Weekly Update – November 19, 2024
Some good news on the writing front! My current project, The Great Rock & Roll Time Trip Tour, is out to beta readers for feedback, and I have an editor lined up to tackle the project when it’s ready for that stage of the process.
That last bit is a big deal because this will be the first project in several years that will not be handled by my usual editor, Julie Tremblay. She’s got a lot going on right now and let me know she’d be temporarily unavailable, but she was able to put me in touch with a friend, Kim Budnick, who graciously stepped up to offer her services. I’ve been chatting with her to get it all set up, and she’ll be ready to hit the ground running when she gets the manuscript.
I’m hoping to have the novella available in the first quarter of 2025. After that, I’ll be aiming to release the first Legacies book, and I apologize to the Action Figures fans out there who’ve been waiting patiently for the new story. I hope it will be worth the wait.
Anyway, what is the Time Trip Tour about? Here is the official summary:
Anyone can follow their favorite rock star across the country.
Tina Tharpe can follow hers across time.
She doesn’t understand how this bizarre ability works. All she knows is, a couple of edibles and a vinyl record are her ticket to the great concerts of the past, from Woodstock to Budokan to Monterey, and she’s going to make the most of it.
It’s the perfect escape from the dark cloud hanging over her head at WWMA-FM, Worcester’s rock masters. Rumors are swirling that the station’s corporate overlords might be ditching the classic rock format and changing to pop, country, or worst of all, Christian contemporary — and that would put Tina and her fellow DJs out of a job.
Eager to put her worries out of sight and out of mind, Tina dives headfirst into the past. Problem is, her time trips might be having an unexpected effect on the future (or is it the present?) as she returns to find that pivotal events in rock history have radically changed — and not necessarily for the better.
The Great Rock & Roll Time-Trip Tour is the new novella by Michael C. Bailey, author of the award-winning fantasy series The Adventures of Strongarm & Lightfoot (BellaOnline Literary Review, Best Fantasy Novel), and the YA superhero series Action Figures, a #1 bestseller on Amazon.
WRITING PROJECTS
Action Figures – Legacies: Third draft in editing stage.
Action Figures – Untitled sequel to Legacies – Second draft completed.
The Adventures of Strongarm & Lightfoot – untitled book eight: Third draft completed.
The Adventures of Strongarm & Lightfoot – untitled book nine: First draft underway.
The Great Rock & Roll Time Trip Tour – Second draft underway.
APPEARANCES & EVENTS
Nothing currently scheduled.
MISC.
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