Writing Progress Report

  

I am quite close to publishing the paperback edition of Dark Dreams and Darker Visions. The ebook has already been released and is currently available on all Amazon markets.

1. The Shrine War is a braided novel consisting of three novellas under one cover: The Shrine War, The Inugami, and Incident at a Japanese Inn. The Shrine War is complete, The Inugami is being checked out by my editing team, and I am still beating out an exciting conclusion in Incident at a Japanese Inn.
2. I am working with my co-author, Ken Pick, on wrapping up the first book in The Adventures of Jill Noir trilogy, and I will be delighted to put the first book, The Ferret and the Priest, to bed once and for all. The story is hard SF and takes place in Ken's WebFed universe.
3. Then, in no particular order, I need to finish:
1. Doll Wars, a fantasy war between secret societies who team up with magical and deadly child-sized ball-jointed dolls,
2. The Lord of All Futures, a dystopian tale of the near future,
3. Rat Hunt, a weird novella of terror in the New York City underground,
4. Chaos carolinensis, my salute to pulp stories with blobs about a mutated amoeba gone berserk, and
5. Grave Gate, a sword-and-sorcery tale about four adventurers biting off more than they can handle in a dungeon controlled by a lich.

Keep an eye out for further developments, and don't forget to support me by enjoying my books through your country's Amazon and, as always, please leave a review.

Current Works in Progress

I'm working on two projects at the same time. Probably not a good idea, but at least I'm writing in the midst of the busyness of my life.

The main project is Incident at a Japanese Inn with a current word count of 1,500 words. You can read an excerpt here and here. Incident at a Japanese Inn is my third and final part of my braided novel, The Shrine War.

The secondary project is an untitled fantasy and you can read the intro here. Currently at 3,500 words, it answers the question as to what you should do if you discover the guide/bodyguard you hired is a mythical, homicidal creature. This one is a few steps away from the usual fare that I write as it contains a lot more violence (though not graphic). The point of view is in first person, a view I find a challenge to write in as it creates an unreliable narrator who cannot read minds and must explain everything from their own biased and sometimes inaccurate point of view. With other plot lines and tropes unique to my writing style, the entire story is a test of my capabilities as an author.