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Weekly Update – October 15, 2019

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Something strange has happened: for once, I don’t have a writing project.

Technically I have a few projects in process right now (see below) but I’m not doing any new writing at present. It’s unusual for me, but the timing is good, because over the next few weeks, my wife and I will be packing up and moving to a new home — a home with a writing office for me! Yay!

WRITING PROJECTS

Action Figures – Issue Nine: Hell Hath No Fury: Draft two is done! Time for beta readers to start chiming in!

The Adventures of Strongarm & Lightfoot – Sworded Affairs: Second draft is with my beta readers.

Well-Behaved Women – Endtimes: Audiobook is undergoing final review.

The Adventures of Strongarm & Lightfoot – Assassins Brawl: Recording of the audiobook version is underway.

APPEARANCES & EVENTS

  • Arisia 2020 – January 17 – 20, Westin Boston Waterfront Hotel

The New England Speculative Writers group has a new preview book for newsletter subscribers. Pick it up and read the opening chapters to Well-Behaved Women – Awakening and other stories.

If you’d like to make sure you don’t miss any news from me, remember that I have a weekly newsletter that features some of the stuff you see posted here plus new, newsletter-exclusive material. Click this link to sign up.

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Weekly Update – October 8, 2019

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The audiobook version of Well-Behaved Women – Awakening is part of a major promotion hosted by Emerald Dodge, so go check it out and maybe find yourself a new audiobook!

Now that I’ve gotten the blatant self-promotion out of the way…

I had my author day at the Connecticut Renaissance Faire last weekend, and I’d like to publicly praise my wife Veronica for being a selling machine. Because of her I topped last year’s sales figures handily, and she sold three of the four Well-Behaved Women trilogy/audiobook special packages I had. She even sold books I didn’t have on-hand because I ran out!

WRITING PROJECTS

Action Figures – Issue Nine: Hell Hath No Fury: Still working on draft two, but the cover art is nearly done, so look for an early reveal soon!

The Adventures of Strongarm & Lightfoot – Sworded Affairs: Second draft is with my beta readers.

Well-Behaved Women – Endtimes: Audiobook is undergoing final review.

The Adventures of Strongarm & Lightfoot – Assassins Brawl: Recording of the audiobook version is underway!

APPEARANCES & EVENTS

  • Arisia 2020 – January 17 – 20, Westin Boston Waterfront Hotel

The New England Speculative Writers group has a new preview book for newsletter subscribers. Pick it up and read the opening chapters to Well-Behaved Women – Awakening and other stories.

If you’d like to make sure you don’t miss any news from me, remember that I have a weekly newsletter that features some of the stuff you see posted here plus new, newsletter-exclusive material. Click this link to sign up.

Weekly Update – October 1, 2019

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MY TIME IS NOW!

Well, it’s Saturday, technically, but close enough.

That’s right, my author day at the Connecticut Renaissance Faire is October 5, and in addition to having copies of all my books available,  I’ll have available an extremely limited special package: buy the entire Well-Behaved Women trilogy and you’ll receive a free code for the audiobook version on Audible for the low price of $32 — a $25 savings over the retail price of the three books and the audiobook!

And on Sunday, the faire will welcome Kim Headlee (The Dragon’s Dove Chronicles).

WRITING PROJECTS

Action Figures – Issue Nine: Hell Hath No Fury: Draft two is underway, and the cover art is coming along nicely! Will we see this book in late 2019 or early 2020? Stay tuned!

The Adventures of Strongarm & Lightfoot – Sworded Affairs: Second draft is with my beta readers.

Well-Behaved Women – Endtimes: Audiobook recording is DONE and audio files are undergoing final review. It should be available sometime next month!

The Adventures of Strongarm & Lightfoot – Assassins Brawl: Recording of the audiobook version is underway!

APPEARANCES & EVENTS

  • The Connecticut Renaissance Faire – Saturday, October 5, Lebanon County Fairgrounds, Lebanon, CT: I’ll be there as part of the Local Authors Series. Here’s the full line-up for the final weekend of the season:

Saturday, October 12: A.L. Davroe (The Tricksters series)

Sunday, October 13: E.A. Rappaport (The Legend of the Four Races series)

Monday, October 14: Jo Kearney (The Adventures of Amelia the Astronaut)

The New England Speculative Writers group has a new preview book for newsletter subscribers. Pick it up and read the opening chapters to Well-Behaved Women – Awakening and other stories.

If you’d like to make sure you don’t miss any news from me, remember that I have a weekly newsletter that features some of the stuff you see posted here plus new, newsletter-exclusive material. Click this link to sign up.

Weekly Update – September 24, 2019

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The audiobook version of Well-Behaved Women – Transition is now available! Grab it now on Audible and soon on iTunes! If you’re an existing Audible customer, you can get it here or here, and if you’d like to sign up for Audible, go here.

And the audiobook version of Well-Behaved Women – Endtimes will be dropping before you know it, so catch up now!

If you’re planning to hit the Connecticut Renaissance Faire in a couple of weeks — specifically on October 5 — then I have a deal you might be interested in!

Next up! During my author day at CTRF, I’ll have available an extremely limited special package: buy the entire Well-Behaved Women trilogy and you’ll receive a free code for the audiobook version on Audible for the low price of $32 — a $25 savings over the retail price of the three books and the audiobook!

Now, here are this coming weekend’s guest authors:

WRITING PROJECTS

Action Figures – Issue Nine: Hell Hath No Fury: Draft one is done, and work has already begun on the cover art!

The Adventures of Strongarm & Lightfoot – Sworded Affairs: Second draft underway and almost finished! I’ll be looking for beta readers very soon.

Well-Behaved Women – Endtimes – Audiobook recording underway. Three-quarters of the “first draft” are down!

APPEARANCES & EVENTS

  • The Connecticut Renaissance Faire – Saturday, October 5, Lebanon County Fairgrounds, Lebanon, CT: I’ll be there as part of the Local Authors Series. Here’s the full line-up for the rest of the season:

Saturday, October 5: Me!

Sunday, October 6: Kim Headlee (The Dragon’s Dove Chronicles)

Saturday, October 12: A.L. Davroe (The Tricksters series)

Sunday, October 13: E.A. Rappaport (The Legend of the Four Races series)

Monday, October 14: Jo Kearney (The Adventures of Amelia the Astronaut)

The New England Speculative Writers group has a new preview book for newsletter subscribers. Pick it up and read the opening chapters to Well-Behaved Women – Awakening and other stories.

If you’d like to make sure you don’t miss any news from me, remember that I have a weekly newsletter that features some of the stuff you see posted here plus new, newsletter-exclusive material. Click this link to sign up.

Weekly Update – September 17, 2019

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If you’re planning to hit the Connecticut Renaissance Faire in a couple of weeks — specifically on October 5 — then I have a deal you might be interested in!

During my author day at CTRF, I’ll have available an extremely limited special package: buy the entire Well-Behaved Women trilogy and you’ll receive a free code for the audiobook version on Audible for the low price of $32 — a $25 savings over the retail price of the three books and the audiobook!

Now, here are this coming weekend’s guest authors:

WRITING PROJECTS

Action Figures – Issue Nine: Hell Hath No Fury: So close to finished! Hopefully by the end of the week!

The Adventures of Strongarm & Lightfoot – Sworded Affairs: First draft completed.

Well-Behaved Women – Transition: Audiobook in final processing.

Well-Behaved Women – Endtimes – Audiobook recording underway. About halfway done!

APPEARANCES & EVENTS

  • The Connecticut Renaissance Faire – Saturday, October 5, Lebanon County Fairgrounds, Lebanon, CT: I’ll be there as part of the Local Authors Series. Here’s the full line-up for the rest of the season:

Saturday, September 28: Allyssa Norton (Momma Buy Me a China Doll)

Sunday, September 29: Suzanne Cordatos (The Willard the Dragon series)

Saturday, October 5: Me!

Sunday, October 6: Kim Headlee (The Dragon’s Dove Chronicles)

Saturday, October 12: A.L. Davroe (The Tricksters series)

Sunday, October 13: E.A. Rappaport (The Legend of the Four Races series)

Monday, October 14: Jo Kearney (The Adventures of Amelia the Astronaut)

The New England Speculative Writers group has a new preview book for newsletter subscribers. Pick it up and read the opening chapters to Well-Behaved Women – Awakening and other stories.

If you’d like to make sure you don’t miss any news from me, remember that I have a weekly newsletter that features some of the stuff you see posted here plus new, newsletter-exclusive material. Click this link to sign up.

Weekly Update – September 10, 2019

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Weekend three of the Connecticut Renaissance Faire is coming up, and here are this week’s guest authors:

WRITING PROJECTS

Action Figures – Issue Nine: Hell Hath No Fury: Getting close to the final sequence! I’m hoping to wrap up draft one before the end of the month.

The Adventures of Strongarm & Lightfoot – Sworded Affairs: First draft completed.

Well-Behaved Women – Transition: Audiobook in final processing, which had a slight delay as we had to do some tweaking to the audio (technical stuff I don’t understand) and start the process over again.

Well-Behaved Women – Endtimes – Audiobook recording underway.

APPEARANCES & EVENTS

  • The Connecticut Renaissance Faire – Saturday, October 5, Lebanon County Fairgrounds, Lebanon, CT: I’ll be there as part of the Local Authors Series. Here’s the full line-up for the rest of the season:

Saturday, September 21: Liz Delton (The Starless Girl)

Sunday, September 22: Amber Beaulieu

Saturday, September 28: Allyssa Norton (Momma Buy Me a China Doll)

Sunday, September 29: Suzanne Cordatos (The Willard the Dragon series)

Saturday, October 5: Me!

Sunday, October 6: Kim Headlee (The Dragon’s Dove Chronicles)

Saturday, October 12: A.L. Davroe (The Tricksters series)

Sunday, October 13: E.A. Rappaport (The Legend of the Four Races series)

Monday, October 14: Jo Kearney (The Adventures of Amelia the Astronaut)

The New England Speculative Writers group has a new preview book for newsletter subscribers. Pick it up and read the opening chapters to Well-Behaved Women – Awakening and other stories.

If you’d like to make sure you don’t miss any news from me, remember that I have a weekly newsletter that features some of the stuff you see posted here plus new, newsletter-exclusive material. Click this link to sign up.

Weekly Update – September 3, 2019

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The Connecticut Renaissance Faire’s opening weekend is in the books!

Speaking of books, here are this week’s guest authors:

In addition to the main scenario, the great variety acts, the vendors, and the food and drink, remember to visit the author’s table to meet this weekend’s roster of local writers:

WRITING PROJECTS

Action Figures – Issue Nine: Hell Hath No Fury: Work on the first draft continues!

The Adventures of Strongarm & Lightfoot – Sworded Affairs: First draft completed.

Well-Behaved Women – Transition: Audiobook in final processing.

Well-Behaved Women – Endtimes – Recording of the audiobook version has begun, with Heather Auden returning to finish off the trilogy!03

APPEARANCES & EVENTS

  • The Connecticut Renaissance Faire – Saturday, October 5, Lebanon County Fairgrounds, Lebanon, CT: I’ll be there as part of the Local Authors Series. Here’s the full line-up:

Saturday, September 14: Rachel Menard (Steel Hand, Cold Heart)

Sunday, September 15: Deborah Ann Davis (Fairly Certain)

Saturday, September 21: Liz Delton (The Starless Girl)

Sunday, September 22: Amber Beaulieu

Saturday, September 28: Allyssa Norton (Momma Buy Me a China Doll)

Sunday, September 29: Suzanne Cordatos (The Willard the Dragon series)

Saturday, October 5: Me!

Sunday, October 6: Kim Headlee (The Dragon’s Dove Chronicles)

Saturday, October 12: A.L. Davroe (The Tricksters series)

Sunday, October 13: E.A. Rappaport (The Legend of the Four Races series)

Monday, October 14: Jo Kearney (The Adventures of Amelia the Astronaut)

The New England Speculative Writers group has a new preview book for newsletter subscribers. Pick it up and read the opening chapters to Well-Behaved Women – Awakening and other stories.

If you’d like to make sure you don’t miss any news from me, remember that I have a weekly newsletter that features some of the stuff you see posted here plus new, newsletter-exclusive material. Click this link to sign up.

Weekly Update – August 27, 2019

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The Connecticut Renaissance Faire opens this weekend!

In addition to the main scenario, the great variety acts, the vendors, and the food and drink, remember to visit the author’s table to meet this weekend’s roster of local writers:

WRITING PROJECTS

Action Figures – Issue Nine: Hell Hath No Fury: Book nine is fully plotted and draft one is about two-thirds of the way finished.

The Adventures of Strongarm & Lightfoot – Sworded Affairs: First draft completed.

Well-Behaved Women – Transition: Audiobook in final processing!

APPEARANCES & EVENTS

  • The Connecticut Renaissance Faire – Saturday, October 5, Lebanon County Fairgrounds, Lebanon, CT: I’ll be there as part of the Local Authors Series. Here’s the full line-up:

Saturday, September 7: Billie Kowalewski (the Enlightened series)

Sunday, September 8: Sky Boivin (The Sisters Two Chronicles)

Saturday, September 14: Rachel Menard (Steel Hand, Cold Heart)

Sunday, September 15: Deborah Ann Davis (Fairly Certain)

Saturday, September 21: Liz Delton (The Starless Girl)

Sunday, September 22: Amber Beaulieu

Saturday, September 28: Allyssa Norton (Momma Buy Me a China Doll)

Sunday, September 29: Suzanne Cordatos (The Willard the Dragon series)

Saturday, October 5: Me!

Sunday, October 6: Kim Headlee (The Dragon’s Dove Chronicles)

Saturday, October 12: A.L. Davroe (The Tricksters series)

Sunday, October 13: E.A. Rappaport (The Legend of the Four Races series)

Monday, October 14: Jo Kearney (The Adventures of Amelia the Astronaut)

The New England Speculative Writers group has a new preview book for newsletter subscribers. Pick it up and read the opening chapters to Well-Behaved Women – Awakening and other stories.

If you’d like to make sure you don’t miss any news from me, remember that I have a weekly newsletter that features some of the stuff you see posted here plus new, newsletter-exclusive material. Click this link to sign up.

Weekly Update – August 20, 2019

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We’re heading into crunch time for the Connecticut Renaissance Faire this weekend. After that it’s opening weekend, and I expect my creative energy to dip a bit, which is typical during faire season. Working seven days a week for nearly two months gets exhausting. Fortunately, even if my writing time suffers, I’ll have a new audiobook project to keep my going. No complaints.

WRITING PROJECTS

Action Figures – Issue Nine: Hell Hath No Fury: I passed the halfway mark on book nine during a 12,000-word writing jag last week. Problem is, I’ve hit a rather critical plot twist earlier than anticipated. Where will this take me? Guess I’ll find out this week.

The Adventures of Strongarm & Lightfoot – Sworded Affairs: First draft completed.

Well-Behaved Women – Transition: Audiobook in final processing.

APPEARANCES & EVENTS

  • The Connecticut Renaissance Faire – Saturday, October 5, Lebanon County Fairgrounds, Lebanon, CT: I’ll be there as part of the Local Authors Series. Here’s the full line-up:

Saturday, August 31: Shawn Flynn (The Kitty)

Sunday, September 1: Mary Lawrence (The Bianca Goddard series)

Monday, September 2: Stephanie Robinson and Jessica Haight (the Fairday Morrow series)

Saturday, September 7: Billie Kowalewski (the Enlightened series)

Sunday, September 8: Sky Boivin (The Sisters Two Chronicles)

Saturday, September 14: Rachel Menard (Steel Hand, Cold Heart)

Sunday, September 15: Deborah Ann Davis (Fairly Certain)

Saturday, September 21: Liz Delton (The Starless Girl)

Sunday, September 22: Amber Beaulieu

Saturday, September 28: Allyssa Norton (Momma Buy Me a China Doll)

Sunday, September 29: Suzanne Cordatos (The Willard the Dragon series)

Saturday, October 5: Me!

Sunday, October 6: Kim Headlee (The Dragon’s Dove Chronicles)

Saturday, October 12: A.L. Davroe (The Tricksters series)

Sunday, October 13: E.A. Rappaport (The Legend of the Four Races series)

Monday, October 14: Jo Kearney (The Adventures of Amelia the Astronaut)

The New England Speculative Writers group has a new preview book for newsletter subscribers. Pick it up and read the opening chapters to Well-Behaved Women – Awakening and other stories.

If you’d like to make sure you don’t miss any news from me, remember that I have a weekly newsletter that features some of the stuff you see posted here plus new, newsletter-exclusive material. Click this link to sign up.

Weekly Update – August 13, 2019

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Cover design – Tricia Lupien. Cover model – Renee Sutherland. Cover photography – Lauren Dubois.

Well-Behaved Women – Endtimes is here!

The third and final book in the Well-Behaved Women trilogy is available now in print and for the Kindle, and I’ll have signed copies available at my Connecticut Renaissance Faire appearance in October.

AND! Work has begin on the audiobook version, with Heather Auden returning as narrator.

WRITING PROJECTS

Action Figures – Issue Nine: Hell Hath No Fury: About one-third of the way done on the first draft and it’s clipping along nicely.

The Adventures of Strongarm & Lightfoot – Sworded Affairs: First draft completed.

Well-Behaved Women – Transition: Audiobook has been fully reviewed and prepped, now it’s time to play the waiting game while ACX processes the audio files.

APPEARANCES & EVENTS

  • The Connecticut Renaissance Faire – Saturday, October 5, Lebanon County Fairgrounds, Lebanon, CT: I’ll be there as part of the Local Authors Series. Here’s the full line-up:

Saturday, August 31: Shawn Flynn (The Kitty)

Sunday, September 1: Mary Lawrence (The Bianca Goddard series)

Monday, September 2: Stephanie Robinson and Jessica Haight (the Fairday Morrow series)

Saturday, September 7: Billie Kowalewski (the Enlightened series)

Sunday, September 8: Sky Boivin (The Sisters Two Chronicles)

Saturday, September 14: Rachel Menard (Steel Hand, Cold Heart)

Sunday, September 15: Deborah Ann Davis (Fairly Certain)

Saturday, September 21: Liz Delton (The Starless Girl)

Sunday, September 22: Amber Beaulieu

Saturday, September 28: Allyssa Norton (Momma Buy Me a China Doll)

Sunday, September 29: Suzanne Cordatos (The Willard the Dragon series)

Saturday, October 5: Me!

Sunday, October 6: Kim Headlee (The Dragon’s Dove Chronicles)

Saturday, October 12: A.L. Davroe (The Tricksters series)

Sunday, October 13: E.A. Rappaport (The Legend of the Four Races series)

Monday, October 14: Jo Kearney (The Adventures of Amelia the Astronaut)

The New England Speculative Writers group has a new preview book for newsletter subscribers. Pick it up and read the opening chapters to Well-Behaved Women – Awakening and other stories.

If you’d like to make sure you don’t miss any news from me, remember that I have a weekly newsletter that features some of the stuff you see posted here plus new, newsletter-exclusive material. Click this link to sign up.