants of a distant moon in a galaxy, far, far away discovering the culture of long-dead earth. They embrace the era of the 1950's and '60s--everything from the birth of rock 'n' roll to the cool cars and rollerskates, but there's always someone wanting to make waves and cause trouble. More details to come in the next couple of weeks after the book layout is finalized, including pre-sale information. I'll be signing copies at Chapters on Main October 27, 2018. I'm also working on a possible Book Release Party, but we'll see what happens with that.
Have I mentioned before how much I hate laying out books? Time consuming and just a pain that irritates me because I could be spending that time writing. It could be finished in time for FenCon.
In the meantime, while I put together the book, you can put together a digital puzzle of the Wings of Mercury book cover created by artist Brad W. Foster ( Shadowhawk ). The puzzle only takes a couple of minutes and the art is definitely out of this world!
RE: the next Savage Cat book, I've written close to 30,000 words over the past three weeks. Not as much as I would've liked to have written, but at least it's something.
That's about it for now. Back to the daily grind.
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