Less Noise More Books

The world is increasingly noisy, so I decided to not contribute to the cacophony of ads, AI generated slop, BookToks, etc., and just focus on my projects. I have about four books in decent shape, so I’m going to drip-feed them as I complete them.

First up is the third book in The Calypso Files – This time Fortunes Lost and Found. Honestly, I didn’t show Caly much love in the past, so she finally got her first promo late last month. While she’s still fresh in the minds of new readers, her third adventure will drop later this fall.

If you’re on my email list, you know that I open the pre-order early and drop the price to a low 99¢ – and then the price goes up. I sent that notification last week, but I didn’t mention that this is really a much shorter window than usual – that’s what writing first means – write, publish, repeat. There won’t be a big marketing blitz, cover reveal, or all of the other things that go into a launch because really, launches are loud – and I’m choosing quiet.

Now, you know I do love some mid-journey images to use for inspiration, and if you want a visual peek inside this world, just look to the sidebar for a quick new video and some nice stills that I’ve been staring at while I write this adventure. I have to admit, every time I sink into Caly’s world, I feel a little bad because Caly deserves her own spotlight and I’m happily making it up to her with this book.

So what’s in store for Caly this time? Naturally, this is another paranormal art mystery – because Caly’s fun, snarky, and knows the criminal underworld in the art market. The adventure picks up right after the end of Book 2 – so Caly’s waiting in an airport, wrestling with her own personal demons, and wondering when she became Saint Caly of the Catastrophes.

Today is the last day

I was in the middle of final edits when my computer died. Since I’m also a graphic designer, I had to have my new computer built – which took about three weeks – but now that it’s here, I’m back to editing and will have a pre-release blitz coming up in the next few weeks.

The book is available to pre-order – and I have the price set at .99 cents – but that’s changing TODAY so if you want to grab your copy, today is the perfect day to do that.

Kindle Countdown Deal

Right after publishing The Last 6 Weeks of Summer I started to feel guilty. The last time I saw Arienne Cerasola, Evan, and Coyote they had just returned to the summer residence of the Queen of the Southern Tier Fae. I’ve left them standing on the door step of that house long enough, so I’m now writing Legendary Magic – the fourth book in the Relic Hunter series.

So if you need to catch up, you can pick up the first two in the series for 99 cents today. Just click on the images below and you’ll go to Amazon.com.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B007NO85J4

I just reread all of the books in the series (because I needed a refresher on some of the finer points) and I’ll post what that experience was like in a few days. Writing in a series is fun, because I get to go back and visit old friends. I have loved spending time with Arienne again, and I’m sending her on a new adventure with a whole new outlook. I really hope you’ll join me.

I write fun fiction with smart dialogue. I like those awkward moments in life when you’re sure everything is going to be so awesome and you’re super confident and then you trip over your own two feet and have to carry on anyway. I’ve missed looking at life that way.

I know it’s not always easy to pick yourself back up and just carry on. Those little demons that whisper that you’re not really as good as you think you are can get really pushy sometimes and it’s nice when you realize you really ARE that good – that the demons just talk smack because they can. That’s their JOB. YOUR job is to get up, pick the pine needles out of your teeth and move on doing exactly what you were meant to do.