More aspirational than actual. We could use the rain. March has seen some progress.
Status
The Wizard’s Next Thing
It’s coming together. Slowly, in fits and starts, but it’s coming.
The Wizard’s Cat
My efforts are complete. We’re just waiting out the production calendar for Podium to get the audio book out. If you haven’t notice, the pre-order for that is already up.
Everything Else
Nothing has changed. Yes, I’ll be getting back to the Deep Dark eventually. Yes, I really want to get back to Tanyth Fairport. No, neither of those things are going to happen any time soon. Sorry. I have too many projects I want to work on. If I worked on all of them, nothing would get done. Wizard has the priority, at least for now.
What Am I Reading
I’ve been on another litRPG kick, apparently. After Devon Coal, I started Samson Chui’s Towerbound (which I recommended to my listserv last month), then rolled right into the Tunnel Rat series by Walrus King.
Milo’s story starts out pretty bleak but watching him develop over the series (I’m going to slide off the end of book 4 tonight, probably) and the machinations he goes through have kept me up late reading too often. It would be easy to dismiss him as just another stat grinding, over powered main character, but I’m finding a lot of heart amid the various escapades. I’m going to be sorry to move on when it’s done.
As I always say, don’t take my word for it. Grab a sample and see if the little ratkin tickles your funny bone as much as he has mine.
About the Newsletter
I publish a newsletter every month on the 15th. You don’t need to subscribe to get the mid-month update. You can find them archived on my newsletter’s public page at Kit.
Looking Forward
I’m spending time with Roger every day now. Not the big word count days of yore but still carving the story out of the blank page. I’m happy with the results so far. A good start that might even survive the second draft.
It feels good to be word herding again. Renewed by having a fresh story to explore after spending so much time on trying to get the Cat together. No, it’s not smooth, Not perfect. Not fast.
But I like what’s going onto the page. I just need to keep at it.
Until next month, safe voyage.
So happy to see you coming along with the Wizard’s Next Thing! I’ve loved it so far and will patiently look forward to another installment.
Thank you for this happy update, Nathan. Sending good wishes to you and yours.
I just finished The Wizard’s Butler…I read The Wizard’s Cat first…I know that is a little backwards but then it is just who I am. Don’t hurry The Wizard’s Next Thing on my account but I can hardly wait. I loved the characters even the wicked niece.
Thank you again. What would I do without those few and far between “secured door” novels.
Barbara (b+)
I would be more pleased than you can imagine to give you some of our rain, but alas I don’t think it will work that way. Thank you for continuing to plug away at the writing on our behalf.
I just finished The Wizards Cat and i actually cannot wait for the Wizards Next Thing!! Please keep us posted about its release! I think I’ll go back to the first book and start over for now it’s so good I gobbled up both books since yesterday afternoon. Thank you so much for your imagination! I love it!
Skipper, in what my old Latin teacher would call a ‘cultural sidelight’, where did you acquire your knowhow of the art world? You write comfortably/knowledgeably of galleries and specific tools and techniques when buying in the flea markets or for Ish or Al, so I’m guessing there was some art or art history somewhere in your background.
A lot of painters in my family. Paternal grandmother, mother. Even a step mother.
I also had some art history mixed in with my undergrad degree.
I’ve dabbled in various media myself but painting with words stuck with me where the others didn’t.
Just read book 1 – The Wizards Butler and loved it. Now started book 2. Mulligan keeps calling Delia “mum” should this be ma’am?
It might be because I’m reading on kindle as I couldn’t wait for a paper copy.
I look forward to book 3.
Samson Chui’s Towerbound and both of Walrus King’s series (Butcher of Gadhobra is the other one) have had me purchasing full series and pre-ordering. A rare thing for me especially in today’s unfortunate economy. Milo in particular I can’t wait to find out when the next book will be out.
It’s refreshing particularly when so many series have things come far too easily, far too luckily to their main characters where loss is flirted with but it’s clearly never a real possibility. Books where the characters demonstrably genuinely have to work to come up with solutions and achieve results – and do so – showing the difficulty in ways other than presumed jealousy on others’ parts? Gold.
I absolutely adore The Wizard books!! Just finished The Wizards Cat. Such refreshing stories that I’m thoroughly enjoying!! Can’t wait for the 3rd book. Happy writing to ya!
Nuts! My wife bought both of the Wizard’s Butler books and since we share an e-reader now I’m hooked. I must admit that about 50 pages out of the Wizard’s I started getting pissed… as in “I’m going to have to wait for book three, aren’t I !!??”
So here we all are, mostly waiting non-patiently. Help!
I’ve been bingeing on litRPG this year (I had RSV twice, thanks to the adorable but apparently germ-covered grandkids, and these have kept me from going stir crazy in isolation). Thanks for the recommendation of Tunnel Rat – it is so nice to read something that’s been edited after the just-in-time rawness of serials on Royal Road (or their novelized counterparts). I ate up book one yesterday. Almost as good as something new from you. After I devour the rest of this series, it might be time for another run through the Solar Clipper books. 🙂