I wasn't paying attention to my posting schedule and here another story has come to an end. The Gutenberg Rubric posted its concluding chapters today. A helpful reader pointed out to me that Chapter 34 was actually the acknowledgments and that "The End" had been removed from the end of Chapter 33. These items were both in my original files submitted for posting, but automation won the battle. I've corrected the Acknowledgments page title and have reposted chapter 33. With luck the final symbol will be included this time.
Thank you for all the comments, assistance with correcting my German, and email about this novel. It continues to be one of my favorite stories and I'm glad you have enjoyed it as well.
What's next? I plan to continue posting stories here on SOL as Wayzgoose. I have three more published books in my backlist and expect to release Wild Woods, the sequel to City Limits in April or May. In addition to my published books (read synopses and samples of at http://www.nathaneverett.com/), I have some unpublished works I am considering releasing as well. When you have been writing as many years as I have, you end up with boxes of manuscripts that never got polished for publication.
I am still finalizing my decision regarding what book to release here on SOL next, though I am leaning heavily toward For Blood or Money, the sequel to For Money or Mayhem which was released here a few months ago. I'm working on a book that goes between the two, but I'm not happy with the dozen or so chapters I've written and as a result think that book won't be ready until late in the year (2019). I do, however, have drafts of two sequels to For Blood or Money that have not been published and I'm interested in releasing those here first. If you look at the synopses and sample chapters on my site and have an opinion of what I should release here in January, please let me know.
And to answer the question on your mind if you read For Money or Mayhem, "Does For Blood or Money have a happy ending?" No. Dag Hamar is not a happy ending kind of guy, though the conclusion to this story is not quite as gut-clenching as the prequel. You probably won't end up in tears.
During NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month, November) I completed the 105,000-word first draft of Wild Woods. It is now in the hands of my story editors who will have it back to me around the first and I'll begin the tedious process of rewriting and editing the story. City Limits went through about a 90% rewrite from the first draft and while I don't expect Wild Woods to need quite that much, it will definitely require some thoughtful work on the pacing and character arc. Hence, it will be at least April before I have the polished draft back from proofreaders and ready to publish. The commercial release date of Wild Woods will be in June. It will be serialized here first.
I am camped for the winter in Quartzsite, AZ where I continue to spend my days writing and exploring. My alter ego, aroslav, is also busy at work and is nearly finished with the first draft of Double Take, Book 1. Someone suggested a do-over and he took off on it. No doubt disrespecting the genre as usual. It will also begin posting here in January as 24 chapters are already back from his faithful proofreaders.
Thank you again for your comments and email. I am glad you enjoyed this little story.