I’ll be going through the entries today with the help of the random numbers generator and pick a dozen winners from all the comments that have been left by the 1200h EST contest deadline. Watch this space for names, and if yours appears on the list–check your email.
SCORPIO release day
Today is the official release day for SCORPIO, first book in the Frontlines spin-off, Frontlines: Evolution. A bunch of you will have read it already because it was one of the Amazon First Reads selections for December, free to download for anyone with a Prime subscription. A few of you may have gotten your hands…
Obligatory end-of-year update
This is the last day of the year, so I guess I ought to do a quick recap of the year that is about to disappear in the rearview mirror. 2023 was…fine? I turned in two books this year (SCORPIO in February and DESCENT in October), so I am back in the groove as far…
SCORPIO giveaway at long last
For a multitude of reasons, I wasn’t able to do my customary early giveaway for new release books until now. SCORPIO will be officially released on Monday, January 1st, so this won’t be an early look at the novel for anyone who gets a copy, but they’ll be signed and they’re ABSOLUTELY FREE to…
SCORPIO on Amazon First Reads
It’s December 1st, which means I can share the reason why the official release date for SCORPIO was moved back a month and a half: SCORPIO is an Amazon First Reads selection for the month of December. If you’re a Prime member, you can download one of the month’s First Reads offerings for free, so…
Badges? Badges?
The notoriously awards-shy Bundeswehr has started to issue these little badges to German veterans to give them a little something that confirms their status and lets them show their service. I got mine in the mail the other day. It’s not a military award for the uniform, just a lapel pin. The motif is…
Ding 52
It’s my birthday today. I am celebrating reaching level 52 Human by watching some shows I’ve been meaning to catch up on, taking my new OLED Switch for a spin, going for a walk to enjoy the last of the October sun, and avoiding anything that looks even remotely like work. October 25 facts: today…
Super-not-so-secret project in the works
I’m waiting for the first round of edits to come back for DESCENT, so I’ve decided to start a new project that should take just a few weeks to finish. See if you can spot a hint: I’ve reset the progress bar for the new project, so you can follow my progress if you…
DESCENT draft is in the bag
As you can see on the progress bar on the right side, the draft for DESCENT is complete at 101% of projected word count. I’d say that’s a landing smack in the middle of the touchdown zone. Now it goes off to the editor, and I get to do the traditional brain rinse where I…
15SEP23
As you can see from the progress bar, the draft for DESCENT is moving along steadily. I write faster the further I get into the book, and especially once I reach the last quarter, so I expect to be finished in another two weeks or so. Then it goes off to the developmental editor, and…