I've released the eighth Living Next Door to Heaven book this morning. I have two more to go. Becoming the Storm was probably the most difficult story for me to write ever. There will be tears, anger, and frustration, but the Clan of the Heart will come through the storm.
I clearly remember writing one chapter in the book. I was camped near the Pacific Ocean in Oregon. I finished the chapter and slammed my computer shut. Then I spent two weeks screaming myself hoarse at the ocean.
But oddly, I felt purged. A great deal of my life's pain was washed away with my tears and Brian's ability to overcome his pain and self-doubt to lead his clan to the other side of the storm.
Anyway, that book is now available.
New chapters are being written in the Team Manager series. I'm nearly 3/4 of the way through writing the third book and can almost see a fourth taking shape in the future. But to answer your question before it gets asked, Book 2, SPRINT! will be released for purchase on October 1 and will start serializing on SOL October 4. There will be no break between that story and SWISH!
I have other books for both Wayzgoose and aroslav in the works but have been focused on Team Manager while I get my trailer emptied and cleaned for sale so I can pick up my new home soon. It won't happen this week as I originally was told, because it just came off the production line on Friday. Then a long holiday weekend, scheduling transport, and navigating around fires to get the trailer to Yakima so I can pick it up from my dealer.
So, I took a drive into Coeur d'Alene to get my characters talking earlier this week. I expected some word from Dennis, Liam, or Jett. No, they were silent. Instead my head was overcome with non-stop chatter from Bob.
"Who is Bob?" you might ask. I did. It turns out that Bob wants me to write his memoir. But there's a catch. The memoir is to be titled Bob's Memoir: 4,000 Years as a Free Demon. Oh, man! What am I going to do with this? I'd never heard of a demon named Bob. It appears that 4000 years ago, he was conjured by an inept and drunk magi, who was trying to conjure Beelzebub, but slurred his words and they came out Beetlebob. Then he had the courtesy to die and scuff out his protective circle, freeing Bob.
I need a stove with more back burners!
And what is happening with the jungle? I uploaded books to the giant and discovered they are no longer accepting .MOBI format books, nor are they returning .MOBI for proofing! The proof was listed as html, but turned out to be the exact same .ePUB file I uploaded. I'm going to follow their instructions and see if it will open on my Kindle. I don't actually trust them all that much.
Well, the AQI is over 130 again today, so I'm staying sealed up in my trailer, hoping the wind blows the smoke away. Have a good Labor Day!