Let me extend my felicitations to one and all for a happy and prosperous 2021! Okay, I'm a couple of days late, but it's the thought that counts. For me, I've been holed up with family for two weeks. We all had COVID tests before we got together and haven't been anywhere since. So, today I head back to my trailer overlooking the Strait of Juan de Fuca. Not sure if I'll be getting more or less done.
I've received some good and interesting comments and email on the rewrite of American Royalty that I'm posting as A Place at the Table. I'll remind you the book is available on Bookapy as well. Most of the comments are favorable, even among those who recognize little difference between the versions. For me, the difference was significant and I feel proud to have the book in the public marketplace.
I'm currently working on resolving the 'big issues' that need to be dealt with so I can begin writing the sequel, A Place Among Peers. I believe that writing will commence before the end of the month and my "Sausage Grinder" and "Fifth Wheel" Patrons will be able to read it as I progress. When working on a story that delves deeply into a society's structure and interactions, it is difficult not to be influenced by contemporary politics and societal issues. Much of my work is scrubbing that influence from my drafts.
The other persona--aroslav--is also hard at work and eager to get back to the trailer. His new project is a sequel to Drawing on the Dark Side of the Brain. Words will appear on the screen by the end of the month and "Sausage Grinder" and "Fifth Wheel" patrons will be able to follow along.
In the meantime, as Pussy Pirates and The Art and Science of Love refresh wind down over the next three weeks, he is deep in the rewrite of The Assassin and I hope to have it off to editors and Swarm Authors by the end of the month. That will be the next story to hit the slopes here at SOL. I hope it will be ready by the time A Place at the Table concludes in late February.
In the meantime, I'm working on a final proofreading of Zen Master's newest Swarm Tale and Brainstorming with Omachuck on his new ones. For entertainment, I'm re-reading Dual Writer's "Florida Friends" series. That should keep me out of trouble for a few months!
So, it's a new year, but the same old writing schedule, trying to produce more books for more people. I'll be announcing the release of several eBooks over the coming weeks, some of my earlier stories that have never made it to Bookapy. They are coming soon, starting with the Hero Lincoln Trilogy on January 15.
Enjoy!
Wayzgoose