Sorry, the new month slipped in on me while I was writing.

I just completed the Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers NovelRama event where we had to write 25,000 words in four days. That’s a nice start to a new book.

Where are we now (summary):

1. I’ve finished Milk Run and got some excellent feedback from the beta readers. I’ll be fixing that up and sending off to the editor in a few days.

2. I’ve got 25,000 words on To Fire Called. I’ll get back to that as soon as I get Milk Run off to the editor. She’ll need a few weeks to work her magic – which I hope will be enough for me to finish Fire. No promises. I’m terrible at the guessing game.

3. Full Share is due out on Audible mid-month.

Appearances this month:

I’m going to be over on the Western Slope on August 13th doing a workshop with Lisa Manifold for the Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers on “Taking Control Of Your Career.”

I’ll be appearing on a panel at the Tattered Cover Bookstore in Denver on August 18th as part of the Independent Writer of the Year festivities. If you’re around, it’s open to the public and you’re invited. (I was a finalist. The honor went to Lisa Manifold.)

Future appearances:
– The Rocky Mountain Fiction Writer’s conference in September.
– MileHighCon, Denver, October.
– COSine, Colorado Springs, January.

In detail: Here’s what’s going on with the books:

Seeker’s Tales
1. In Ashes Born – published.
2. To Fire Called – WIP
3. By Darkness Forged – not started.

Smuggler’s Tales
1. Milk Run – post-beta, will go to editor soon.
2. Suicide Run – not started
3. Home Run – not started

All of the books featuring Ishmael Wang are under contract to Podium Publishing for production on Audible.

Trader’s Tales
1. Quarter Share – currently available
2. Half Share – currently available
3. Full Share – release date: 8/16/16
4. Double Share – release date: 9/16/16
5. Captain’s Share – release date: 10/16/16
6. Owner’s Share – release date: 11/16/16

Seeker’s Tales
1. In Ashes Born – release date: 12/16/16
2. To Fire Called – not scheduled
3. By Darkness Forged – not scheduled.

Backlist:

Tanyth Fairport Adventures (Available in Kindle, Paper)
1. Ravenwood (Podcast)
2. Zypheria’s Call
3. The Hermit of Lammas Wood

Shaman Tales:
1. South Coast (Kindle, Podcast)
2. Cape Grace (planned, but not available at the moment)

Novella:
A Light In The Dark (ebook only.)

June seared the sidewalks here and I suspect July will be hotter.

Where are we:

1. Quarter Share and Half Share are both out in Audible. Podium contracted Jeffrey Kafer to narrate all the Ishmael Wang stories. I’m expecting to see Full Share available mid-July.

2. Paperbacks for In Ashes Born are now available on Amazon.

What’s coming:

1. I’m finishing the first book in what I’ve been calling the Smuggler’s Tales. I’m not sure that’s going to be the final series title because the stories are less about smuggling and more about life in Toe-Hold space. I’m at 65k words. I think the book will run about the same length as Ashes (about 100k words).

2. I’ll find out about the Independent Writer Of The Year award in a couple of weeks. This is the first year that the Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers organization has presented an award to self-published authors. They’ll make the grand announcement on the 13th.

That’s it for now. I’m hoping to get this manuscript finished in the next few days but I’m terrible at judging these things. It’ll be done when it’s done.

For more background on Toe-Hold space, I wrote some small pieces about some of the outposts there and posted a Travelers’ Guide to Toe-Hold Space over on SolarClipper.com.