The shift in temperatures has brought me back to life, I think. After a less than stellar September, I’m kicking into October with new vigor.
Status
The Wizard’s Cat
The story wasn’t working. I got stalled out on it but I think it’s purring along again. We’ll see how long it takes to wrap it up.
Ishmael
The manuscripts are all at Podium. School Days is up for pre-order on Audible. Look for Working Class soon, but I haven’t heard from them about it.
More than a few of you have written, hoping that this isn’t the end of Ishmael Wang. I don’t believe so. I think there are a lot of stories for him to tell us yet. I don’t know what they’re going to be. We’ll have to see what percolates up.
What Am I Reading?
I’ve been reading a ton. Lots of Tom Larcombe litRPG, a book 2 by John Wilker, but the absolute banger is Gwen DeMarco’s Sophie Feegle series.
Sophie Feegle – down on her luck, one step from homelessnes – gets a reprieve when she gets a job assisting the local coroner on the graveyard shift (heh) in the local morgue. She finds a family among the Odd Ones who work with her, augmented by the randy old lady who lives next door and a detective who has a problem with too many people dropping dead.
I siphoned all five of these books up with a hose, one after another. My Kindle usage stats went up for a few days. I loved them.
But you might want to grab a sample of Book 1, Sophie Feegle and the Odd Ones, and see what you think for yourself.
Looking Ahead
After a few weeks of barely crawling around on my metaphorical hands and knees in this Wizard’s Cat story, I think I’ve turned the corner. Or at least another corner. I should know better than to push a story that doesn’t want to go in the direction I’m heading. It’s about as effective as pushing on a rope. The last week or so has seen more positive movement than the preceding month and I’m hoping that it’ll continue.
I’m terrible at predicting, so we’ll see if it comes true.
I don’t know what I’ll write after that. Probably nothing else this year but who knows. Once I get cruising again, the words might just keep on flowing.
Fingers crossed.
Until next month, safe voyage.
DH has added School Days to the Audible preorder list. Moar books, pls! *hops about impatiently*
Sending positive thoughts for a great October!
Thank you, Keep @ it!
Really appreciate your work. I started with Wizards Butler and am now working my way through Ishmael’s books. Trying to figure out why I am also grieving as if I am the one leaving the Lois McKendrick. Just saying hello and thanking you for both your work and the blog updates. I totally get why people are impatient for the next books
Here’s to a comfortable and productive October for you, and a note to let you know that it has been so enjoyable following Ishmael and Pips new adventures. Up way past my bedtime reading about them!
I am looking forward to The Wizards Cat, ( on the 3rd re-read of the Wizards Butler),I hope you writing is progressing easily, but I’ve observed that cats seem to have a propensity stubbornly head off in directions unexpected. Thank you for the stories you’ve shared, they are appreciated.
Thank you so much for interrobang!?
Octothorpe is cute/nifty/odd too, thanks#?!
I thoroughly enjoyed the Marva Collins series. Am hoping to see more if Ishmaeal and Pip(Gd willi9ng and the crfeek don’t rise. Maybe a little catnip can help the wizaards cat get on the path LOL. Also, any thoughts on a sequel to Salt? The story begs to be continued. Anyway, thanks for listening to an old mans rambling. I look forward to anythng more that you write, whenever it appears. Be healthy, be strong and safe voyages.
Bob
EJ and I are slowly coming to grips with the sequel, tentatively named Iron.
We’ll see how long it takes us to put our heads together 😀