One Month Out

I hit a milestone yesterday by finishing the edits on The Varissian Affair. It took me several days to work through the notes and decide what I wanted to keep or use. The next phase is to get the paperback out for one more read and then the book will be ready for release. At this point I'll hit my goal of mid-April. I could push it and get the book out by the end of this month, but the plan from the beginning was always April 16th.

I'm excited for this book to come out. I haven't published anything new since the release of Valo and Lane. That was in the summer of 2018. Granted, there have been new editions of books since (mainly in late 2020 and early 2021) including From West Virginia with Love, but nothing created from scratch. 

Those that have been following this blog know that I have been busy since the fall on a variety of books. The Varissian Affair will mark the first of several new releases in 2021. The Thresher is ready for the copyeditor. Seli is too. Book three of the Marcus Files is in the draft phase as is book two of The Secrets of Luza. All is falling into place which is a good thing. 

If you haven't read the description for TVA, take a look under the book section. I will be setting up a preorder a few weeks before release for those that are interested. Should you be a fan of Star Trek Deep Space 9 especially, I think you would enjoy the storyline. 

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Speaking of Lane, for a throwback Thursday, take a look at the cover creation phase. Lane went through several cover renditions. The one on the left was one of the earliest versions. It didn't resonate well with me or with my beta readers. There was a stronger connection with the second cover and it has remained that way three years later.