It’s a wonderful season here in rural Connecticut.
Spring is in the air; the days are getting warmer, the trees are starting to
bud, chipmunks and squirrels are skittering about, and the grill’s been broken
out on more than one occasion. Also, this is the most productive time of year
for me, so allow me to fill you all in on what I’m currently working on, what’s
steamrolling down the pipeline, and what’s still to come.
Let’s start with a biggie.
Amazing, right? I’m pretty damn excited about this tale finally seeing the
light of day. I’ll have more on the project as we move closer to the release
date.
WOLVES AT THE DOOR
The 2
nd book of
The Infinity Trials is finished, coming in at a brisk 344 printed pages. Editing is done, proofing
has been completed, and formatting is mostly all set. All I’m waiting on now is
a cover, which
Jesse Young is currently slaving over and should be finished with…soon-ish.
As soon as said cover is done, all it will take is a short amount of
workshopping—perhaps two, three days, tops—along with finishing the formatting,
and then it will be available for purchase. So get ready for more dark
adventures from Jacqueline Talbot and her band of misfits. It’s gonna be a good
one.
LOST IN THE SHADOWS
The 3
rd Infinity Trials book is also finished, from a pure
writing perspective. I’ll be sending the manuscript out to my editors and
proof-readers some time in the next two weeks. Of course, I’ll also need a
cover for this one too, which means I’ll be putting Jesse to work again very,
very soon. No rest for the wicked, eh?
Right now, we’re looking at a mid- to late-July release. Hopefully, that’ll
come to fruition, but I can say, with a smidge of confidence, that we won’t be
pushing too far past that time. This is, so far, my favorite of the Jacqueline
books, one where I got to experiment a little bit. It's also by far the longest, coming in at a sizable 460 printed pages. I hope you’ll all be as
happy with the outcome as I am.
QUEEN OF THE DEAD
As of this moment, I’m approximately 33% finished with the rough draft of this
novel, which will be the 4
th—and penultimate—volume of
The
Infinity Trials. This one has been proving slightly problematic, but in a
way that will end up being positive for the reader. I’ve had to keep myself
honest, beginning the process of tying up all the loose ends I’ve created over
the previous three installments. It can be a painful process, but the payoff
will be spectacular. That much I can guarantee.
My soft prediction is that this book will be released a week before Halloween,
a good time for something called
Queen of the Dead to see the light of
day. I’ll certainly keep you updated as progress moves along.
And finally…
WIEDERGEBOREN: THE ETERNAL RETURN OF EDWIN
VYSE
As
Boy in the Mirror is the only
Infinity Trials novel to
have been released as of this moment, readers have only just briefly been
introduced to Edwin Vyse, who is rather important to the plot moving forward. The
character is based on a short story I wrote many years ago. He has a rich
history, and I feel that history needs its own outlet, as it’s a little too
involved to include fully in the scope of Jacqueline’s story.
My plan is to take the next two months and completely rewrite that original
story, lengthening it and turning it into a novelette/novella. I’ll be doing
this using what is normally my “reading time,” aka the free moments available
to me at my day job. Therefore, the book I’m reading right now—
the indomitably awesome Husk, written by old favorite D.P. Prior—will constitute the
last review to appear on this blog until this story is finished.
Once completed, I plan on releasing
Wiedergeboren as both a cheap read
and a freebie gift for those who sign up for my newsletter. For those who’re
longstanding fans (I know who you are), I’ll gladly send out a complimentary
copy if you so desire.
And…that’s about it for today! We’ll chat again soon, folks. Until then, I’ll
keep my nose down, and keep on workin’.
