On Deadlines

Just in case you guys are wondering where I've been the past few weeks. :)

Badger is starting to look more and more done. We might be a little close to the wire at the end, but I still think we are going to have it out by August 14th. If not, I will let everyone know.

Until that point though, back to work...

PS. And of course, all credit and thanks go to my distinguished cover artist, Paul Hamblin, who has been kind enough to bear with me on a second book. Thanks!

On Hitting the Home Stretch

So by the end of the week, I hope to be finished with Badger. Huzzah! It is at this point that my writing drive goes into high gear. Maybe it's a leftover from the cross country and track days, when I would throw everything I had into the final push before the finish line. When I got to the end of Kingsley, I was writing fifteen thousand words a week; the Iron Angels finish was a similar burst of new words written in the final week. So far Badger is shaping up to be similar, so I have high hopes to finish the thing by Saturday, in spite of moves, baby and work in the emergency room. :)

Of course, the end of Badger's first draft means the beginning of the next Kingsley novel is right around the corner. The working title will be The Continued Adventures of Hector Kingsley: Murders in Whitechapel. If you have protests, requests, demands or bargains for that project, now's the time to make them! In any case, I hope that all goes well for each of you in your work, whether in writing or your other pursuits. Hopefully the Internet will be back up in our new digs, and I will have a report for you then. See ya!