5/03/20

I have a bunch of books coming out in the next few weeks, so I wanted to update you on where they stand:

Ge-Mi: Part Two

This story is completely ready to go.  I finished the proofreader's final edits and have seen the draft of the cover.  All that's left is for the ARCs to go out, which will happen soon.  Part Two is scheduled to come out in May, and I expect to have a firm date once NSP posts it for pre-order on their website. 

I am incredibly excited for this story to come out.  Not only have readers waited literally years for it, but it is the first brand new story of mine NSP is releasing.  I'm super excited to see how a new book does with my new publisher. 

Dragon Deception

Book Two in my Supernatural Consultant series is starting to take shape.  I have completed the copy edits for the story, which means all that's left is the proofreader.  I have seen a draft of the cover, and it is as awesome as the cover for the first book.  It will 100% be ready to go by June. 

Given the amazing reception Dragon Consultant has been getting, I'm certain Deception will also do really well. 

Dragon Dilemma

Dilemma is also making great strides in its journey towards reprinting.  I just finished the second round of edits and the story turned out really well.  The editor likes the story, which means all my new readers will like it too!  I have also submitted the cover form, so that's in progress too. 

There's still a lot to do for this story, but I think we're ahead of schedule for a July release, which is good. 

4/16/20

I hope everyone had a lovely holiday (whatever you happen to celebrate).  I had a nice zeder (zoom Seder) with family and friends for Passover.  Social distancing at its best.  Please stay safe and healthy out there! 

Since my last post, I have been working hard on a number of different projects.  Number one is new edits, of course.  The first and second round of edits for Dragon Deception, book two in my Supernatural Consultant series, arrived.  Overall, there wasn't much to fix, however some small things were changed in order to make this series YA.  Next for Deception is copy edits, which should arrive soon, and the first round of edits for Dragon Dilemma should also be on their way. 

My last fairy tale story, A Heart's Dream, is complete!  This means the anthology is also complete.  I still need to put A Heart's Dream through edits to get it ready for submission, and to do that properly it first needs to sit for a month.  I'll pick it up sometime in May, get it and the rest of the stories in the anthology completely ready to go, and then I get to wait for NSP's go ahead to resume submissions.  Despite the wait, I know those of you that have begged me to republish my older fairy tales will be happy to know they, and some new material, will all soon be available for you again.  I'll definitely keep you appraised as this project moves forward. 

I have also been working with NSP on some more covers.  I have seen the first draft of the cover for Ge-Mi: Part Two and have been in discussion about the covers for Dragon Deception and Dragon Dilemma.  I think you're going to like them all, and I'm eager to get them out for you to see too.  Hopefully I'll have final drafts to share soon! 

I am still planning to return to The Oracle's Current as my next project.  I would like to be able to submit it along with the rest of the (newly fixed) series when NSP says I can send in more books, but that means I need to get cracking now.  Thankfully the story seems to have stopped fighting me, but I won't know if it will go smoothly until I start writing again.  I'm eager to get started. 

10/10/19

You read the title of this post correctly!  I have some new release dates to share with everyone.  These are tentative dates.  I only have the release month and they are subject to change, but I'm so excited to have them to share with you.  Here's what I've got:

• March 2020: Ge-Mi: Nevada
• April 2020: Dragon Consultant
• May 2020: Ge-Mi: Taylor
• June 2020: Dragon Deception
• July 2020: Dragon Dilemma
• August 2020: Dragon Detective
• September 2020: Dragon Soldier

I know March seems like it's really far away, but there's a lot to get completed before then.  Multiple rounds of edits, of course, plus everything else that goes into getting a book ready for publishing.  I'm a little concerned that they're all getting released so close together, as it will be A LOT of work on my part to get all those edits completed, but this is the fastest everyone involved can work to get my books back out as soon as possible. 

As you can see, Dragon Detective and Dragon Soldier were both accepted for publishing at NSP.  I'm hopeful they will also accept the last three books (and I'm hopeful editing the entire series again will galvanize me into finishing Dragon Spy). 

I have also submitted both books in my Wizard Wars Series to NSP.  Ground of Resurrection (book two) was the one you all got to pre-order, but were never able to read.  I don't know where they might fit into this release schedule should NSP accept them, but I'm looking forward to finding out. 

8/16/19

When I sent in Ge-Mi for consideration with NineStar Press, I also sent in Dragon Consultant, the first book in my Supernatural Consultant series.  I'm happy to report that not only did NineStar accept Dragon Consultant, they requested to take a look at the rest of the series!  I have since signed contracts for Dragon Deception (book two) and Dragon Dilemma (book three).  While I won't make any promises, I'm hopeful the rest of the series will soon be accepted as well. 

Like with Ge-Mi, all my Supernatural Consultant books will be going through a thorough editing.  I don't know what that means in terms of changes to the stories, but I will let you know the second I know.  I am hoping that going through the editing process again will help galvanize me into working on Dragon Spy, the next book in the series.  There's a lot to write still, but I already know it's going to be a fun story. 

I hope to have more Supernatural Consultant news to share with you all in the near future. 

2/16/15

• Dragon Deception is a hit.  It reached number 17 on All Romance e-books' best seller list!  The reviews have also been positive and everyone seems to be enjoying it.  Thank you so much to everyone who purchased a copy. 
   
  
• I have also seen the numbers for books sold last quarter.  Dragon Consultant's sales utterly shattered the previous sales record set by Stealing the Dragon.  It was amazing for me to see.  I won't know if Dragon Deception matched or beat Consultant's record for a few months, but I think it's close. 
   
  
• The entire Supernatural Consultant series is being considered for translation into other languages.  I don't know which languages or when they might be released, but I think it's really cool.  I'll keep you updated as I learn more. 
   
  
• I have been working diligently on Dragon Soldier.  There's only 4k words left to write, which at this point is basically the wrap up and the epilogue.  I'm planning to have it submitted the first week of March.  The battle scene I just finished writing is totally awesome, so I'm really looking forward to getting it started on the path to being published. 
   
  
• Next on my to-do list for this series is Dragon Adventure.  It's supposed to be a short story to bridge the two arcs of the series and therefore needs to be released before Dragon Spy, book six.  I'm also hoping to have Adventure submitted the first week of March, but there's still a lot to do. 
  

My goals in January were derailed slightly by all the editing I instead got completed.  I would still call this month a success, just not with what I was expecting.  Here's how I did:

1. Editing.  The two items originally on this list were Elemental Ride and Magnified and I'm happy to say that I was able to complete them both.  Elemental Ride has been submitted to LT3 and Magnified is back with the editor for round two.  In addition to those stories I also got the copy edits for Dragon Deception and the first round of edits for Dragon Detective.  The former I was able to send back to LT3 and the latter still needs a bit more work. 
    
   
2. Submissions.  I was also very successful with this.  Elemental Ride was submitted yesterday evening and I was able to get my Hanukkah story, Ner Li, and Ge-Mi: Part One properly formatted and submitted.  I hope to hear from LT3 soon.  I was not able to get any work done with editing Justified. 
    
   
3. Writing.  Luckily I left this goal open ended because writing ended up not being a high priority this month.  I got a lot done in my Coliseum story and some drips and drabs in Dragon Soldier and Dragon Spy, but nothing really came together writing-wise this month.  I'm really hoping next month is much more productive as there are a number of stories I would like to complete.