An interlude

Flames gave me a little surprise.

I was writing  that they were going back to the cabin when Santino appeared. She tried to inject Nick with the bond breaking drug but Sara knocked it away.  Santino is now really in trouble with the Vampire Council though she's delusional and thinks that she'll only get a slap on the wrist. Her Clan like Nick's is near royalty. Nick sends her away but will she really turn herself in to the Council?

I hadn't planned on Santino showing up. I was thinking she had left when Nick called the Council about her and her ex kicked her out of his place. Then Chapter eight segwayed. 

Wind will now be a little different. because I have a feeling Santino doesn't turn herself in and she figures into Wind prominently. 

I did tell you I'm a pantser, right? :)

Now the scenes in my head are all changing around.

Mortal Voice. I ordered the proofs(two). One for me and one for my proofreader. They should be here by April 4.

I had a college friend go through it before I sent it to Sharon, but like me the friend isn't perfect so there's probably a lot of errors that were missed. We're both terrible with punctuation but I mainly wanted a basic read though to catch any major errors. My proof reader can catch the stuff we missed because she's good.

I can't wait until the book signing. I'll have my new book! 

A brief rundown

I set up a free promotion for the 18th of April for my book Earth Reader in lieu of the release of Mortal Voice. It should be out around that time or near there.

I also set up a free promotion for the 5th of May for Fire Walker.

So if you don't already have them, that's the time to get them.

Flames. I'm rounding the chapter out. They interviewed the suspects and next comes a revelation. Also a little 'them time'. After all they are suppose to be on vacation. :)

Wind. Still in the first chapter. They have discovered that the victims have all been to a club just before they died. A club that caters to would-be-vampires. The LEO assigned as their liaison hates fake vampires.

MVII is still in the second chapter. Still haven't figured out what I want in the research material they have so I'm stalled for a bit. Think I'll have Paul go through it, then have someone try to steal it. Stir the pot a bit with that.

Toby's book and 'Eye' is still in the wings, done and waiting.

Deadly Waters bible is still being worked on. I haven't even started the story yet.

Haven't even started Aether's bible yet. The idea is just sitting in my mind.

I have thirty other book ideas on the computer in my Misc. 'books to be worked on' folder, including the two Alliance books. Plus the basket of written ideas that I haven't put on the computer yet. I also have a journal with more story ideas beside my desk. Sometimes I wish I could clone myself so I can write more. I have so many stories I want to write but only two hands and only so much time to work.

Sometimes I even wish I had ghostwriters like James Patterson so I could put out several books at a time.

And of course the money he makes would be nice too. :)

Anyway, I've been distracted by all these plot bunnies hitting me at once. All the stories want to be written and now!  The Alliance books are kicking at me, but I need to finish Elemental Voice books first before I start another series of books since I already got EV, the companion series, and MV going.  The dragon books are on hold right now since 'Eye' is finished.

Once one book is finished, another slips into the slot and I have a hard time holding off on working on it. Since Mortal Voice is done, MVII slid in and when I finished 'Eye' the Alliance books moved up and knocked. But I have EV to finish.

It is always a big deal when I finish a book. I have so many distractions that getting any of the books to the end is like a miracle. Which is why I work on three at a time; at least that way one of them will get finished! 

Book signing coming up in May

I set up  a book signing for Cinco de Mayo at ABC Books here in Springfield MO, 11 am to 2 pm.

My new book Mortal Voice should be out and there so if you want a signed copy, come.

Mark your calendars!

The two main characters, Jaci Travers and Paul Rooney, run Necro-Covery which searches for missing persons, presumed dead.  Paul is a PI while Jaci has a unique gift: The earth talks to her like a gossip to her coffeeklatch.  This gift allows Jaci to find the missing, the hidden.

Flames is coming along. I finished the interviews so I just have to round up that chapter. Using fire as the killing method speaks to a passion/strong emotion. That doesn't go away even when the object of that emotion is no longer there. Memories and the mind can play tricks...

Wind. I'm revamping the first chapter and making it longer. I think it needs more than four pages but I'll see how the revamping is going. It might only need four to five pages to start. I made the victims vampires instead of what I originally was going to do. It adds more to the story I think. A wind whisperer killing vampires. If it got out, it would be hunting season on Voices.

Waters. I haven't touch this at all and I need to. The bible needs to get done and I haven't even started the first chapter yet. I don't know where I want it to start though I have scenes for further in the book. It's mainly set in a marina and on a boat. I got a pic of the boat, a catamaran I think they're called. I got to do more research on that too. As I said the bible needs to get done so I have every thing at my fingertips when I need it.

And the dragon books, both Fallborn and standalones, are still in holding. Until 'Eye' is published that's where they'll stay for at least a little while.

I got Flames, Wind, and MVII open to work on right now.

I put a sneak peak of the first Alliance book up on my Sidereal blog. If you haven't seen it already then go read it. I might open it up as well to work on. I'm itching to start them.

https://dragconicsidereal.blogspot.com

Progress & A sneak peek

The obsession of de-cluttering has calmed down.

I have Flames, MVII, and Air/wind open to work on. I've been adding snippets to each of them since Saturday.

I'm not sure if I want to get Flames out next or work on Air/wind and get it out next so EV series is out and just the companion series is left to finish or do Flames and Waters and get them out before Air/wind.  I promised myself I'd get the series out before I was fifty but seven books and an epilogue book just ain't happening. So should I get out the Main EV series than finish the companion vacation series or do Flames next? Which should be next up?

Flames is a little over the third of the way through while I only have the first chapter of Air/wind done. I'm working on both right now.

I'm holding off on the dragon books until after I get either Flames or air/wind done. I still have 'Eye' to get out. The dragon books can hold out until I get 'Eye' published.

The two Alliance books are still waiting in the wings until I get EV and the companion series done.

I got a lot of books in my Misc/Stories folder to work on. I also got stories in MyStories folder that I'm still putting in the computer. Though I've nearly stopped doing that since it makes me want to write on THOSE stories instead of the ones I should be working on.  I traded the milk crate for a basket but those stories still need to be inputted into the computer.

Mortal Voice is coming out soon.

The earth talks to Jaci Travers like a gossip to her coffeeklatch. This gift allows her to uncover the hidden, the missing.
Jaci and her PI partner Paul Rooney are called in to consult on a now hot cold case. Women have been disappearing without a trace and the sheriff now has a suspect but no evidence. Necro-Covery, Jaci and Paul's business, investigates missing persons cold cases and has a high Closure rate. The sheriff is desperate and time is running out.
 A victim's father makes a business proposal that would make Paul and Jaci's dreams come true. Is it for real or will it be snatched away by the negative PR sure to come from the one killer case?

What do you think of the blurb? 

Here's a bit of a sneak peek:

 

She was already getting a faint reading just from touching the road. When she stepped onto the land proper she knew the strength of the sending would be increased.

“Captain Horne said that you didn’t find anything in the house or at any of the crime scenes to link this guy to the murders.” Rooney looked at the sheriff. “But he said you think he’s good for it.”

“He ran into a woman that fits the type the killer goes for. His bad luck a deputy came upon the scene moments later.”

“According to what files I saw all the cars were hit and runs with the female drivers missing.”

“Yes.” Ackers nodded. “Five so far. With little or no paint transfer. The color matches his vehicle but there’s no damage for yesterday’s accident. The house he rents was a bust as was the yard around. Then we found he owned this parcel.”

Jaci stepped onto the grass and paused as impressions hit her. Taking a deep breath she walked until she came to a deer trail, then moved along it for a bit before stopping. She squatted and laid her hand on the ground. More impressions assaulted her. She pushed aside the strong negative emotions and concentrated on the perceptions she was receiving.

“Jak?” Paul squatted beside her, the sheriff standing to the side.

Seven, females, secret

“He’s killed more than five, Sheriff.” Jaci withdrew her hand from the ground and looked at Ackers. “There are seven bodies here.”

For the whole chapter see the teaser on Pages.

Rearranged again

This configuration looks less crowded than the other so I think I'll keep it this way.

The other way looked a bit cluttered and since I'm trying to de-clutter...

My cat tree moved to the window where the desk used to be and the two drawer bookcase moved to where the cat tree used to be. So my cat still has his view, though of a different area now. As soon as I moved it he jumped up and stayed on it for thirty minutes. I don't know whether he liked the new location or was just watching me do the moving around of the other stuff. :)

This way I get to stare at my lovely woods picture more.




Flames is in limbo right now. I haven't touched it since I started this de-clutter kick. But I plan to get back to it by next week. I gave myself another week to get this business out of my system.  Got to finish the questioning and end that chapter.  I think as soon as I do, I'll re-read the whole so I can re-fresh my memory on what has happened so far.  That should get me back in the rhythm and I should be able to churn out some words.

MVII is still in chapt 2. I still don't know what I should have in the research. But this book is not urgent so I have time.

Waters. I need to work up the bible so when I get Flames done, I can slide right into Waters. I got some of the bible done but I need to get more of it completed. This one is more urgent than MVII so I need to get on this. I want to have this series and EV(Elemental Voice) series done before I'm Fifty. I only got 11 months before I turn the big five O so I need to get to it. 

Air/Wind. This is the last official book in EV series. I got the first chapter done.  Part of the bible is done. But I still have stuff to do for it as well. Maybe after Flames I'll do this one so the EV series would be officially done and just the companion series would be hanging past my Fiftieth birthday?
See I got a lot to think about.

Aether. This is an epilogue of sorts to both EV and companion series. The main characters get married with both a body and an old enemy showing up. It can either tie up the two series or start a new one. I haven't decided yet.

Then there are my dragon books. Both Fallborn and standalones. I got 'Eye' done and it's in the wings waiting. The others have been started. All I have to do is pick one to work on.

So as you can see I have a lot to do. But this de-clutter thing is kicking me. So I'm going to work it out of my system and get back into writing.