Cinco de Mayo falling on a Taco Tuesday, huh? Hey, I recognize a sign from the universe I should have Tex-Mex for dinner, so who am I to say no?
I am currently in one of my least favorite phases of the novel creation process: the “holding pattern.” This is when a project is this close to being ready for release, I just need one of my team to finish up their work first before I can finalize things. Right now, The Adventures of Strongarm & Lightfoot – Sworded Affairs is waiting on my editor to finish her final pass, and my narrator for the audiobook version of Blades of Glory is working on her final round of corrections.
I have stuff to keep me busy in the meantime, but I’m itching to release these projects onto the reading (and listening) public.
In other news, if you missed last Tuesday’s Superhero Stories panel from Quarancon 2020, a virtual pop culture convention, you can watch the whole thing here!
Some of the same folks on that panel are working on lining up similar panel discussions specifically on superhero fiction, so I’ll let you know when that’s locked and loaded.
Finally, I’m taking part in a group promotion later this month, during which Action Figures – Issue One: Secret Origins will be available for the Kindle for 99 cents.
If you still haven’t read the book that started it all, now’s your chance to get it for a great price — along with many other excellent superhero novels!
WRITING PROJECTS
Action Figures – Secret Origins: Audiobook recording continues with narrator Jennifer McPherson. Tentatively set for late spring/early summer release.
Action Figures – Issue Ten: Unintended Consequences: First draft underway, tentatively set for a winter/spring 2021 release.
The Action Figures Omnibus – Volume One: This collection of books one through three — Secret Origins, Black Magic Women, and Pasts Imperfect — with new cover art by Tricia Lupien, is set for a mid-2020 release.
The Adventures of Strongarm & Lightfoot – Blades of Glory: The audiobook version is nearing completion. Should be ready for a late spring/early summer 2020 release.
The Adventures of Strongarm & Lightfoot – Sworded Affairs: Manuscript in final editing, cover art in process. Tentatively set for an early 2020 release.
The Adventures of Strongarm & Lightfoot – Elfish Motives: Book five is in the plotting stages. Tentatively scheduled for a late 2020 release.
APPEARANCES & EVENTS
- Nothing currently scheduled.
MISC.
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