IMPULSE Is Coming!
So I've decided it's time to start my Goodreads author blog. This seems like a very good place to connect with both readers and writers, so I look forward to the exchange.
I'll be using this blog mainly as a way to connect with you, keep you up to date on book news, and of course offer giveaways and contests, so that should be fun!
To start with I guess I should catch you up on what's going on with IMPULSE and the rest of the Lightship Chronicles series. It's 5 months to my release date (February 3, 2015), and I'm currently about halfway through page proofs on IMPULSE. They're due in to DAW by October 17th, so it looks like I'm right on track. It's amazing how many things you still want to change even if your book has been through multiple iterations and edits. But hey, we're writers, right? We change our minds. I'm looking forward to bringing IMPULSE to the world and I hope you like it when you read it.
STARBOUND is the second volume in the series, and I'm happy to report it's been drafted and sent off to my agent, Joshua Bilmes, for his commentary. I love this second book, love getting to stretch the story out free of some of the character-building you have to do in a first novel. And of course there are twists and turns, a betrayal or two, and some very surprising romance moments. Things will not be dull for our young hero, I guarantee that!
Once Joshua gets me his feedback on STARBOUND, I will likely make a round of changes, which could take a few weeks to a few months, and then it will be off to DAW and my editor Sheila Gilbert. From there she will have comments, and well, we will go around again. My hope is that STARBOUND will be off to Sheila by the end of the year, and maybe scheduled for later in 2015, but no promises on that front.
After I finish the page proofs for IMPULSE, I'll get back to outlining the third volume, which now has the working title of DEFIANT. I've worked out an ending that would be a slam-bang climax to the series, but I'm backtracking from that, feeling that there may be much more story and adventure to mine before we get to that BIG ENDING. I'm enthused right now about my writing, so continuing on with the story seems like the right thing to do.
As we get closer to the publication date for IMPULSE, there will be giveaways. Oh yes, there will be giveaways. I will have a couple of ARC's (Advanced Readers Copies) to put up first, then eventually the published book, which will be coming out in hardcover. Also, as we get in to 2015, I'll likely have a giveaway for my YA novel SPEEDWING. More to come on that later.
Looking forward to the journey, and talking with all of you here as we go.
Best,
db
I'll be using this blog mainly as a way to connect with you, keep you up to date on book news, and of course offer giveaways and contests, so that should be fun!
To start with I guess I should catch you up on what's going on with IMPULSE and the rest of the Lightship Chronicles series. It's 5 months to my release date (February 3, 2015), and I'm currently about halfway through page proofs on IMPULSE. They're due in to DAW by October 17th, so it looks like I'm right on track. It's amazing how many things you still want to change even if your book has been through multiple iterations and edits. But hey, we're writers, right? We change our minds. I'm looking forward to bringing IMPULSE to the world and I hope you like it when you read it.
STARBOUND is the second volume in the series, and I'm happy to report it's been drafted and sent off to my agent, Joshua Bilmes, for his commentary. I love this second book, love getting to stretch the story out free of some of the character-building you have to do in a first novel. And of course there are twists and turns, a betrayal or two, and some very surprising romance moments. Things will not be dull for our young hero, I guarantee that!
Once Joshua gets me his feedback on STARBOUND, I will likely make a round of changes, which could take a few weeks to a few months, and then it will be off to DAW and my editor Sheila Gilbert. From there she will have comments, and well, we will go around again. My hope is that STARBOUND will be off to Sheila by the end of the year, and maybe scheduled for later in 2015, but no promises on that front.
After I finish the page proofs for IMPULSE, I'll get back to outlining the third volume, which now has the working title of DEFIANT. I've worked out an ending that would be a slam-bang climax to the series, but I'm backtracking from that, feeling that there may be much more story and adventure to mine before we get to that BIG ENDING. I'm enthused right now about my writing, so continuing on with the story seems like the right thing to do.
As we get closer to the publication date for IMPULSE, there will be giveaways. Oh yes, there will be giveaways. I will have a couple of ARC's (Advanced Readers Copies) to put up first, then eventually the published book, which will be coming out in hardcover. Also, as we get in to 2015, I'll likely have a giveaway for my YA novel SPEEDWING. More to come on that later.
Looking forward to the journey, and talking with all of you here as we go.
Best,
db
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