THE PHOENIX DESCENT - Publication Date Finalized

Amazon & 47North have the pre-order page up and running for my next novel, THE PHOENIX DESCENT!  The cover isn't finalized, and it doesn't have any blurb info yet, but the pub date is set at March 15, 2016.  You can see it HERE.  Expect the page to get fleshed-out as the April 1, 2015 launch date for THE GEMINI EFFECT approaches ...

The Publishing Journey ... Just Got Better!

Near the end of the editing process for THE GEMINI EFFECT, Jason Kirk, my editor at 47North, asked if I had anything else written that he could take a look at (which is exactly what I hoped I'd hear).  After going back and forth for a few weeks, we both decided to go with something new instead of trying a re-write of my first self-published novel, THE COMING.

I took one of the short story ideas I had--tentatively titled "The Dark"--expanded it into a 9-page synopsis for a novel, and sent it off to Jason.  He pitched it to their editorial board, and received approval to make an offer.  I accepted.

This evening, I signed a contract with 47North for that next novel--THE PHOENIX DESCENT--which will be out sometime in early 2016.

Winning the 2014 ABNA for Sci-Fi/Fantasy/Horror was a dream come true, but in a way this is even better--the team at 47North is willing to take another chance on my writing even before THE GEMINI EFFECT's launch date.

It's a good feeling.

My back hurts already.

Friday morning radio on the way to work:  "We'll get some rain, and maybe an inch of snow."  Saturday night:  Winter Storm Warning, up to nine inches of snow.  The winds are supposed to pick up later this morning & we'll have blizzard conditions.  I hear the shovel calling ... and my back hurts already.  Meh.