Chateau of Shadows #6 - And A Scary New Year
Welcome to 2024, dear readers! I hope the past year has been kind to you; if not, then I hope the next year will be.
Last year was a terrific year for me as a writer; I plan to make next year even better! I've set some pretty ambitious writing goals, but based on 2023, I'm confident that I can achieve them.
My first goal is releasing the second book in the Amelia Temple Series, Against Fearful Lies. I'll admit, this goal is a bit of a freebie, as at least on the writing side, the greatest part of the work is done. Instead, I'll be doing promotional work to get the word out. Against Fearful Lies, available March 2024!
My next goal will be revising Amelia Temple Book Three with an eye for a 2025 release. I've got a firm plan for revisions planned in 2024, following the schedule I established for Against Fearful Lies. If it isn't broke and all that.
Next will be plotting and drafting Amelia Temple Book Four. The first draft of Book Three took about ten months, but there were some notable gaps to work on other things (like editing Book Two!). I'm not a "must write every day" type, but I did have some long writing breaks last year, and I want to cut those down this year. It took half as long to draft Book Three as Book Two; I'm hoping I can cut that time down again with Book Four.
That's because, as much as I love Amelia, I don't only want to write her adventures. I have loose ideas for a couple of books floating in the back of my head, waiting not so patiently for me to free up some writing time. I've started a second project already, a queer folk horror serial that I'm excited to release soon. Between working on Books Three and Four, I'll be revising the first novella. After the first draft of Book Four is finished, I'll draft the second novella in the series.
If there's any writing time available, we'll see what else I can work on!
Watch this space for updates on my progress in 2024, along with more thoughts on whatever nerd nonsense I happen to be obsessed with at the moment. I wish you all a Scary New Year, horror fans!
Upcoming Work!
The Amelia Temple Series continues! I'm working with my awesome publisher, Blue Fortune Enterprises, to put Book Two out in March 2024. My amazing wife and cover artist, Frankie, has created an incredible cover illustration. I can't wait to share it with you!
Upcoming Events!
Join us for the Billsburg Book Club! I'll be participating in the Billsburg Book Club along with fellow Blue Fortune author Narielle Living! Billsburg Brewery will be hosting a different local author on the first Wednesday of each month through May 2024. I'm scheduled for May 1st, but don't hesitate to check out the other authors.
Available Now!
Beneath Strange Lights, Book One of The Amelia Temple Series, is available to order now from Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Kobo and wherever books are sold!
My short story "It's Really For The Best" is included in The Book of Queer Saints Volume II from Medusa Publishing Haus. This anthology is all killer, no filler. BoQS2 and a new edition of Volume I are both available now in print and ebook!