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Liftoff: The Ziggurat has Landed

As the singer of the theme to Star Trek Enterprise said, “It’s been a long road, getting from there to here.”

Sitting here typing this, I realize it’s been a good three years since I finished the first draft of The Ziggurat of Doom, and I didn’t actually publish it until yesterday. That’s a long time even for a book set in the thirties, and I feel I owe an explanation.

The first part is pretty simple. Nobody publishes an unedited first draft, and I’m no different. My first draft was done in February of 2o2o, so I sent the book to betas at the beginning of March, and finally got it back in the middle of June. Revisions took a while, but I was on track for a fall release.

Then, on October 28, 2020, my partner of over 20 years died.

Needless to say, that hit me hard. I couldn’t write for over two years. It also didn’t help that our KDP account was in her name, which caused its own headaches. Luckily, those headaches are mostly gone, though Giant Robots of Tunguska is still stuck in review hell while Amazon figures out that I do indeed have the rights to put it on the new account.

In the meantime, I’m working on getting the second omnibus up and writing book seven–The Skyscraper Thief. I’ve also added hardcovers to the available options.

Anyway, I have a bunch of updates to make so I’d best be about it.

Happy reading and I’ll see you in Yesterday’s Tomorrow…

The Ziggurat Has Doomed!

At 12:45 Pacific Time today I finished the first draft of The Ziggurat of Doom! It may be a little while before I can get it edited and out there, but the draft is done. At a little over 53,000 words it’s shorter than The Sunkiller Affair, but we’ll have to see where it ends up once I’m done the edits as it could easily change by 5000 words or more before it’s done.

I’m now working on The Skyscraper Thief, the seventh book in the Doc Vandal adventure saga.

Welcome to My 2020 Vision

2020 is looking to be a big year for Doc Vandal on all fronts.

The first thing you’re likely to see–although it’s the most recent from my perspective–is an Omnibus collection featuring the first three adventures in a single package. I’m looking at a simultaneous release in ebook and paperback for this one sometime in the first quarter.

Next, I’m hoping to release the sixth book in the series sometime around the middle of the year. This may be the last one released exclusively on Amazon in the foreseeable future.

Finally, it looks like 2020 will be the year for the upcoming Doc Vandal RPG supplement. I can’t say too much about this as it hasn’t been announced, but the first draft is with the editor and it’s very tentatively scheduled for some time in the second half of the year. More info as I either get it or am able to release it.

I’d like to finish by wishing everyone a Happy New Year!

Update: Long Time No Type

Here we are, a good few months since I put anything here and long past time for an update.

First: I have a new cover for my novel Price of Imperium, currently available on Amazon. This 74,000 word Space Opera is aimed at anyone who likes the whole “Crashing Suns” sub-genre of heroism in the face of planetary destruction. It’s currently available in ebook, and I should have a paperback ready for launch in the next week or two.

Second: The Sunkiller Affair is going to be available in paperback very soon. I’ve finished my part, and now it’s just waiting for Amazon to finish reviewing it. Once again, it’s going to be $9.99 for the trade paperback, even though this one is the longest yet.

Third: I have finished the first draft of an RPG supplement for adventures in Doc Vandal’s world and as soon as it’s announced I’ll be more than happy to tell you all about it here.

Update On Progress

With The Sunkiller Affair out and selling it’s now time for me to focus on book six. I’m about a quarter of the way into the draft and it’s shaping up nicely, though I’m still at that stage in the story where it hasn’t quite gelled from my rough plan into anything resembling its final form. If I’m lucky I should have book six out by the end of the year.

In the meantime, I’ve sent out my first newsletter, and also done a little bit of promotion for Against the Eldest Flame, which appeared in the June 18-24 edition of the SFF Book Bonanza.

Also, if you like my work, don’t forget to review and share it.

Thanks.

 

We Have Liftoff

As of yesterday, June 14th, 2018, Doc Vandal Book 5, The Sunkiller Affair is live in the Kindle Store. It’s going to take a bit of time to get indexed and linked to the rest of the series but it can be reached through the link in this post as well as the cover image on the sidebar.

Join Doc, Vic, and the crew as they try to save the Earth.

Also, for those interested, I should have my first newsletter going out sometime next week. It’s been a bit crazy lately so things are taking more time.

Enjoy Sunkiller while I plug away on The Ziggurat of Doom.

Sunkiller Done!

At about one o’clock this morning I finished the first draft of Doc Vandal Book 5, The Sunkiller Affair. Clocking in at 61,051 words it’s the longest book in the series so far, taking most of the characters somewhere they have never been.

I plan on spending the next few days working on the next book, The Ziggurat of Doom, before moving into the editing phase for Sunkiller.

In other news, I’m also planning on starting a newsletter, with the first issue due out at the end of the month.

Sign up for more news on Doc, Vic, and their world.

Sunkiller Update

Doc Vandal book 5, The Sunkiller Affair, is almost draft complete. I’m about 53,000 words into it and have three or four scenes to go. It’s taken longer than I liked to get here, but I’m pleased with the results so far.

I’ve also started blocking out the sixth book, tentatively titled The Ziggurat of Doom…

Inspired by late night watching of the History Channel, it brings Doc and company into contact with the mysterious Annunaki, and raises questions about the very nature of history itself…