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Changed Plans, and Time’s Guardian Progress
A quick note to give you an update on what I’ve been doing, how the writing is going, and a few other things I hope you find interesting.
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What I’ve Been Up To
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Mostly, I’ve stayed at home this past month, though that wasn’t planned. My husband and I were supposed to go to San Antonio, Texas a couple weeks ago, to do a little sightseeing, and go to a concert (Iron Maiden, Megadeth, and Anthrax). Megadeth is a band I’ve been a fan of for a long time (see: my book Hangar 18: Legacy), yet have never seen, so I was looking forward to that. Unfortunately, the friend we were going with had some issues come up, so we had to cancel. That ended up being okay, because both my husband and I had a lot to do around home, and were glad to have a longer break between trips.
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What’s Happening Now/Next
My publisher says the transition to their new printer for paperback books is finally done, and all four Saturn Society novels now updated with the new covers. Time’s Enemy was the last book to transition, and may take some time before the updated edition is available everywhere, but everything else is wherever print books can be ordered, including my standalone book, Hangar 18: Legacy.
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Time’s Guardian, Saturn Society Book 5, is on track for its December 1 release. As of now, Mythical Press is planning on it being available in print simultaneously, whereas in the past, they’ve always released the ebook first, then print.
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Now available for preorder
What I’m Working On
My editor sent me the edits for Time’s Guardian (a month early!), so I’m working through those.
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I’m also continuing to work on my new book. I haven’t yet figured out if it’s a paranormal romance, or contemporary fantasy. But, true to my form, it’s coming out much longer than planned. I set out to write a 5,000-word short story, and have blown past that length. It may still make it to short-storydom if it squeaks in under 10,000 words, but I’m going to guess it ends up being a novella. That’s fine, because lucky for me, my publisher doesn’t care.
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Real or Fictitious?
One of the fun things about writing stories set in a real place is using actual businesses, streets, historical or famous people, buildings, events, and more. But sometimes, it’s better to make something up, for many reasons. So I’m going to toss you one of these details, and if you like, email me and let me know if it’s real or fake. Or just answer the question for yourself. I’ll post the answer next month in this newsletter.
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Last month’s question was the giant, white cross that was mentioned in Time’s Fugitive, as well as in Time’s Best Friend and Time’s Dilemma. Like the giant waterslide in Put-In-Bay, Ohio, it’s absolutely real! Unlike the waterslide, some still exist, as many of them were made. As Florie put it in Time’s Best Friend, the crosses are “the handiwork of a local coal miner who’d once had a brush with death and made a deal with God.” You can see an entire exhibit about the crosses and their creator, Harrison Mayes, at the Museum of Appalachia near Norris, Tennessee, which is very worth seeing. Mr. Mayes' work is also currently being featured in an exhibit at the Knoxville Museum of Art. One of his crosses still stands on US-25E in Harrogate, Tennessee, across the street from Lincoln Memorial University, and not far from the setting of Time’s Best Friend and Time’s Dilemma.
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For this month, we’re back in Ohio, the setting of Time’s Enemy, and most of Time’s Fugitive, as well as the entirety of the upcoming Time’s Guardian. Parts of Book 6 are also set there.
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In Time’s Enemy, we learn, at the same time Tony does, that he lives in a suburb called Patterson Hills:
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“Then another revelation struck him: being divorced disturbed him much less than the fact that Dora had told him to go home—and he had no idea where home was.
His driver’s license. Of course. The fatigue must be clouding his mind. He pulled out his wallet and hoped he’d updated his license after moving out.
1531 Rambling Ivy Trail, wherever that was. With a Patterson Hills address. He shoved the wallet back into his pocket and started the car, hoping he found it before he fell asleep at the wheel.”
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Is, or was, Patterson Hills real, or fake? Let me know (if you like). Either way, I’ll share the answer in November.
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Did you get your Free Book?
When you signed up for this newsletter, you should have received an email from me with a link to get a free copy of “Time’s Holiday”, a Saturn Society Christmas short story. If you missed it, Contact Me and I'll be glad to send you a link.
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