Nothing else in my house broke down (I say, knocking wood). The heat of summer has passed into the cooler, early autumn, which is my favorite season of the year. (I find Spring too muddy, Summer too hot, Winter too cold (plus snow)). Sadly, it is also my worse allergy season >.<. We had a lovely thanksgiving dinner, a much quieter one than in our early years as a family, with my long-suffering spouse’s parents, sister and brother (and his wife and his young son). It’s been a year, with a lot of ups and downs, a lot of changes. Sometimes those feel overwhelming, destabilizing. But when we’re panicked or stressed — or at least when I am, as I shouldn’t speak for anyone else — I tend to not see the things that … Continue reading
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Posted in Audio books, Essalieyan, The Wild Road.
This is just a quick note to say The Wild Road is finally available on Audible. I have no idea what took so long – it was available far earlier at other audiobook platforms =/. But one of my patreon readers noticed it and pointed it out today, so I am sharing what I hope is good news to those of you who’ve been waiting. I’ve been informed by the distributor that the book has been in the audible quality control queue since I uploaded it in May. In theory it should take 30+ days. Clearly this is not what happened. But: it’s available now.
Posted in Cast, Elantra, writing, The Burning Crown.
I started this post in July of 2025, but clearly July has disappeared beneath my feet. July was the month of CAC replacement and readjustment. Which technically started in June. 2025 has been the year of home repair. We live in a house that was built at the turn of the 1900s (I almost said century, but that could easily apply to the 2000s, which would not be accurate). I once dreamed of owning a home that wasn’t subject to landlords and their need to get rid of tenants to raise rents, among other things. And yes, a home doesn’t have landlords; it does require banks, and if you don’t pay your mortgage the end result is the same, but they can’t arbitrarily attempt … Continue reading
Posted in Publication, The Wild Road, Essalieyan, writing.
The Wild Road should now be available for order or purchase (or special order), in the format of your choice. The exception, sadly, is audible.com. The audiobook has propagated to other retailers, but audible.com still doesn’t show it. I don’t know when it will go live. From my end, the only thing that’s waiting is audible.com approval. Both the hardcover and the paperback should be available for pre-order and order, as will the ebook at all of the vendors. This is the second novel in The Burning Crown. It’s shorter than the first book (which was 304k words), but short is offered in a West context. I had really hoped to have the book available earlier, but end of 2024 and beginning of 2025 … Continue reading
Posted in Essalieyan, chapters, The Wild Road.
I have been struggling a bit with real life, and, as always, am behind on everything. But: The Wild Road will be available on the 17th of June, 2025 (I am practicing 2025 because apparently some part of my brain falls back into 2024 mode. Usually I’ve beaten it out of my head by this time in the year, but, well. 2025.) I won’t be at my usual desk until the 19th of June, which I’ve been told is terrible planning. And it is, but it wasn’t entirely planned >.<. I have a preview of the book, which you can find here. Usually I try to put it up a month before pub date. Did I mention that things have been 2025 chaotic here? But hopefully this chaos actually allows … Continue reading
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