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Apparently my writing muscle is really, REALLY swole
As you know, Bob, it’s been a busy couple of months for me—I finished Typhoon Warning, sent that off to the editor, then put it up for preorder. And then because that simply wasn’t enough, I nailed my shapely butt to the chair and finished my Hidden Empire novella Goddess of the Nile. Because why not?
Buuuuuuuut once I finished Goddess and put it aside to marinate, my muse (who apparently has learned how to be a slavedriver) reminded me that I have Book Five of my Two Thrones series teed up and waiting on the writing desk. And so, as of today I have completed the first chapter of Mage of Fire, which follows the (well, let’s be honest here) fuckboi Ignis mage Luc Bernais from Lady of Thorns as he gets sent off to the dangerously pious country of Muñoz to locate and retrive a vital book of lost magic from a bibliophile count’s library. My Patreon members got a sneak peek of it, and I’ll be posting more chapters there as I finish them, so if you want to read the book as it’s being written I invite you to consider becoming a member.
One wee problem—said library is managed by the count’s lovely daughter, who is about to be married off to a man she doesn’t love. And Luc does love a challenge…
I also had a thought this morning on the way into the day job. Typhoon is my nineteenth published book, and Mage will be my twentieth. That number seems special, somehow, so I need to come up with some extra ways to promote and celebrate Mage once it’s out (which may be early August at this rate). I’ll have to muse on that some more, but if you have any ideas let me know and I’ll give you a free ebook.
Oh, bee tee dubs, I’m still looking for ARC readers for Typhoon Warning so if you’re interested sign up here.
And Goddess of the Nile is Soup
As of a few minutes I ago I finished the Hidden Empire novella Goddess of the Nile, which weighs in at a respectable 28,376 words. I’m going to let it gel while I get to work on the edits for Typhoon Warning, then I’ll get it cleaned up and off to the editor. At this rate I should be able to release it sometime in late June.
And while I’m editing Typhoon I’m going to get cracking on Mage of Fire because I really want to go back to that series and pick up where I left off. Also, they’re in completely different worlds and can act as a palate cleanser for each other.
Yes, I know, who am I and what have I done with Nicola? All I can say is, writing is a muscle and at the moment I am swole.
ISO ARC Readers for Typhoon Warning
As you know, Bob, Typhoon Warning will be released on June 2, 2026. Which means this is the time when I need to round up people who 1) like getting free books and 2) will leave an honest review at Amazon, Goodreads, B&N, or whatever their favorite review site may be and offer them an Advance Reading Copy of Typhoon.
Un petit problème—since it has been over a year since I released High Tide (or, well, anything), my readers have kind of scattered. I have a grand total of three pre-orders on Amazon for Typhoon (and if you’re one of them you are in my will), and despite my best efforts on social media and newsletters I’m not getting a lot of traction. I’m hoping that it will be easier to attract ARC readers—after all, it’s a free book and all they have to do is leave a review.
To that end, I’ve set up a signup sheet for ARC readers at the Google and will start sending them out on May 22. If you want an advance look at the final book in the Olympic Cove series (my editor says I’ve outdone myself with this one) and are willing to leave a review online, please consider grabbing a space. And to quote the old Bartles and Jaymes wine cooler commercials, we thank you for your support.
First full workday of 2025
After some thought I’ve decided to go back and do a re-read of what I’ve done of Typhoon Warning so far. I know, I know, but I’ve been stopping and starting so much that I’ve lost the feel for both the characters and the story, and that ain’t good. I need to get everything more firmly settled into my mind before I completely hose the plot, and doing a re-read of what I have will help with that.
And yes, I may do a bit of editing here and there, but just to smooth out the occasional infelicitous phrase or misspelling. I’m not going to bother with a full edit until the whole damn thing is done. That being said, I am very pleased with the way the book opens and Chiron’s meeting with the fates in Chapter One. I always enjoyed writing those characters, mainly for the snark they bring to the game, and putting them all in one room has been a huge amount of fun.
Hopefully I can get the read-through done by Wednesday or so, and then I can start back in on actual writing. Of course, I have other books calling at my writing brain, especially when I’m cleaning or cooking, but I need to get this one done first. Then I can play.
In the meantime I’m also keeping a weather eye on the, well, weather (it’s cold here in the clavicle of Texas at the moment, but Anita Gigawatt looks like she’s going to hold so we just have to keep the house warm for the kitties and make sure no pipes freeze) and the events going on in Washington. Ain’t gonna make any predictions at the moment, but this is going to be an interesting day, no doubt about it.
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