The Hermit of Lammas Wood

Some journeys take you where you need to be.

Tanyth Fairport makes her way through the Lammas Wood to discover that the last of the Old Witch Women isn’t exactly what she expected. When greedy businessmen from the mainland threaten those she loves, Tanyth must put aside her fear and give herself over to her gifts.

A journey twenty winters in the making may come to naught when Tanyth learns the secret of The Hermit of Lammas Wood.

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Mid-March Update

20140318_090937I’m a couple of days late. It’s been a difficult month.

You can see by all the red on my calendar, I’ve not gotten as much done as I wanted.

On the plus side, Owner’s Share is doing well. The repaired file was up within hours but Amazon didn’t notify the 100 or so people who bought it immediately so people are still finding that they purchased a bummed file. Thanks to a sharp-eyed fan, we discovered why the error got in there – and why I didn’t see it. I should have held the book for another month until I had the time to review it properly. Mea culpa.

I also got the markup done for the Full Share paperback. I’m chipping away at it.

I’ve also gotten a couple of audio projects off the board entirely. They’re not big projects but distractions and distractions are not anything I need right now.

For the rest of the month, my goals:

  • Get Double Share into a paper proof copy for markup in April
  • Get the changes to Full Share loaded into the ebook and paper.
  • Publish Full Share in paper
  • Finish the last two audio shorts that I owe to other people.
  • Be more consistent with the daily walk.

Wish me luck.

Article 37

Some of you will be hitting the end of the Trader’s Tales for the first time in a few hours. Many people find the ending a bit troubling. Many of you will be prompted to make comments about that ending because – yeah – it’s an ending. A really final ending.

Ishmael Wang has many more stories to tell and we’ll get to them. Have patience while I finish grinding through the old work.

In the meantime, I would ask you all to respect the terms of Article 37 of the Confederated Planets Joint Committee on Trade’s Handbook For Commercial Space Operations (commonly referred to as The Spacer’s Handbook) quoted below for reference:

Article 37

Certain circumstances require the Captain of a vessel to exert extraordinary control on the flow of information from the ship. Special cargoes, important passengers, or other sensitive information can be temporarily suppressed for the safety and welfare of the ship and crew. When questioned about these situations, all crew will be instructed to politely invoke Article 37 and refer all inquiry to the Captain or other designated source for official information.

Anytime you feel the need to curse me for the story, please feel free to do so, but instead of creating the spoiler by saying why you’re cursing me, invoke “Article 37.”

Some examples that I have received to date:

  • “You *@*@*#& Bastard! You [Article 37]??”
  • “How could you [Article 37]!! I’m never reading anything you ever write again! Ever!!”
  • “You have violated the reader’s trust with [Article 37]. Unconscionable!”

Thank you for your understanding in this manner.