David's Random, Overly Energetic, and Sometimes Sarcastic Updates

[David, Mr. Blue Eyes; He's the Best--Ain't no lie!! ;)]

Aww thanks Dione!! That's completely ok to just be a silent member and enjoy what others post but I'm so glad you said hello and thank you so much for being a member and for your kind words. It means so much to me and puts a big smile on my face :)

[David, Mr. Blue Eyes; He's the Best--Ain't no lie!! ;)]

Update!! Adele and I spent a lovely Christmas in Merida, Mexico. On Christmas Eve we visited the Uxmal Mayan Ruins (Amazeballs!) and then hunted for a cenote (I didn't know what this was until Adele showed me pictures, but they're beautiful fresh water springs that sprout from underground caves and such--made me think of The Moon Dwellers!). So this cenote was called X Batun and was waaaaay off the beaten path, to the point where we thought for sure we were lost and turkeys and chickens and stray dogs were marching around the car like wildlife on an African safari. Finally we got to a rusty old gate, paid our 100 pesos and got in. For most of the time we had the whole cenote to ourselves, it was beautiful, like swimming in a secluded paradise!

So then we went back to the Spanish family we were staying with and they were so sweet and invited us to have Christmas Eve dinner with them. Amazing! If anyone is ever going to visit Merida, let me know and I'll give you the contact details for this little bed and breakfast, the host is awesomesauce & wonderific!

OK, so that was a few things about my five days off from writing. I was only going through withdrawal for part of the trip, but now I'm back on the horse and writing at a 5,000+ word clip per day, working on the sequel to Fire Country, called Ice Country. 30,000 words in so should be ready for betas by mid-January.

And, of course, Fire Country is still on schedule for release on February 1st! Woot woot!

[Tina]

Sounds like such a wonderful time. I am so happy you and Adele had some non-writing time together. LOL I am sure she appreciated your love and attention.

[David, Mr. Blue Eyes; He's the Best--Ain't no lie!! ;)]

Aww thank you Tina! It was so nice spending more time with her WITHOUT thinking about writing lol. Normally we spend the whole day together which is amazing but my mind's elsewhere so often that it's not the same!

[Lola]

Sounds like you had a wonderfull christmas!

Will there also be a blog tour for fire country? and when will the cover be releashed?

[David, Mr. Blue Eyes; He's the Best--Ain't no lie!! ;)]

I did, thank you :)

I've got to get together with Nic and Karla to plan the release, but there will definitely be something with bloggers involved so look out for the post under special events!! Can't wait!!

[Lola]

David wrote: "I did, thank you :)

I've got to get together with Nic and Karla to plan the release, but there will definitely be something with bloggers involved so look out for the post under special events!! C..."

Sounds awesome! I am looking forward to it!

[David, Mr. Blue Eyes; He's the Best--Ain't no lie!! ;)]

Update: I just woke up. Not a very productive start to 2013 lol

[David, Mr. Blue Eyes; He's the Best--Ain't no lie!! ;)]

LOL only an hour later 9:25am, but normally I've written a couple thousand words by then :) Generally, I'm a morning writer and get in 4,000 by lunch and then another thousand or two after lunch before I stop for the day.

[Michael]

Hi David,

So you have finished Fire Country and are working on Ice Country...I was just curious if you had written Earth Dwellers or if that would be done after the country saga?

[Karen’s Library]

Michael wrote: "Hi David,

So you have finished Fire Country and are working on Ice Country...I was just curious if you had written Earth Dwellers or if that would be done after the country saga?"

Ditto from me! ;-D

[David, Mr. Blue Eyes; He's the Best--Ain't no lie!! ;)]

Michael wrote: "Hi David,

So you have finished Fire Country and are working on Ice Country...I was just curious if you had written Earth Dwellers or if that would be done after the country saga?"

Great question, thanks for it :)

Because The Earth Dwellers will include characters from the Country Saga, I won't be working on it until the Country Saga is complete. That way I'll have a complete understanding of who the characters are, as sometimes they change and develop even as I write them. Also, the events in the Country Saga will lead up to The Earth Dwellers, so I'll have some plot acrobats to work out to make sure it all fits together. The Earth Dwellers will very much be a 4th book in BOTH the Dwellers Saga and the Country Saga. Hope that makes sense and even I am waiting with curiosity to see how it all comes out as I still have a lot of details to work out! Thanks again for the question :)

[Karen’s Library]

David wrote: "Michael wrote: "Hi David,

So you have finished Fire Country and are working on Ice Country...I was just curious if you had written Earth Dwellers or if that would be done after the country saga?"
..."

OH MY!!? Sounds incredible!!

[David, Mr. Blue Eyes; He's the Best--Ain't no lie!! ;)]

Lol!! Better wait till you read them all to judge, but I hope so! *fingers crossed, toes too, wishing upon every star out there that I don't screw this up* lol!

[Karen’s Library]

Awww David, I have no doubts whatsoever! Just take your time and let it flow!

[David, Mr. Blue Eyes; He's the Best--Ain't no lie!! ;)]

Thank youuuuuu! I will ;)

[Michael]

David I just want to say that writing a single book which is the 4th book of two simultaneous series must be a first...you're an amazing author :)

[David, Mr. Blue Eyes; He's the Best--Ain't no lie!! ;)]

Lol honestly, I have no idea if I've ever seen that before. Anyone ever seen that? I hadn't really thought it but I guess it's pretty cool, it was definitely a bit of an Oprah 'Aha!' Moment when it popped in my head lol!! But in any case, thank you so much for the compliment, it means a lot to me :)

[Ruby]

Nope never heard one book inserted into 2 different series. But, "crossovers" frequently happens in TV shows or films. Wicked hard to write them (at least that's what I hear)

I know that Dark Towers, Nancy Drew/Hardy Boys, A Night in the Lonesome October
books had a few crossovers, but not even close to the level you are talking about.

You never know, at a future date they could be calling you the father of full-scale series crossovers :)

[David, Mr. Blue Eyes; He's the Best--Ain't no lie!! ;)]

LOL, or it could be a complete disaster! I have some hard decisions coming out about POVs for the two series mixed into one ;) Sort of dreading it!

[Lola]

David wrote: "LOL, or it could be a complete disaster! I have some hard decisions coming out about POVs for the two series mixed into one ;) Sort of dreading it!"

It sounds pretty awesome! You are an awesome writer I am sure you will make it work!

[Ruby]

Stave off the negative thinking; it's an awesome idea. Just reading the prologue alone of TheMoonD, I know you can absolutely blast it out the water. Meditate on positive thinking - always helps :)

[David, Mr. Blue Eyes; He's the Best--Ain't no lie!! ;)]

Thank you all for the encouragement, I'll do it for all of you!!

Just finished the final version of Fire Country tonight and the cover's almost ready woohoo!! ARCs are a coming!

[Lola]

David wrote: "Thank you all for the encouragement, I'll do it for all of you!!

Just finished the final version of Fire Country tonight and the cover's almost ready woohoo!! ARCs are a coming!"

I am so curious as how the cover will look like. Is it the same style as the dwellers series? or totally different? When will the cover reveal be?

[David, Mr. Blue Eyes; He's the Best--Ain't no lie!! ;)]

Lol totally different I'd say. Less artsy but still dystopian I think. And I used a cover model for the first time ever but you can't see her face. We're skipping the big reveal again but I'll post on my blog and Facebook and in the group in the next few days :) Can't wait!!!

[Karen’s Library]

Ditto on the "Can't wait!!!" :)

[David, Mr. Blue Eyes; He's the Best--Ain't no lie!! ;)]

Fire Country ARCs are out booyah!!

Cover to be revealed in a few days :)

[Dvora]

David wrote: "Fire Country ARCs are out booyah!!

Cover to be revealed in a few days :)"

Woot woot!!!!

[David, Mr. Blue Eyes; He's the Best--Ain't no lie!! ;)]

Tay wrote: "David wrote: "LOL only an hour later 9:25am, but normally I've written a couple thousand words by then :) Generally, I'm a morning writer and get in 4,000 by lunch and then another thousand or two ..."

Hahaha, cracking me up, as always. I think I'm more of just a freak hehe

[David, Mr. Blue Eyes; He's the Best--Ain't no lie!! ;)]

Dvora wrote: "David wrote: "Fire Country ARCs are out booyah!!

Cover to be revealed in a few days :)"

Woot woot!!!!"

Lol did you get yours?

[Karen’s Library]

Fire Country... A.M.A.Z.I.N.G...!! JUST finished. I'm in awe of your talent and creativity, David!

[Dvora]

David wrote: "Dvora wrote: "David wrote: "Fire Country ARCs are out booyah!!

Cover to be revealed in a few days :)"

Woot woot!!!!"

Lol did you get yours?"

YES! Thank you!

[Dvora]

David wrote: "Dvora wrote: "David wrote: "Fire Country ARCs are out booyah!!

Cover to be revealed in a few days :)"

Woot woot!!!!"

Lol did you get yours?"

BTW, my heart skipped a beat when I saw the cover! Just. Wow.

[David, Mr. Blue Eyes; He's the Best--Ain't no lie!! ;)]

Karen wrote: "Fire Country... A.M.A.Z.I.N.G...!! JUST finished. I'm in awe of your talent and creativity, David!"

Awww wow yayyyy, I'm so glad you liked it :) Thank youuuu!

[David, Mr. Blue Eyes; He's the Best--Ain't no lie!! ;)]

Dvora wrote: "David wrote: "Dvora wrote: "David wrote: "Fire Country ARCs are out booyah!!

Cover to be revealed in a few days :)"

Woot woot!!!!"

Lol did you get yours?"

BTW, my heart skipped a beat when I s..."

Regina did an amazing job didn't she? Glad you like it!!

[Karla]

Fire Country Cover Reveal Signups

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/v...

[Lola]

Can I share the link on twitter and facebook?

[Karla]

you can share it anywhere you wantt lolita, thank you so much =D

[Lola]

I tweeted it and shared on Fb (on both my personal account and my blog page)

[David, Mr. Blue Eyes; He's the Best--Ain't no lie!! ;)]

Thanks Karla and Lolita!!!

[David, Mr. Blue Eyes; He's the Best--Ain't no lie!! ;)]

Lol :)

[Chris]

Dave - I just read the synopsis for 'Fire Country' - WOW!!!!! That sounds awesome.

And wait, the 4th book for the 'Country' Saga will also be a 4th book for the 'Dwellers' series - did I read that right?

[David, Mr. Blue Eyes; He's the Best--Ain't no lie!! ;)]

Thank you so much Chris, I'm glad it sounds good from the synopsis, hopefully you like the full book just as much!

You got it :) There will be a 4th book in The Dwellers Saga which will double as the 4th book in The Country Saga. Not sure exactly how I'll pull it together yet, but I've got some ideas :)

[Chris]

David wrote: "Thank you so much Chris, I'm glad it sounds good from the synopsis, hopefully you like the full book just as much!

You got it :) There will be a 4th book in The Dwellers Saga which will double as ..."

I've seriously never EVER heard of that before. What a treat for fans, but also from a marketing perspective, that is AWESOME! Way to go bud.

[David, Mr. Blue Eyes; He's the Best--Ain't no lie!! ;)]

LOL thanks, I didn't really plan it in advance, it just sort of happened :)

[Karla]

Cover of Fire Country sent to all the bloggers that signed =D

[David, Mr. Blue Eyes; He's the Best--Ain't no lie!! ;)]

Yay!! Thanks Karla!!

[Donna]

David wrote: "Ok, we are nearly done packing up our life to leave our small apartment on Manly Beach in Sydney to travel the world!! The last thing my wife just said to me: "I hate you." Hmm, not a good start to..."

David, just wanted to let you know I am reading Moon Dwellers and although I just started it I can tell you are a good writer, everything flows, the dialogue is realistic, the story engrossing. This is a book I am going to love, I can already tell. I have read enough books to be able to tell very early on if the writer and the story are going to capture me and this one has. I really don't waste my time with books that don't. Now I am kicking myself for taking so long to read it and I can't wait to get to the next ones. I really know very little about where it will take me right now but I am excited with anticipation.
I will get back when I have finished it.

[David, Mr. Blue Eyes; He's the Best--Ain't no lie!! ;)]

Awww, oh my gosh, aren't you a sweetheart! Thanks so much for this little message, it made my day!! I'm so incredibly glad you're enjoying it and I hope you continue to like it and the series. I will warn you, I wrote the series with the intention of it being a series of books with lots of secrets to be revealed over the course so you won't get it all in the first book lol! Happy reading!!

[Donna]

I also found the other series, Evolution which I bought the first one in that. Still really enjoying Moon Dwellers, almost halfway through but now am watching The Lying Game which is really good YA stuff. I will be buying the rest of the series, Sun Dwellers and Star Dwellers soon. I am so happy to have some good reads for a while. It is soooo refreshing to find a good writer amongst the crap out there. Actually there is a lot of good stuff too but not easy to tell which is which till you get into it since so many 4 and 5 star ratings on so many. Anyway, thanks!