Week 29 of 2022
Greetings all
Book release weeks are always great, and this week we have Mark Stallings’ The Forgotten King. It’s got dragons, Delvers, and dungeon crawls and is great swords and sorcery fun. Get it here: amazon.com/dp/B0B67ML6H2.
Marie Whittaker and I spent much of last week editing Embers & Ash, which comes out on the 16th of August. It’s a great coming-of-age story.
I spent time working over Farewell, My Ugly. Not a great week for word count, but clearing some things up. Standard for this part in the process.
Next week, I’ll be finally turning my focus back to Sowing Spring’s Wrath, the sequel to The Door Into Winter. I’ve had some challenges getting it laid out in my head, but I think those are going away. It’s been percolating in the back of my mind exactly where I want to end and what kind of challenges I want to have, and sometimes that takes working on something else to let it grow on its own.
I’m also ramping up for the trip to Pennsic. This will be my first year having my own booth at a Pennsic. I had one for Armistice last year, of course, and that went great. I’m curious how it’ll go with five times the number of people.
With that, I need to go clean up a number of small tasks that have been waiting on my attention. Have a great week everyone.
What I’m Listening To
The Flowers of Bermuda, which was originally done by Stan Rogers, but in this case performed by Heather Dale. The song is great, one of Stan’s best, in my opinion, and Heather has a fantastic voice. If you haven’t checked either of these folk out, you should absolutely look into them.
Of course, knowing what I know of my subscriber list, I daresay that most of you have at least some of their music on your playlists.
Quote of the Week
I mean, seriously, what else could today’s quote be?
And we’re marching to Bastille Day
La guillotine will claim her bloody prize
Sing, o choirs of cacophony
The king has kneeled, to let his kingdom rise.
– Rush, Bastille Day
Dudes In Hyperspace
Follow the Dudes In Hyperspace here:
bleav.com/shows/the-dudes-in-hyperspace-podcast/
The latest show has us in video. Scary I know, but we had a great conversation about writing short stories and one-shot novels as opposed to series.
Cool Stuff In Eldros Legacy
Get five free stories and signed up with the Eldros Legacy mailing list! Here There Be Giants is at: https://dl.bookfunnel.com/qabsr57lq3+.
Mark Stallings’ The Forgotten King is live! Get it here: amazon.com/dp/B0B67ML6H2.
This makes six! Eldros Legacy novels.
Book seven, Embers & Ash by Marie Whittaker comes out on the 16th of August. We’re releasing it on the 3rd Tuesday, not the 2nd, because I’ll be at Pennsic for the first half of August.
By the way, Marie’s novel will unveil the last of the five continents. We are so excited to get all of them up and going.
Currently available:
- Khyven the Unkillable by Todd Fahnestock
- Seeds of Dominion by Quincy J. Allen
- Deadly Fortune by Aaron Rosenberg
- The Door Into Winter by Rob Howell
- Lorelle of the Dark by Todd Fahnestock
- The Forgotten King by Mark Stallings
Get all the Eldros Legacy novels at: amazon.com/dp/B09Z9WVKYV
New Mythology Works in Progress
2023 FantaSci Short Story Contest open call.
The theme is Bonds of Valor, and you story must include deeds of valor centered around bonds between characters. This could be a romantic relationship, a buddy adventure, oaths to kings, or whatever you can come up with.
Deadline: November 30th, 2022
Word Count: 7-10,000 words
Specifics: Times New Roman, 12 point font, 1.5 line spaced.
It must also be a fantasy story. Any type is welcome, urban, epic, high, western, gothic, whatever, it just have to have magic. Finally, it cannot have been published anywhere else before.
I’m currently working on a variety of projects for NMP, not just Eldros Legacy but new stuff. Exciting times.
Giveaways
storyoriginapp.com/bundles/9fbfe336-d455-11ec-9885-5b927d9bad94?bundleLinkId=YSQvtlQ
Rob’s Works in Progress
- Sowing Spring’s Wrath (xx)
- Farewell, My Ugly (14,979)
- Rick Blaine (8,845)
- CB (8,418)
Upcoming Events
- Pennsic, 29 July – 14 August, Cooper’s Lake Campground, PA, pennsicwar.org/
- FenCon, 16-18 September, Irving, TX, fencon.org/
New Releases
We have a new space marine series at CKP, this one by William S. Frisbee, Jr. It’s entitled Gods of War, and it is book one of The Last Marines. Get it here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B5WJB2MY.
Also this week is The Forgotten King by Mark Stallings. It’s done really well so far. Find out why here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B67ML6H2.
Tracked Items
Today’s Weight: 324.2
Updated Word Count: 145,251
Eldros Legacy Archives: 813 entries
Have a great week, everyone.
Rob Howell
Founder in the Eldros Legacy series
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