On pre-orders and more

To say it’s been raining in my neck of the woods is putting it lightly. The last two weeks have left me wondering if I should begin building the modern day version of an ark. I think we’ve only had one day in that time when we haven’t gotten rain. Some days, we’ve had multiple heavy storms, some with hail. We’ve been lucky though at my place. We’ve had heavy winds but not a tornado, unlike some of the neighboring communities. But it means I’ve spent much more time doing clean up and abatement from the wind and rain (and fallen limbs, roof damage, flooding, etc.) than I’ve spent writing. But I do have some news. The draft for Warbound Legacy is finished—yay! And, drum roll please, the pre-order for it is now live. You can find it here.

As I did with Surtr’s Fury, Warbound will be exclusive on Amazon for the first three months or so. That lets me put it in KDP for that time, something I can’t do if I offer it on the other platforms. The truth of the matter is, most of my sales come from Amazon anyway. By adding it to KDP while keeping it off the other platforms actually lets me get more eyes on the book at release.

So when is release date?

I wanted to give myself time to get feedback from my beta readers and do a final edit myself. After some consideration, I have set it for release on July 16th. So what’s next?

That’s a good question. I am still tracking numbers for Surtr’s Fury to determine when the next book in that limited series will come out. Right now, I’m leaning for the first of the year. I also need to do the sequel to Fire Striker. Before I do, I think I’m going to remove it from other marketplaces and put it into KDP Select. So it is probably a year out.

But there will be other books. I already have the next book after Warbound outlined. (Well, notes have been made. I’m not really an outliner for most projects.) I also have a general outline/notes on a prequel series set in the same universe. I’m not sure if it will actually turn into anything right now. It’s just that Myrtle the Evil Muse hijacked me for a couple of days to get it blocked out and notes made.

I also have another story or two in the Nocturnal Lives universe that want to be written. Again, not sure they will happen. To be honest, however, it is probable. Those stories are close to my heart and I’ve had a hard time stepping away from them.

What this means is that if it ever stops raining long enough for me to put butt in chair more than a few minutes at a time, the inspiration is there. So, fingers crossed, the bad weather is finally moving out of the area and I can get back to work.

There are other stories waiting to be told as well. The only issue is finding the time to put words to paper.

Until later—when I will have more information about my publishing schedule, snippets, and more.