“Going Orange” (Book writing update)

Revenge of the Phantom Press book cover

Revenge of the Phantom Press

I’m still on FtB, but this month I’m going to be focusing on the next round of edits for my upcoming Novel, Revenge of the Phantom Press. So if I don’t post anything this month, it probably means I’m busy with rewrites. What I intended to be a 100,000 word novel morphed into a 113,000 monster. If I can get it down to 110,000, I’ll be very happy. Right now, I feel like the story is on the right track, and I look forward to releasing the finished book as soon as it’s ready.

If you want to buy copies of my books, they’re on sale at Smashwords as part of their Summer/Winter sale. Why do they call it the Summer/Winter sale if it only happens in July? I don’t know. But if you want an alternative to buying eBooks from Amazon, this is a good time to check out Smashwords.

As for what “going orange” means, you’ll have to wait until Revenge of the Phantom Press is released. You can preorder here.

Cats: The next generation (Non-fiction)

Back in April, my wife and I adopted two cats, Miso and Sunny.

Both are energetic two-year-old cats. Since they’re cats, they’re also mommy cats. Miso lost her kitten at birth and needed emergency surgery because her uterus ruptured. Sunny was found under a patio with a group of male cats. She delivered her litter in the shelter, and the volunteers told us she was a very loving mother.

Miso is full of energy and loves to race around the house at 2 a.m. She’s also determined to climb our curtains, even though we made a climbing wall for her. Still, she’s very friendly, and we love playing with her.

In the shelter, Sunny stayed by one wall of the cat room and rarely ventured more than a few feet from it. Today, she’s still a bit skittish, but she walks around the house and spends time with us. I think she has been through traumatic experiences, and it will take time for her to adjust. But she has come a long way since moving in with us.

We still miss Auggie, and we know Miso and Sunny won’t replace him. They have their own stories ahead of them, and we look forward to being part of them.