The Admiral Inn Mysteries and Adventures twelve-book series is nearing completion. In this cozy, mature relationships, small town, and small business world is at the ninth installment with release date scheduled for December 2024. Books #10-12 should also be released in 2025.
The White Wardrobe is in assembly. This urban fantasy is weaves a sweeping meta story with alternate history, paranormal dangers, peer review journal spoofs, fictional and nonfictional references, and fake wikis all surrounding a tale which explores the moment when magic becomes science.
Mutt: Not Sorry is in the final beta reading phase while on the final pass with my editor. This urban fantasy/neo-noir tale has demanded most of my attention so far this year. Much like a new puppy…
Sula and the Tent Erectors is crawling out of the keyboard as this year’s monthly three-day palette cleanser. I expected short cases like Mutt but discovered a tale of tension between knowing way to much about someone and being completely misunderstood yourself. Like Mutt, Sula will be compiled the following year.
Book of Poems. Just this year, I began considering compiling a small book of poetry. In working with another young author of high fantasy and alternate history, we both find poetry forms under its own volition. She laces it throughout her tales and I, well, it just got me thinking…
Working with other authors. I am critic and mentor to two new authors. As mentioned above, one is an extremely talented strong-voice fantasy writer and the other has a penchant for cerebral science fiction. I hope both will publish in 2025.
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