Summer Update – Book Release, Our First Single & Upcoming Anthology
It’s been a weird year – and a summer break was sorely needed.
I feel like it was only a few days ago since it was the middle of December, right before Christmas, and my wife and I had just moved into our new house. The holiday passed us by in a flash as we spent every waking hour painting, sorting through our things, and getting our new home the way we wanted it to be.
Then it was suddenly February, I had joined death metal band, Dark Delirium as their rhythm guitarist, and we were rehearsing furiously to learn all the songs and get ready for our first couple of gigs. It was an exciting time, and I’m so thankful that I joined these guys because it’s super fun and we keep playing better and better, writing new, cool music all the time, but for a moment there, it was a bit stressful.
Three months on, we’re in May, and I’m right in the middle of publishing my third crime thriller, A Form Of Revenge. Self-publishing is definitely worth it and I love being in control of everything from title, cover design, formatting, to release date, but is without a doubt a lot of work. But the book is out now, the response has been great, and you can pick it up right here.
By the time we got to the middle of July, my wife and I were exhausted and we were very much looking forward to a couple of weeks vacation. We split the vacation down the middle—one week in Budapest to see Rammstein live, and then one week spent cycling 340 kilometers through southern Norway. Yeah, guess which idea was my wife’s? She’ll think of insane stuff like that to do, and for some reason I keep saying yes. It probably has to do with love or something, I don’t know.
But it was a very welcome break, and even the long bike trip was surprisingly relaxing. There’s something about just getting out of your head, disconnecting from the world and focusing on the single thing that’s in front of you in the moment – like cycling 100 kilometers a day – that’s just very peaceful. Before our vacation was over, we also managed to go for a few hikes, amongst others to Pulpit Rock, the very famous cliff you can see in the photo at the top of the post here. The weather wasn’t great, but the fog gave it a very unique atmosphere.
Now that our summer vacation is over though, I’m diving right back into everything – starting with some very exciting news: my band has released it’s very first single!
No, not that death metal band I talked about earlier—this is something completely different. We’re an acoustic singer/songwriter trio called Maryon and we’ve been playing together for a few years now. When I’m not writing books or stories I write music, and I’m the main lyricist and vocalist in this band. Our first single Afraid was recently released on all streaming platforms, and I’d love it if you gave it a listen.
Of course, that’s not all. I’m still writing, still getting my stories out there, and though A Form Of Revenge is still fresh off the press, I’m working on several new things, the first of which is a story in an upcoming fantasy anthology. It’s currently set to be released in September, and I can’t wait to share more about that as soon as it’s out.
I’m also pitching more short stories and novels to various independent publishers and I’m waiting to hear about a horror podcast I’ve written for. It’s currently in production and I can’t wait to be able to share that with you as well!
Meanwhile, I would love it if you checked out my other books. As always, you can find them all right here on my website.
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