Week 20 of 2024

Greetings all

The Ruriksaga is out next Tuesday! And it’s up for pre-order now. You can get it here: amazon.com/dp/B0D35XF4RJ.

This is a companion volume with a bunch of short stories I’ve written in the world, along with new maps, some historical documents, and, of course, the Ruriksaga, a poem describing the beginnings of Periaslavl.

It’s exciting for me if only because it’s what I want all authors to do. If I like a world, I want to see under the hood, and this is your chance.

This week I’ve been working on The Feasting of Vengeance. I’ve made good progress, though not great. In fact, this was one of the least productive weeks I’ve had in a long while. There are reasons, most notably having to put one of the kitties down, but it still meant four of the days were a complete washout and much taken from the others.

Hopefully, this week won’t be quite so cluttered with stuff, especially bad stuff.

Such is life as author. All that I can do is keep plugging away. I do anticipate some significant progress next week as created the best Save the Cat Beat Sheet I’ve ever done. There are a lot of chapters I know what to do with, which usually is what I need on a given day.

We had an interesting Monday with serious weather expected. We got lucky in Anthony as it went around us, and ever since it’s been beautiful. Yesterday, I went out to stare at the lake which helped greatly for the Save the Cat thing.

This weekend, of course, is Mother’s Day. Best wishes to all the mothers out there. Which reminds me, I need to buy some cards. Better go do that now…

What I’m Listening To

Roll the Bones by Rush. It’s my normal springtime turn the playlist to just Rush for several weeks time.

Happy Birthday to Howard Carter, born May 9th, 1874. I read something interesting lately that King Tut’s Curse might actually be a real thing. Someone found high radiation levels in the tomb, much too high and too localized to be normal. They’ve apparently found this in other Egyptian tombs.

They didn’t know about radioactivity per se, but t seems like the people who buried these mummies intentionally put rocks that caused sickness into these tombs. This might explain why Carter and others died of things like Hodgkin’s Disease. Fascinating if true, but I don’t have the link handy. Sorry about that.

Instead, you’ll just have to think about what it was like when they actually opened the door.

It was a sight surpassing all precedent, and one we never dreamed of seeing.
– Howard Carter

Rob’s Riddles

It’s back!!!! After way too long. You’ll start getting riddles again next week on my Patreon.

You can find it here: patreon.com/rhodri2112, along with a sample riddle.

First Line of Next Riddle:

I am the killer of worlds and keeper of trust

Dragon’s Tidings

BalloonFest on the 18th.

Also, check our website (www.reddragonquilts.com) for our May 30% off special!

New Mythology Works in Progress

Rob’s Works in Progress

• Sowing Spring’s Wrath (3,213)
• The Feasting of Vengeance (6,799)

Upcoming Events

• LibertyCon, June 21-23, Chattanooga, TN
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• Pennsic War, July 26 – August 11, Slippery Rock, PA
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• ChattaCon, January 17-19, Chattanooga, TN
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  I’m the Toastmaster!

New Releases

This week we have Jo Boone’s The Celestial Sea, book 3 in her Combined Service series. Get it here: amazon.com/dp/B0D32JTRWS.

Your pre-release this week is Companion to Ghosts by Kacey Ezell and David Shadoin. More in the 4HU!!! Get it here: amazon.com/dp/B0CWNTPW6N.

Tracked Items

My Weight Today: 368.8lbs

Updated Word Count: 96,328

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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