Progress How Novel 64

 Working on Book 2, two shorts, and the next Fallborn book.

Can't seem to settle down on one book right now so I'm just hopping around these four. However I did do a whole page on Book 2 before flirting to another story. 

All four have covers. Book 2 has a blurb as well. 

One of the shorts is pure fantasy while the other is an Urban Fantasy.  Both are first person POV. That's how the stories are being told to me in my head so I'm going with it. Trying it out. 

I got some ratings on my old Urban Fantasy series Elemental Voice. Surprised me. A lot of people just don't take the time any more to rate or review. I thank whomever it was. 

2021 is almost over. Two more days and it will be 2022. There is much I want to accomplish in the new year in regards to my writing from getting books out to going to in-person events. 

I don't do resolutions. They never survive past February for one reason or another. I just roll. Hopefully, the new year will be better than the last two and at least some of what I want will happen.

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Progress How Novel 63

 Christmas story done and on blog. I guess it could be considered an Urban Fantasy short story  It was inspired by a photo I saw. The photo is included at the end of the story. Link: A Family Tradition

Gotten back to Book 2 of the Ghostwolf series. Have a lot to get done on it before the end of January. A bit of re-writing/editing once I finish as well before it gets sent to beta/proofreading. 

Book 1 is actually more of a prequel than an actual book 1. It sets up the events in Book 2 from the MCs meeting to the acquisition of the Blood Book and the intro of the main 'bad guys'.  I wanted to write Book 2 first but the characters wanted to tell Book 1 first. 

The other two books are impatiently waiting their turn. Giving me flashes of scenes while I write Book 2. These characters are in a hurry to get their story out but they don't like to go in any order/ linear fashion. When I was writing Book 1, I'd get flashes from the other books but if I went on that tangent the characters would scream for me to get back to Book 1.  Very Frustrating when they do that.

The next book in the Time-Lost series is next up in the queue with Book 3 of Ghostwolf.  But the next Fallborn book may bump one of them. So many books to write. Most are serial.

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Progress How Novel 62

 Finishing up the short Christmas story. 

Just need to tweak it and edit. Then I can get it to my email list and up load to the blog. Gonna call it 'A Family Tradition'.

Update 12/20/21: Sent to those on my email list and added to blog. A Family Tradition

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So on to Book 2 and the other short. Both need to be done by the end of January so I can get them out in February in time to celebrate my birthday or at least my birth month. 

The Ruv's Blood Book has not always been a book. That is just the shape it has taken because of the changes that being Riven caused the Ruv. The Unire will cause more changes. And for some the changes will not be to their good.

Progress How Novel 61

 Still working on the short Christmas story.

Decided to send it to my email list and put up on this blog once it's done. I'm trying to get it done before Christmas but things keep distracting me. I seem to only write about two sentences and my mind wanders off on a tangent. Very frustrating. 

And I don't have a title for it either. 

The second short is stalled until I finish the Christmas story. But it has a title and a cover.

Book 2 is coming along slowly. It's almost as if the characters are dragging their feet. Perhaps I should have a talk with them. :)  The Unire is upon the Ruv. It has been waiting millennia for the right conditions and it will not be naysayed simply because some do not like the shape it has taken.

 

Interlude--Series Reading

 On several groups I have seen the debate about reading series.

Some wait, saying they'll read when it is finished. Others say the series may not finish if you wait, that if it doesn't sell then it may be dropped.

I ran across a new cozy mystery series in the Also Bought area of another cozy series. But was iffy on buying the first book as it is over the price of a used hardback or new paperback and I promised myself I would never buy an ebook for that price instead of just buying the hardcover/paperback. However the second book was reasonable ebook price so I got it.

I am not one to be OCD about reading books in order. When I grew up you went to the used bookstore and got whatever book they had that you liked, whether it was book 1 or book 7. If you never got book 1 you didn't cry or feel you missed out. You were happy you had a book you liked and could read. You used your imagination to fill in the gaps that you couldn't gleam from the books you did read.

So when I say I may never get book 1 of this series unless it reduces price, I'm just stating a fact and am not ranting about anything.

I did however pre-ordered book 3 and it was priced at more than Book 1.

At pre-ordering I'm not actually spending the money right now. So I'm not actually buying. Or so I'm telling myself. I just can't make myself buy book 1 at it's current price. But I'll probably pre-order the next book as well no matter the price. 

Anyway, read how you read. As long as you are reading, expanding.

Progress How Novel 60

 The Dragon's Keeper is now live on Amazon!

 Link: Dragon's Keeper

Deadly Flames is being proofread and should be out soon.

Had an idea for a Christmas murder/horror story from a photo I saw. I started it but I don't know if I'll be done by Christmas. But I'll put it up on this blog when I finish it anyway. I don't know if I want to publish it as I don't know how long it's going to be. I might write a second story off the photo and publish both in a novella. We'll see.

Worked a bit on Book 2 and the Christmas story. Book 2 is at 32,000 and we're coming up toward the final confrontation with the 'bad guy' and the big clash between the past and the future of the Ruv. The Unire is coming for the riven Ruv at last. And they will not like it. Things will change and the old ways will be challenged. It is time.