Two Busy Months!

It's been a bit since I posted anything new as the wife and I have been busy doing things to the house here in Atlanta. We have painted every room, hall and bath except one entryway. The new colors are much more to our liking with blue being the dominate color, although the sunroom is red, yes red; but it looks great. We've also done some improvements such as adding a soaking tub in one bath and a double sink 6-foot cabinet in another. Our next project is likely going to be having 12 feet of custom bookcases in the formal dining room to convert it to a library. That's a project that I'll hire a cabinet maker to do as it's beyond my handyman skills to have it done the way we want. We're coming up on the one-year mark of having moved into the new house and it now feels like home. It takes a while to get everything to one's own taste and liking.

I've made very little progress on book two during the last two months, but should have it moving forward again now that some household things have been completed. Book two is still untitled but tells the story of a young man (Justin) trying to overcome obstacles to build a life for himself in space. It is set in the same time as Kristin's struggles aboard the Valiant Lad but involves a different set of characters (although a few of the old characters reappear).

Reviews on A New Beginning have been positive, and I thank the readers who have taken the time to write reviews on Amazon both the US and UK sites. The audio version is doing well and the publisher, ACX, has sent me some codes to offer a few free editions of it in a promotion. I'm looking now at the best way to set up a promotion for them that will hopefully attract more attention to the novel. Any suggestions?