A happy Friday to all!

Well, the relaxed pace with which I started this summer is still the rule at present, which has meant both more and less progress than expected. The best news of all in this: Revelations, the third book in Alternate History Cross & Flag series, has made it through beta-reading and is now being formatted for publish-worthy status; meantime, I’m writing up the intro section(s) and sifting through cover designer choices, to have the whole setup ready for release before the end of August, at the absolute latest.

Unfortunately, focusing on this work (along with, I admit, a much-needed trip to see family and get some canine TLC ) has meant progress on the fourth book, Reckonings, is lagging more than I’d like, to the point that I’m seriously considering an extension of the work into September if the pace doesn’t pick up in the next couple of weeks. I’d anticipated something like this possibly happening, so it isn’t quite as irritating as it might be under other circumstances. Nonetheless, having set aside basically the entire summer already for closing out what’s been up to now my largest writing effort, and having basically the past month get devoured by distractions and simple ennui at almost every turn, is more than a tad depressing. Ah, the Outside World: a crippling hindrance and necessary escape, in equal measure .

Thankfully, most of the distractions are lessening of late, so now it’s just the pernicious (and glorious) relaxation of summer that I have to battle against for the near future. To mark the start of this changing “struggle”, as well as remind me that I’ve brought other works across the line which seemed to lag forever, my AH “Dillinger” series (Dillinger in Charleston and Dixie Curtain) will be back on sale on Amazon starting August 1st! Pass along and drop reviews at the links below when the day arrives, and grab copies if you haven’t already; other than that, just keep on staying safe and cool, and I’ll see you all later next month!