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Sorry to keep bugging you in the current climate, any eta for completion of the Emily Kane?

Jacques Antoine Hi, George. Don't worry -- I don't mind being asked. In fact, it is comforting to know that you haven't forgotten about Emily Kane. It's been way too …moreHi, George. Don't worry -- I don't mind being asked. In fact, it is comforting to know that you haven't forgotten about Emily Kane. It's been way too long since the last one came out, and I am very sorry for this. I owe another book to her readers and fans, and especially to you and anyone else who inquires.

I have been sidetracked the last several weeks, in part because of the struggle of learning a new pedagogy for my classes. And let me tell you, online classes are much harder to teach than in-person classes. It's not the tech that's so difficult, It's the problem of connecting with the students and keeping them motivated through a tiny window on a screen.

I returned midterm papers on Friday, which means I can devote some of my time again to Girl Pays a Debt. I'm about 40% of the way through the draft, and I hope to rediscover the excitement of exploring this material. It's a really complex story, more like Girl Takes Up Her Sword than like Girl Stalks The Ruins.

There's several plot lines that converge at the end, as well as a mysterious, dream-like story motif that sends Emily back four centuries to the Japanese civil war known as the Sengoku period. It's a lot for me to keep track of, but it's also really exciting.

In the dream motifs we encounter another spirit remarkably like the young Emily Kane, a Japanese farm girl who has run away from home and sought refuge at a convent in Kamakura. We watch as she meets a young man who will become the most famous swordsman in history, Musashi Miyamoto, falls in love, and is disgraced by an out-of-wedlock pregnancy. But what becomes of this poor illegitimate child, and how does she end up as a lady-in waiting in the imperial court? And what becomes of her descendants, who will eventually be forgotten in the mists of time?

As you can see, this will be a pivotal story in the series, one in which some mysteries about Emily will be revealed, and others will emerge to take their place. I'm afraid to give an ETA because of the volatility of this moment, but I hope to have it done before the summer. (less)

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When is your next Emily Kane book scheduled?

Jacques Antoine Hi, George.

Thanks for asking. I had hoped to have it out by September, as you may already know. But life has a way of spoiling plans... Right now, I'…moreHi, George.

Thanks for asking. I had hoped to have it out by September, as you may already know. But life has a way of spoiling plans... Right now, I'm aiming for mid-December. I apologize for the delay, and am working on it in every spare moment.(less)

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	Girl Fights Back (The Emily Kane Adventures, #1) 3.99 avg rating — 1,375 ratings — published 2011 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Girl Takes Up Her Sword (The Emily Kane Adventures, #3) 4.22 avg rating — 557 ratings — published 2013 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Girl Punches Out (The Emily Kane Adventures, #2) 4.15 avg rating — 542 ratings — published 2012 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Girl Takes The Oath (The Emily Kane Adventures, #4) 4.16 avg rating — 520 ratings — published 2014 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The High Road to the Mountain Gods (The Emily Kane Adventures, #3.5) 3.98 avg rating — 426 ratings — published 2013 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Girl Rides the Wind (The Emily Kane Adventures, #5) 4.21 avg rating — 377 ratings — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	End of the Road by Jacques Antoine (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Russell Blake (Goodreads Author), E.B. Boggs 3.57 avg rating — 312 ratings — published 2013 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Girl Goes To Wudang (The Emily Kane Adventures, #6) 4.13 avg rating — 262 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Girl Stalks The Ruins (The Emily Kane Adventures, #7) 4.32 avg rating — 173 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mom's Kiss: The Taking Back Earth series 3.91 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 2014 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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My friend, Scott Bury, has been working on a "Wine Country Mystery," and it's available for pre-order now on Amazon (for Kindle e-readers) and Smashwords (for Kobo, Nook and other e-readers).. Here's an excerpt:
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“It’s who I am. I can’t just pretend to be some normal kid. That won’t work either. They’ll never leave me alone. But here’s what I know: a block is a strike, and the more an adversary thinks he has succeeded, the more devastating the strike will be.”
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“She looked into the eyes of many of them as they passed away, like some sort of angel of death. Some were frightened, some relieved, most just confused. She served as the arbiter of their passage, an earthly Charon. Or perhaps a Valkyrie, carrying fallen heroes to Valhalla. But she’d seen no heroes, no one worthy of Valhalla.”
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“Hatred could not be the basis of her resolution to fight. It provided no access to her own qi, her vital spirit. That was the deepest truth she knew about fighting. It’s what she learned from her father and Sensei: fight from the peaceful place inside, from her father’s place.”
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Nov 02, 2011 04:19PM

If anyone is desperate for a copy of Go No Sen, this code will work at Smashwords for a 100% discount through Sunday 11/6/11: XT79A

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message 2: by Jacques

May 23, 2012 08:37PM

Just finished complete draft of the second book in the Emily Kane stories. The title of this one is Sen No Sen. The editor has it now. Then it's revision time. but I think it'll be ready for public consumption before the end of June. I'm pretty confident about this one. After this, I'll get to work on the third book in the series, Sensei/Senpai.

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