It's October
Oct 08, 2023 3:46 pm
Now what am I supposed to do?
I know that the default answer is prepare for Halloween. But... while I love it, there aren't any kids in my area, so no one even knocks on our door. Part of it is the South, the other part is an older neighborhood, which makes Halloween less - fun?
But the other question is, what should I write? I finished the Scott Randolph book, and I know I have some major edits and, as always with my stories, it isn't quite a thriller, quite a suspense, or quite any one thing. But what should I do next? Epic Fantasy? Victorian UF (Ternion Universe), cozy mystery (yes I have an idea), or something else? What would you like to see?
But for all of you, the big news is, Balanced Luck is almost here and you get to be the first ones to see the final cover. Ta Da!
And watch the video about the journey of these books.
I'm almost done with my Mage Hunter book. Once again I don't follow the rules and I have zero idea if this is actually a thriller or a biopic of Scott Randolph. But it should be done this week. Not bad for five weeks of writing. I started Mage Hunter midway through August and it will be done by the end of September. We'll see how it goes.
I've gotten a rough of the cover, but we are going to tweak a few things in it, but I think you'll like it. It is very calm compared to the last one. November is getting here fast.
And to help celebrate I'm offering you (newsletter readers) a chance to get the first six audio books at a great price. All six of them for $29.99 via my store available now! That is sixty hours of listening to Cori try to survive her life. If you really like someone, you can share the link. I hope you love them.
Book Recommendations!
It's a quiet week, and my brain is still lost in trying to figure out what to do next. But here is a free book, the start of a series. She Awakens is the story of a young lady who finds out she is fae and has to try to save everyone with the help of her snarky horse. I mean, snarky horse? That was the best thing about Entangled.
Weekly Micro Story
Champion
"This is your last chance, space rat. Forsake your claim and I'll let you live." The senior officer of one of the many ships that docked at the space station sneered down at the child. She might have been ten, but odds are she was closer to twenty, just deprived of things you needed to grow - food, clean water, light - minor things.
The girl, AKeys, lifted her chin and met his glare with one of her own. "No. I will not forsake my claim to my pet." The pet in question wrapped around her neck, with a glare as fierce as the girls. A tercat. They were rare, valuable, and if fertile the breeding fees alone would lift her out of the bowels of space station poverty. They weren't pure cats, but somewhere, some idiot had spliced Terran house cat genes with a spider monkey and a sugar glider. Tercats were smart, fast, possessing thumbs, claws, prehensile tail, and a very long memory.
"Fine," the officer spat, his spittle hitting her face. He drew his sword and stepped back. "Draw your weapon so I can kill you and claim my prize."
His sword was taller than she was, but she didn't back down. Instead she bared her teeth at him. "I have a champion to fight you."
"Fine. Call your champion. I'll defeat any spacerat on this two-bit station."
Her smile got wider. "Champion Magenta, I call you to defend my honor." Her voice rang out in the space and audience went silent. My name wasn't a space station name by any means, but there are only sixty-four color knights, our names were known.
I stepped out of the shadows, or more accurately, I dispelled the shadows and let the lights of the station brush over me.
The officer went white and for a moment his blade threatened to drop. The intimidation of a child had just transformed into something that might take his life.
I smiled, not that anyone could see it. With a flourish I bowed to the girl. "As agreed." She nodded her head more regally than some rulers and I turned to the dead man. "At your pleasure."
You fought duels for honor, for business deals, and they were always fought with steel. Lasers, plasma, bullets, any of those could damage a hull. No, you fought with blades or fists.
And I never lost.
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I don't need another world. I don't need another world. Holy moly this is fascinating. ARG.
Balanced Luck in less than 30 days. Oh I hope you feel I did Cori right.
Mel
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