Status Updates:

The last month has seen some interesting developments that aren't ready for public consumption

What's Next:

The Wizard's Next Thing​
The story is coming together. At least in my head. Word counts, continue to lag behind. It's tedious but it's tru

The Wizard's Cat​
The audio edition drops tomorrow! Happy listening to those who celebrate.

Everything Else​
​No changes. ​I still want to get back to the Deep Dark. Still want to revisit Tanyth. Still want to work with EJ to get back to the steppes.
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What I'm Reading:

Dave Dobson's Kenai rose to the top of my list this month.

I've been actively looking for more self-published SF to share with you and this one filled the bill nicely

A kind of time-travel, sort of, story. It involves a damaged soldier, a very old tree, and a planet where days don't necessarily behave. Well written. Totally engrossing. Just enough revealed, just in time. Very satisfying.

But, as always, don't take my word for it. Maybe grab a sample and see for yourself.

Looking Ahead:

A quiet month of hot weather. We had a short respite over the weekend but the day's already heating up.

The story is coming together, too. Albeit, slower.

I know it's frustrating to hear (because it's frustrating to admit) but I'm forcing myself to trust the process. The one where nothing seems to happen for weeks on end and then suddenly a story happens.

All of my best work has followed that timeline. It's a process that I tried to subvert by forcing the story with daily word counts. It didn't work out as well as I'd hoped. It feels like it slowed things down by putting words on the page just because I needed the words.

And I had to redo them.

I've got an opening. I've got an ending. My immediate task is bridging the gap in a way that satisfies Roger.

It'll come. I truly believe that.

So until next month, safe voyage.

-NL

Remember ​
I update the blog every month on the first so if you're wondering what's happening, you can check there to get an interim report until the next one shows up in your inbox.

Beta Readers:

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I'm going to be fine tuning this process going forward but if you'd like to be considered for future works, then click this link.
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Fine Tuning:

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Note: Newsletter people will get New Release notices, too, but
I've had several people say they preferred to only hear from me when I
release a new book so I'm trying to accommodate them.
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