The Writings on the Wall #15

One month in, and...

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So I have fully recovered from COVID… well, okay, maybe not fully—I still have a bit of a cough, but it’s a small one. That said, I’m still at my mom’s. She’s almost back to full health, so I expect to go back home in a week or two.

Meaning, one month into the new year, I still haven’t done much writing as I spent the little free time I had focusing on translation work (it pays the bills—sort of).

Boy, can’t wait to get home so I can start writing. I have TONS of ideas screaming to be written.

Coming up this month

So here’s the thing… Ever since I came to my mom’s, I’ve been posting stories I wrote a while back. That buffer is almost gone, though. I do still have maybe three or four stories I can post. That’s the main reason I’ve been posting only one story a month lately, as I didn’t want to run out before I had time to write more, ha!

All this to say… there will only be one story this month again. Sorry!

I’m not sure which one yet. Probably a story about a mask I wrote in 2020. There are a few other options, but those still need a bit of work. This one, on the other hand, is all done and edited and ready to go. Still, I’m not fully decided for a number of reasons…

Either way, whichever story I go for, it’ll likely hit your inbox two weeks from now.

The good news though is that when I get home, the first thing I’ll do is write a bunch of stories for Substack, so I can build up that buffer again. I already outlined the second installment to the Silius Chronicles and plan to write new stories featuring Varushka and Reikk. Oh, and Ash & Cinder will be back too ;)

“Write 6 Books in a Year Challenge”

Update #1

If you’ve read all of the above, you might have guessed that I haven’t started on any of these yet. However, one of those six books was already partly written last year, so that should mitigate the lost month.

Stay tuned for the continued adventures of a foolhardy author…

And hopefully I’ll have more to report in March!

Books to read

Here is a selection of books that might be of interest to you. All of these are free to download, though you’ll have to sign up to the authors’ newsletters to grab your copies.

The Neighbor You Don't Know by Shane Shepherd

After countless years of preparation Mission Terra Firme One is finally ready to commence and give Earth the answers it has long waited for, about the planet Neighbor.

The TSS Cartographer is about to arrive and its First Officer Baldwin “call me Win” Tavares believes that he might just be able to touch his hand to that rocky ground and that’d be enough for him to [… read more …]

Lights Beyond the Stars by J.V. Nolan

A young archaeologist sought an opportunity after graduation, working at a dig site somewhere in South America.

Dario’s world toppled upside down when he stumbled across an ancient alien monolith during his expedition.

A tragic death struck one early morning when [… read more …]

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