Week 11 of 2024

Greetings all

Another productive week in Robland. I did a bunch of work in Okkorim, completed the bulk of the behind the scenes work on Paladins of Valor, and organized a bunch of books donated by a local library.

Side note: We have a bunch of new romance, westerns, and young adult, plus many other titles in different genres. The sweetie glommed on to the cookbooks. Sorry.

The big thing this week, of course, was the prep for Planet Comicon this weekend. It’s at Bartle Hall in KC, and if you’re in the area, come chat. I’ll be the big guy wearing a Rush shirt. If that’s not enough, my booth number is 1746.

I’ve actually got a fantastic location this year. I got a corner spot, which was generous of them. It’s close to the West Dock, which is fantastic from a logistics perspective. Plus, there’s a restroom about as close as I could hope.

Gonna be a great weekend!

One note on Paladins of Valor. I sent the art to Chris Kennedy so he’d have it when the time came to upload. His response, in his best Captain Kirk voice, was, “That. Is. GORGEOUS!”

As usual, he’s absolutely correct. Cover reveal in a few weeks.

Most of this week’s writing and editing focused on Okkorim, however. We have a bunch of content coming out in March, including 3 new modules plus a slew of other Okkorim content.

And we’re just ramping up. We’re making a whole new world and I’m so honored to be a part of it. If you want to see it grow, join the Gaxxworx Patreon at: patreon.com/GaxxWorx.

With that, I’ll wish you a great week. I’ve at least a couple hours to throw some words at the page in one of my most productive places ever. More on that in a moment.

Have a great week!

What I’m Listening To

Longtime readers will have some idea just how many days I spent in Brewbakers over the last decade.

Well, since I’m in KC for Planet Comicon, I get a chance to claim my booth for a day.

So I’m listening to the overhead random music they play. Just now, they had Call Me by Blondie. A favorite song from my past. And, of course, Debbie Harry. Happy sigh.

Happy birthday to Elizabeth Moon! She’s one of my favorite writers. Her space opera Heris Serrano series is brilliant and her Deeds of Paksenarrion series is even better. It is one of those series *every* fantasy author should read just to see her breathtaking skill and attention to detail.

Anyway, here’s her paying attention to, well, you’ll know when you read it.

Dragon’s Tidings

OMG, we have so much new stock. A bunch of the fabric that’s been on order arrived. Send best wishes to our poor FedEx guy who had to push it all into the building.

Plus, of course, the huge influx of new books.

Check out our class schedule:
reddragonquilts.com/calendar.htm

New Mythology Works in Progress

Rob’s Works in Progress

• Sowing Spring’s Wrath (3,213)
• The Feasting of Vengeance (4,809)

Upcoming Events

• Planet Comicon, March 8-10, Kansas City, KS
  planetcomicon.com/
• GaryCon, March 21-24, Lake Geneva, WI
  garycon.com/
• FantaSci, April 19-21, Durham, NC
  fantasci.rocks/
• LibertyCon, June 21-23, Chattanooga, TN
  libertycon.org/
• Pennsic War, July 26 – August 11, Slippery Rock, PA
  pennsicwar.org/

Freebies and Cool Stuff

Witness Mysteries and Thrillers

New Releases

More Salvage Title! This week, we have Fallout on Darsaana, most Salvage Title action from Melissa Olthoff. Get it here: amazon.com/dp/B0CW1FNXP1.

But wait! There’s more Melissa! Your pre-release this week is Companions in Chains. This one is in the 4HU! Get it here: amazon.com/dp/B0CW18Q45T.

Tracked Items

My Weight Today: 370.2lbs

Updated Word Count: 82,830

Firehall Sagas Archives: 758 entries

Let me know if you have any suggestions on the website, this email, or cool story ideas at rob@robhowell.org. Especially let me know of suggestions you have for the Spotlight section.

Have a great week, everyone.

Rob Howell

Creator of the Firehall Sagas Universe

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