Hey, they finally got a publication date for Charlie Stross’s latest Laundry spy/cosmic horror novel! Dead Lies Dreaming, comes out in October. As you know, I enjoy this series, although these days it’s at least partially entertaining to me because I’m not scared of quite the same things that Stross is. I do genuinely respect how he’s moving along to the end of his world, though. The temptation is strong to just keep a popular series going forever, with nothing ever really permanent happening to the main characters. Charlie Stross isn’t doing this here, to put it mildly.
Category: Books
02/22/2020 Snippet, SWAMP PATROL.
The revision is finally in the can! Almost doubled in size, too. I’m going to put it up on Patreon, but this one is being reserved as part of the next book (short stories, set in the same universe as FROZEN DREAMS). Snippet below.
02/22/2020 Book Report.
Got in five chapters before I decided that maybe I should take a nap. I can do the rest tomorrow. And then it’s kind of pre-sorta-done. One pass through with the wife, another with the copyeditor down the road, and that’s that. Fun! And scary!
02/21/2020 Snippet, SWAMP PATROL.
This may be a little too much. I haven’t decided yet.
02/21/2020 Book Report.
The book report for tonight is that I watched ANT-MAN AND THE WASP with my kids and we didn’t do nothing else. I was gonna cheat, but then I decided not to. I can spend tomorrow doing revisions.
A new installment of The Bold Marauder is up on Patreon (free!)
Well, free until I hit 200 bucks a month. Then it’s a weekly serial behind the paywall. So if you like Pulp SF serials, get in on it now while you still can!
02/20/2020 Book Report.
Four more chapters! I think I’m going to power through and hack out the rest by the end of the week. Meanwhile, the hunt for useful video equipment continues. It’s probably still all here, but it’s been scattered across the house over the past four years. Go figure…
02/19/2020 Snippet, FROZEN DREAMS.
I’m gonna have to be careful not to let this get above 80K words.
Continue reading 02/19/2020 Snippet, FROZEN DREAMS.02/19/2020 Book Report.
Four more chapters revised, with some scenes added as part of beta reader feedback. See, it does matter what readers say! Apparently, sometimes authors give off different perceptions.
02/18/2020 Snippet, ANSTEORRA RANGERS.
We’re almost done with this story! Like, almost a week before I need it! There is something terribly wrong going somewhere! I just know it!