TFW you write an email to someone you admire, sit there reading it over nineteen times, and then finally steel yourself to hit Send.😓

The sequel will be out on 31/July/2018—have you read Haven Lost?

If GoodReads is your thing, you can now add Haven Divided to your shelves. 📚

I am incredibly excited to finally type those words. Haven Divided: The Dragon’s Brood Cycle, Vol. 2 is available to pre-order from the Kindle store. It will be released on 31/July, and the paperback edition will be released shortly thereafter.

Forever is comprised of nows…

Emily Haven and her friends have been given the seemingly impossible task of uniting the worlds—a mission they failed once before, in another lifetime.

But Emily made a promise, and she intends to keep it. A small boy risked his life to save hers, and while Michael sets out to rejoin the Dragon’s Brood, she heads east with Celine and Corbbmacc to rescue Daniel from a band of desert slavers.

Time does not stand still, however, and the dark legends are true. They deal in blue fire; they deal in death; and they travel through the long nights on autumn winds. Samhain has come, and this year, the harvest will be in blood, gold, and souls.

Getting visual formatting right for epub and paperback publications is such a frustrating process when you can’t see the fruits of your labors. 😓✍️

Are you interested in reading an advanced reader’s copy (ARC) of Haven Divided in ebook format before it is released? Get in touch via Twitter, Micro.blog, or the contact link on my site. 📚

Currently reading: Super Powereds: Year 4 by Drew Hayes, ISBN: 9780986396854 📚

I have only just begun exploring the work of this classic rock’n’roll/rockabilly artist. 😍 Song of the day: ‎Dynamite (1957 Single Version) by Brenda Lee 🎵

I’m out to see a stage production of Disney’s The Hunchback of Notre Dame in which my wife is performing in the choir. 😍

I’m now beginning the final formatting for the ebook and paperback editions of Haven Divided. This is, without a doubt, the least enjoyable part of the process. ✍️📚

An absolute constant on this planet is this: there are simply not enough hours in a day. 🤦‍♂️

My reading agenda has been a bit derailed by WWDC podcasts and the realization that there is only a month until the final Super Powereds novel by Drew Hayes is out on audio, so I’m trying to reread the first three installments in anticipation. Such a fun series! 📚

I’ve spent the last few days exploring and playing with Pinboard, and I really like it. It’s a nice bookmark syncing and “read later” service, with a number of useful features. I think it’s going to replace Instapaper for me, among other things.

Song of the day — Sandalwood by Lisa Loeb & Nine Stories 🎵

This post from @A11yForAll about Micro.blog makes me happy. 😍

I have received the Haven Divided manuscript back from my editor! I wish I’d been able to work with her on Haven Lost originally, but I’m excited that she’ll be doing a new proof of that book soon. I cannot recommend her highly enough. 📚✍️

Next up on my reading list is the script to Harry Potter and the Cursed Child. I was waiting to be able to read it in Braille, since no audio edition exists. 📚

It would be next to impossible to write a meaningful review of The Outsider by Stephen King without giving something away, so I won’t even try. Instead, I’m going to stick to a few basic notes.

• The Outsider was thoroughly enjoyable—one of King’s best in years in my opinion. The twists and turns, as well as the ending, were all completely satisfying. 👍
• Some familiar faces from other King works make appearances, and when they do, you’ll cheer … I did, anyway. 🤓
• Yes, there are Dark Tower connections. 😍

I knew basically nothing about this novel going in, and I’m so glad that was the case. I loved every single word.

You can almost taste Samhain in the air. — Haven Divided, The Dragon’s Brood Cycle, Vol. 2

I’ve been reading Stephen King’s new novel The Outsider. So far, this is the most enjoyable novel from him since 11/22/63, which is saying a lot, as I’m a lifelong King fan. 📚