Gods in the Grey City is still on sale to celebrate the release of Gods in the Grey City 2! Smashwords coupon: WA93F.
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It’s Release Day!
Today’s the day! Gods in the Grey City 2 is officially on sale. And to celebrate, Gods in the Grey City is free from Sep 30 – Oct 2, 2022! Smashwords coupon: WA93F. Here’s the blurb for book 2:
“After Tia defeated Jeshe, Grey City becomes a safe haven for escaping Muri slaves. But King Bastion is on a mission to stop them and has a secret weapon; his magic-wielding queen, Anasia, who is willing to do whatever it takes to ensure Grey City falls.”
This is a direct sequel so you need to read the first one to understand the second.
Camp NaNoWriMo Complete!
See, I knew it would be done in less than 50k words. I’m counting this as a win.
I completed this last night and I’ll start editing it today. In case this your first update on this project, it’s the sequel to a book I published ten years ago; “Gods in the Grey City.” And in some shameless self promotion, it’s on sale at Smashwords right now! You can check it out for free until July 21st to see if you’d be interested in the sequel when it’s complete.
When I have the manuscript more fleshed out and organized, I’ll post s a preview over on my Patreon for my patrons.
This was a wild ride but in the end, I had a good time. Not sure what I’ll work on after this but I’ll figure that out once this book is published.
Camp NaNoWriMo Day 14 (a late update)
At a certain point every night, I try to put my phone down and leave it alone so I can track my sleep and not be tempted to play around or doom scroll. This was my word count from yesterday.
I need to somehow get to 25,000 words today to get caught up and be on track for the possible 50k words. I say ‘possible’ because I’m not going to force it if I finish the story and I’m under. That’s not the point of this whole thing.
I’m a little stressed (meaning a LOT stressed) about how far I am from the right track but I’m not giving up. I was able to do this in November, I should be able to do it again.
I’ll try to update again today. It depends on how tired I am.
Smashwords Sale
The 14th Annual Smashwords Summer/Winter Sale has begun, running now through July 31! My books will be 50% off for that time so feel free to grab this deal!
Dahlia Part Three has been released!
It took way longer than expected but it’s here! Part three to the Angel of Flame series is now available at most major retailers, Smashwords, and my own shop here on this blog.
Eventually I will release a collection of this series with a special extra but next up I will be working on a sequel to an older story of mine as my project for Camp NaNoWriMo. It’s a crazy thing to do but if it gets more content up for sale so I can finally make a living at this, I’ll do it. So, look forward to me complaining about that.
Today’s Workout: So far so good?
Yesterday I did do my bodyweight workouts but I will tell ya, I felt so freaking tired around 4pm, I called it a day, did all the stuff I needed to do, and went to bed early. I have no idea what happened. I got up early for a day off, did a few chores, then it was like someone flipped my night-night switch and all I wanted to do was sleep.
And yet, in some ultimate fuckery, I spent the night tossing and turning without actually getting any sleep.
But, thanks to coffee, I have a fair amount of energy today. I had a quick walk, did the above workout on my Wirk peddler, and I think I’ll have enough energy to grab the kettlebell after dinner.
Also, shameless self promotion, my new book is out in two days! If you’re one of my Patrons, you already got a sneak preview. This is the third in a complete trilogy and you will not have any idea what’s going on without reading one and two. Hope you check them out!
Today’s Workout: Kettlebell for the stress…
Since I have to work this weekend (cries softly in the corner), I decided that my runs will be Mon, Wed, Fri and do weights on the off cardio days.
The stress? Not having to work the weekend (although that is a contributor) but I learned today that Draft2Digital, where I self-publish all my books, has aquired Smashwords… After I went through all the *@&%@&$%@-ing trouble of manually adding all my books there…
I guess I’ll just use D2D going forward (since it’s SO much easier) but this couldn’t have happened in a more ironic way since I just released my NaNoWriMo project on both platforms. When I’m 18 total titles deep at this point…
Moving forward, I guess I’ll just use D2D and manually add books to my profile? Heck if I know. I’m tired.
Today’s Workout: Week 3 Day 3
After doing what I should do around my birthday, whatever I want, I’m back to my running! And since I haven’t given up on my desperate attempts to not lose my house by supplementing my dismal income by selling my writing, I put Shelley up on the teadmill and I was able to do a little bit of writing during the walking portions of c25k. I could only type with one hand since I have to hold the phone to count my steps on the app, but hey, any words cound as progress.
And you’re damn right I’m 41 and have stickers. Let me enjoy things.
Writing Update: Current Project and What’s Next
Right after my newest release, I started work on the third and final part of my Dahlia series. Even with an outline, I floundered a bit with the introduction but things are moving along. I can’t give an estimated release date yet but I am having fun working on this series.
What I really want to do next is another installment of Go Away Girls. I already have an idea for it, I just need to outline it before I start it.
Right now, my sales are not in a place where I can take time to work on really long projects; like the next installment of my vampire series. I’m getting there VERY slowly but I’m keeping my projects short so I can publish more books more often. I have 18 total titles under my belt and I’m pushing for 30 or more before the end of the year. I am looking into bundling these shorter works together. I just need to figure out how I want the covers to look.
For sneak peeks and earlier news, check out my Patreon!