I’m a little bit late on this. It’s been a very hectic month, and I just finished my taxes (Cana­dian taxes are due on the 30th of April). My mother very help­fully suggested that I could get them done early and then I wouldn’t been in this crush – but I pointed out that it will take 3 days no matter when I start, and it’s not like I haven’t had a ton of other emer­gency dead­lines >.< So, this is the first two chap­ters of Heir of Light, one because I try to post a chapter a month before the book is out, and the second because I was late. I am sorry to be so behind in every­thing, and I mean every­thing. I am working on copy­edits for Cast in Blood, have just finished taxes, had some home repair … Continue reading →

I have finished Cast in Blood, the provi­sional title for the next CAST novel. It is 15k words too long, and the last few chap­ters were there­fore written in a state of height­ened anxiety as I also began to consider what I could cut. I’ve sent the book to the editor, regard­less, because I want the extra set of eyes and thoughts when it comes to losing the extra wordage. This is the first of two Barrani books, so some of the things that don’t directly impact this book’s story are neces­sary for the follow-on. The threads are left untied because it’s not the only book. I didn’t intend this, but it’s not the first time it’s happened. It happened with Peril/Sorrow as well as Deception/Oblivion. None of this was inten­tional; being … Continue reading →