Halfway through winter

Has anyone noticed that the days are not changing their length? Usually by this time, the days are getting lighter earlier, however, it seems like it’s the other way around. I know, I know, those in the northern hemisphere experience the change in the opposite way, but have you guys noticed if the days are starting to get shorter? Weird. Maybe it’s me …

Updates

Clans in Conflict

Dark Dimensions Parts 1 and 2:

Ebook

Paperback

Dark Reign

Ebook

Amazon

Books 2 Read

Paperback

Deadly Convergence

Ebook

The Dark Road

My new beta reader is still catching up with the existing books before I hand them The Dark Road.

Dark Beginnings

Still on the backburner

Consequences

Heart of Deception

Currently with the cover artist. Once the cover art is done I will be publishing that, also.

Legacy of Risks

Currently with the beta reader. Then will be the cover art and publish.

Dangerous Heart

This is on the backburner until the other two move onto the next stage.

Other universes

Paranormal stories

I have managed to send this one to a beta reader who absolutely loves it. I am currently busy with another series for Bushland Castle Productions, so once those are done, I will come back to this story.

Strefinobhan

Mal’s story

Currently still editing this, however, I am caught up in that other series, as I’ve said.

Colliding worlds

Working proceeds on this to a slower degree.

Bushland Castle Productions

The novella series of Otherworldly Emergence closes in July.

All of the information necessary is at the website:

https://www.bushlandcastleproductions.com/emergence

Join me in being part of this amazing opportunity.

Also check out their podcast – Finding Elara. Learn about Mindfulness from other creatives – not just writers, but other creative persons, as well as worldbuilding and other information.

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Characters

I don’t know if I’ve spoken about working with characters, but sometimes it can be a challenge.

I think the biggest character challenge I have and have had is my experimental character. I do everything possible to this character. The poor man has been human trafficked, secreted out of the country, abducted numerous times and even hypnotised.

One of the worst things I ever did to him was to put him into an extremely vulnerable position and compromise him so much that I could only call him shattered.

After that, he looked at me and said “I want to try being evil for a while.” So I did and he turned and nearly blew up Honolulu. Last time I listen to a character when they say “turn me evil”!

On that note, I am going back to my roaring fire and lunch.

Talk to you again soon!

Easter

I have to ask it again – where is the year going??? The days go by so fast I don’t see them arriving, let along leaving!

Okay, let’s get the update happening.

Clans in Conflict

The Kindle Unlimited story with Alex Travis and Chris McLaren in it is done and finally has a title.

Deadly Convergence.

I’m just waiting on the cover art for this, then I will be uploading it to Kindle Unlimited.

I do think that in the future there might be an anthology of stories in this particular universe, but that’s for the future.

Ryan Locke

There is also another Kindle Unlimited story that I am currently editing. This runs simultaneously with Dark Reign and is a side-story that complements the book. I hope to have that available in a couple of months.

The Dark Road

This is still with the beta reader. Real Life has gotten in the way of my beta reader, so please be patient with this.

Dark Beginnings

This is still on hold, but never forgotten. This will reveal how Troy’s father became a vampire and what led him to become Vlad the Supreme.

Consequences

Heart of Deception and Legacy of Risks

These are both with beta reader and proofreader. Hopefully they will also be available soon.

Dangerous Heart

Once the first to are published, I will look at getting Dangerous Heart read by a beta reader.

New Universes

Strefinobhan

Again, I have been working on two stories in this universe and completely rewriting the first one while concentrating on following the same vein with the second one. Stay tuned.

Shifters

For the first time, I admit to moving into the realm of shifters. This also includes those with powers. Okay, I’ll admit – more like metahuman powers. Not quite though and it’s a few thousand years in the future.

Paranormal

I may get back into this as I have an idea for another book with totally different characters and something entirely different. Will work on that next week.

Grow Write Anthology

Our anthology is coming along. The week after next I will be working on my piece that will become part of it. It needs a little work, but the feedback from it was really positive, so I am pleased with that.

Podcast Finding Elara

My session in this podcast will be aired early May, so stay tuned for that – I will share the address soon.

Reviews

I have not been reviewing anything recently, so you haven’t missed out. I may do some in a week’s time.

But that’s all I have for you today, so I will catch you in a fortnight’s time! Hooroo for now!

It’s finally here!

Dark Reign has been released – well, it will on 2 December 2024.

This is the first time this book has been published and I’m really proud of it.

Dark Reign is the sequel to Dark Dimensions and although Troy plays a strong role in it, most of the story is from the viewpoint of Alex Travis.

Whilst there are science fiction elements in this story, such as dimensional travel, multiple versions of the same people, a lot of this story is how a detective, namely Alex Travis, goes through life learning about how to cope with a world that constantly changes around him.

In Dark Reign, Troy has mostly taken control of his city, but, as I said, this story is from Alex’s point of view and Alex has a strong idea of what his world is about.

Through this book, Alex has to come to terms about his place in the world and what that actually means.

While you don’t have to read Dark Dimensions to understand Dark Reign, Dark Dimensions is the first in the Clans In Conflict Series and Dark Reign is the second.

On a different note altogether, Heart of Deception, the first in the Consequences series, is currently with the editor. This will be coming out early 2025 if all goes well.

This, like Dark Dimensions, is a second edition as there are many changes to the storyline as sometimes happens when an author looks back over previously published works. Already, the editor is saying that the book is much more tightly packed with the pacing much better and the storyline tighter.

Having said all that, I will probably experience the same issue with Heart of Deception (and with Legacy of Risks, the sequel) that I did with Dark Dimensions, so I intend the release date to be two or more months’ in length to give that process time to be resolved.

I am currently editing Legacy of Risks currently before that goes to the editor.

Also, The Dark Road, the third in the Clans in Conflict series, is currently with a beta reader for analysis before anything further goes through with that.

I still have other stories on the go and hopefully an updated website will be up and running soon whereby I can add things like maps, character backgrounds and stuff like that for the published books – along with small snippets of their lives.

Mal’s story is currently on hold, only because I am trying to concentrate on these other stories, but there are currently two books in that series – not one on Mal and one on Alloric, but two books, nevertheless.

Of course, with the heat we have just experienced, I’m heading for the spa to cool down!

Talk to you all later!

Julz.

PS. You can find all my books here