Status Updates:

I spent the day with family yesterday and forgot the newsletter. Oops.

What's Next:

The Wizard's Next Thing​
It's coming together but slow as molasses, mostly because I'm really uncertain about the direction this thing keeps wanting to go.
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​Everything Else​
​No changes. I need to clear this third book in the series (trilogy?) before I let myself get too deep in the weeds on anything else.

What I'm Reading:

Another month of Next-In-The-Series reading but I interrupted it long enough to read some space opera. I'm glad I did.

I've read (and recommended) John Walker before but this collaboration with Ethan Kramer is new. It checks all my boxes for "found starship" fiction including a bumbling Earther, a strange alien (who's not particularly alien), and a rollicking, pulpy story that unfolds at a snappy pace.

I enjoyed it for a couple of days - then I ran out of words at the end of the second book. The story isn't done yet, but I'll be watching for the next episode.

As always, you should probably grab a sample to see for yourself if this ticks the boxes your space opera checklist.

Looking Ahead:

The Next is shaping up, albeit slowly. There's stuff going in there that I'm of two (or three) minds about but I'm trying to trust what my fingers are putting down.

Only time will tell if that trust is justified. I've told others that it's no good trying to edit a story until it's all on the pages. I just need to follow my own advice.

And hope that I'm not being hoist with my own petard.

Until next month, safe voyage.

-NL

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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:

Every so often, I put out a call for beta readers. These are people who are willing to read the work in progress in a short period of time with only the briefest of notices.

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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And thanks.

Fine Tuning:

Would you prefer to get ONLY new release notices? YES, PLEASE​

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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