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To all my readers, followers, and supporters, thank you for making 2024 spectacular and I wish you all the very best in 2025. You rock. Super hugs.
Just a quick reminder, this is the last week of my holiday sale on Bookapy for those who’d like to both support my efforts and the site. Read ahead in my current stories or gather some of my older works at a steep discount. In any event, enjoy, and be safe. May your muses bring you much happiness.
Hugs.
Ivey
Greetings, all. A few readers have contacted me, inquiring about the status of stories. A while ago, I made a promise to myself: do not post incomplete stories. The only exception is Jim’s saga, “The Immortal,” which continues to be my only ongoing serial. However, the unposted material is already scribbled; it only requires editing, updating, etc.
Thus, SOL saw the posting of the seventh chapter of “Solace from Power,” but the entire 19-chapter novel is both uploaded and on sale. Ditto for “After the Highway,” its twenty-four chapters are in the queue and can be found on Bookapy. Likewise, “Aiden Ascending,” which posts every other week, is complete and on sale.
Speaking of being on sale, now’s the time, if you choose to support my efforts and the site, to purchase my works at a steep discount. Yes, in the absence of grumbling, I continue to move completed stories after thirty days to premium to support Lazeez’s efforts, but I realize some cannot afford the ongoing cost. As such, keeping prices low on Bookapy should permit more readers to access my mad skribblz.
Finally, some thoughts on this crazy endeavor. It’s been a fun ride, and the limits of my imagination have not been reached. Furthermore, I continue to be amazed at the support you’ve all provided, as well as the wonderful comments and guidance.
Thank you all.
Ivey
A short update before we slide into 2025.
Already live, this year’s sale stretches through 4 January. Most titles have reduced prices on Bookapy. They make great gifts for friends and family. Hmm, okay perhaps not, but may my stories bring you great joy, or at least make your lives a bit more wonderful.
Speaking of wonderful, as a reminder, the first of twenty-four chapters from “After the Highway” begins posting here weekly next Saturday. For me, the wonder was following the muses as they helped weave a longer and more intricate tale, following Dan and Daisy after the events of “On the Highway.” It’s my hope readers will discover the same wonder.
Best wishes for the Holidays and see you all next year for more works, beginning with “Conqueror’s Rise” her on SOL in March. It’s been a bestseller, and the thirty-seven weekly chapters should provide some entertainment. In addition, biweekly chapters for “The Immortal” will continue, and “Aiden’s Challenge,” the last of the Aiden and the Ring trilogy should also launch. As this year’s NaNoWriMo project, the rough draft is complete; it simply requires some polish in The Yards.
My snuggliest hugs and deepest gratitude to all of you. Stay warm and safe.
Ivey
It’s been three years since I shared my first story, their tale, “On the Highway.” Ever since, there’s been this niggling desire to return and explore the ramifications of what occurred. As such, “After the Highway” is on pre-order at a reduced price, releasing 1 November on Bookapy and its twenty-two chapters will begin posting here weekly on 7 December.
Note, it’s a longer story; there’s much to unpack. As always, I do hope you enjoy revisiting them; it was great fun rekindling old memories and deciphering both characters. As my first, they will forever hold a very special place in my heart, and attentive followers should recognize their traits in others, gracing newer works.
Since “Not Yet” concludes today, next Saturday, 2 November, the inaugural chapter of “Solace from Power” will arrive here on SOL; eighteen more to follow, one a week. Little did I know when I wrote the story that one of the characters (name changed) would go on to have even more interesting real-life adventures, but such is the timeline of fiction writing. In any event, I believe you’ll enjoy that story as well; the tale has been quite popular on Bookapy.
Once more, hugs and boundless thanks to my supporters.
Ivey
Alright, confession time: I’d no idea sharing my naughty wird-skribblz would still be a thing three years later. However, you’ve all been so kind, supportive, and engaging that, if anything, my writing tempo has increased even further. How so, you may ask? To date, besides the ongoing serialized story of Jim in “The Immortal,” fifteen novels, four novellas, and twenty-nine short stories have been completed and shared. Six novels are in the queue, pending release, while eleven others are in The Yards, awaiting edits, with eight additional ones ready for drafting once I scrounge the time. Add to that, numerous short stories scheduled for 2025, and there’s enough content to last well into the end of the decade. Weeeee.
The first of the new releases is “Solace from Power,” a steamy romance, chronicling a successful gigolo and his narcissistic neighbor, a well-known (name changed), conservative congresswoman. It remains on pre-order, going on sale, 1 October, with free weekly chapters on SOL beginning 2 November.
So much has changed in a year; although SOL/Bookapy remains central to my efforts, success has led to the above title being the latest to launch wide, feeding a broader audience of which I was unaware until last fall. However, other things remain constant; my manifesto is still a daily touchstone, reminding me to improve my craft, seek new challenges, and hungrily slurp ever greater enjoyment from bringing complex characters to life.
Once more, I find myself humbled by those of you following my saga, reading my works, and providing kind words, guidance, and feedback. Don’t think for a second that I forget readers owe me nothing; every response is appreciated. Furthermore, a very special “thank you” to those who’ve purchased my books. Although the bourbon intake has lessened, the kindness of your hard-earned doubloons aids both the muses and their ever-grateful herder.
Humongous hugs.
Ivey
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