September Newsletter

Hey everyone,

Thought I’d give an update about what’s been going on in my world.

As far as my writing is concerned, I’m currently working on Bonds of Truths. For those keeping track, that’s book 4 of Instrument of Omens. I’m about 45,000 very rough words into the story, and right now, it’s looking like I should be able to hit a March 2023 release. That is doable, and I’m so excited to see how the book plays out.

It was also absolutely the right decision to take time off after A Necessary Heresy, and having the chance to write Blood of a Novice really recharged my batteries.

Speaking of Blood of a Novice, both the ebook and audiobook links are now live with Travis Baldree as the narrator.

The blurb:

Cam Folde will shake the very fabric of creation… or see all his hopes turn to ash.

The son of the town drunk, Cam never figured on letting his family name hold him down. He always strove to dream bigger, to fight for something better, to achieve more than what everyone else expected of him.

But, as they say, ‘once a Folde, always a Folde’, and when a decision to rescue a friend leads to disaster, fortune’s favor is lost. Cam spirals away from his dreams and ambitions; his fall finally ending at the bottom of a bottle.

But all hope is not lost. Cam rises, supported by family and friends. And when a powerful Master of Ephemera offers him a chance to walk the Way into Divinity and achieve redemption, Cam seizes the opportunity. All he has to do is survive the Ephemeral Academy, the very school where the next generation of Masters are trained. There, Cam just might achieve the greatness he’s always sought, and with friends at his side, including an irrepressible Awakened panda, it even seems possible.

But Cam will soon discover that the Way into Divinity is as steep as it is arduous, and there are more fearsome things than humans who brave its perilous climb.

I’m also still posting chapters from Blood of a Novice on Patreon, but there’s only 2-3 weeks left before it’s done. After that most every patron will get the final draft as an ebook, and then, sometime in October, it’s going to be Bonds of Truths that gets posted; 1-2 chapters a week. So, for those who are interested, I’d love to see you over at Patreon!

Moving on to DragonCon—my favorite holiday of the year—as usual, it was wonderful. Meeting all the different creative types and seeing all my friends is easily the highlight of the trip. That and the art. My favorite pieces were a panda bear by Myles Wohl. A picture of Jessira/Anya by Allen Morris, which wasn’t intentional on his part, but it looks like her. This is the second year in a row that’s happened. And then there was commissioned watercolor of Brilliance by Tony Moy. Absolutely beautiful.

I posted some pictures of the art on Facebook/Instagram if you want to take a look.

And finally, I’m happy to point out a book that I had a chance to read. It’s Mark of the Fool, which was so much fun. It’s about a lighthearted adventure about a young man, branded by the gods as one of the five great heroes who are chosen to defeat a rising evil. Except his power sucks, so he says, “Um. No thanks.”