"Fertile Earth" officially released

Wow. Talk about fast service. Publish America just put out the followup to Planet Gemini, "Fertile Earth". It's now available for purchase. If you'd like to wait a bit, I should have them available at a discount. I'll be happy to sign them for you as well, if that's something you desire.

Check it out:

Fertile Earth on Publish America.

Sneak peek at the new book

Props to Gordon Campbell, the bluesman extraordinare who doubles as a fantastic artist, for the fetus design. Bravo my friend!

An update on Fertile Earth

"Fertile Earth" is currently in production with Publish America. There is no release date yet, but I'll keep you posted.

An ending, and a beginning

Publish America accepted my submission "Fertile Earth" this week, so I'm starting the publishing process again. It's been a great experience so far and I'm glad I was able to see this series to the end. All the questions people have raised from "Planet Gemini" will hopefully be answered in this new book. My editor said it was a smooth read, and a nice conclusion, so let's hope that opinion isn't a fluke.

Meanwhile, I've just completed the prologue for a new novel called "Skein of the Sky Woman". I've touched on this previously, and I won't give away too much here, but as a bit of background, I have spent the past year off and on researching Iroquoian folklore and mythology. Also, I'm using some of my background in writing about law enforcement to create the main character, a cop with a predisposition toward profiling. She finds herself questioning her own ideology, and that of the world around her, when an ancient Native American spirit places her in the middle of a nature-versus-nurture experiment where souls are switched.

There you have it. As my fellow author and music aficionado Greg Doyle often says, "See you on the flip side..."

Update on Planet Gemini II

"A Fertile Earth" - the second and final installment in the Planet Gemini series is, for the most part, done. I'm editing, adding and deleting content at this point. Hopefully, I should be able to submit it to the publisher before the year's out. It's been a long journey, and a rewarding one. All the questions, concerns and feedback people have given me on the first book definitely helped me on the second. I am forever grateful to you.

I have another novel in the works - all in my head at this point - which I'll start soon after Gemini is put to bed. This will be a paranormal thriller using spin-offs from Iroquoian folklore and the nature-versus-nurture argument. I've been looking forward to this one for some time.

Though it's early, I just wanted to wish everyone a happy holiday season. Stay safe and never turn away from that which inspires you. God bless.

Catch-as-Catch-can

Who needs book signings at stuffy book stores when you can do it at a rock show?

The tiered approach to the Planet Gemini concept seems to be catching on so far, as people who have read the book are interested in the new CD by my band. The CD plays kind of like a movie soundtrack for the book. And people who haven't read the book have started to show interest in it, after having listened to the CD.

Now all I need is a call from Steven Spielberg and we'll really be in business. ;)

"Planet Gemini" now on sale

Publish America is currently selling "Planet Gemini" softcovers for $8.99.

Check it out here.

Have a great summer everyone!