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!

March is here!

First up – my apologies! I ran out of time for my last instalment!

Okay, updates.

Kindle Unlimited

Both stories are finished. Just waiting for beta readers still, then they’ll go to editing. Once they’ve gone through editing I’ll be able to get their covers and upload them! Excited and scared to see how they go.

Clans in Conflict

The Dark Road

Still waiting to hear back from the beta readers, but it shouldn’t be too long, now. I hate waiting. What about you?

Dark Beginnings

I am still writing this but I have given it a rest while I see what’s going on. I will get back to it, but I’d like to get The Dark Road out there first.

Consequences

Heart of Deception

Still waiting for beta readers. Again, shouldn’t be too long.

Legacy of Risks

I have actually sent this to a friend who can give me a better understanding of how this is going. Hopefully, they’ll enjoy what I have written.

Dangerous Heart

Currently tweaking this to fit with the other two books. I’d rather have it close to what they are before publishing it.

New universes

I have been working on the shifter, Alek. That has become very complicated family-wise as well. I don’t know if he and his cousin will forgive me.

Paranormal

I am looking at putting one of those into an anthology that a group I am part of is putting together this year. Just have to go through it.

The English Language

What is it with our unique language? Some words get combined while others don’t. Take the list below:

Insofar

Straightforward

Loungeroom

Bedroom

Bathroom

Nevertheless

Moreover

Moreso

Northbound

Westbound

Eastbound

Southbound

I know there are more out there – I should make a list of them! But why not the ones below:

Diningroom

What is it about those words that allows them to be combined, yet others aren’t allowed to be combined?

And what is it with spelling a word and yet the context used either has two different sounds or meanings?

Take

Lead – you either lead someone around or it’s a metal

But the metal sounds like “led”

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

Updates

So, I have caught up with my cover artist and the art is coming along nicely. Once it is completed I will take all the other steps to getting Dark Dimensions out there. Then will come Dark Reign.

Once those are both done, then the rewritten versions of Heart of Deception and Legacy of Risks will be sent to the editor and beta readers just to make sure they’re on track.

I’ve been keeping something very close to my heart, but I feel it is now time to reveal it. I have written some short stories about Marek between the ages of 16 and 25. He had some really big events happen and those events had to be reflected in the Consequences series. I believe the books show more depth to Marek’s character because he’s still dealing with some of the after effects of these events and these after effects really emphasise the reason why I called the series Consequences. Because Marek learned very early the consequences of actions that we each take.

Anyway, I’m hoping to put a book out in the future with these stories – it’ll be like an anthology of Marek’s life and I hope that everyone enjoys the antics he gets up to in those early years.

I have a new book that is currently going through checks for plot holes, etc, and I hope to have this to beta readers soon. I was intending to go back to Dark Beginnings, the story of Vlad the Supreme, however, the protagonist in this particular book has been yammering at me to write a second book, so I’m just putting down the barebones of that one so that I don’t lose momentum on it.

I have been working on Dark Beginnings and I am also working on a book between Dark Reign and the book after it – The Dark Road. That one is being a hard slog, so it may come out after Dark Beginnings. More updates to come on that one.

I’ve got some other works on the way, but they are quite some distance off being ready, so I won’t give you any more than that.

Apart from the weather turning chilly, all is advancing as planned!