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Update on Sundown Rhoades Daybreak
Quick update on Sundown Rhoades Daybreak Sundown Rhoades Daybreak: The Local War (Book 4) crossed the 100-page mark in its first draft. After writing Stormrider: A Local War Story, my standalone novel set in the same universe, I’ve really enjoyed returning to the characters from the Andromeda Rhoades trilogy, like reuniting with old friends. Speaking…
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Merry Christmas 2025
Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, and wishing you a prosperous New Year! I’m up to chapter 9 of Sundown Rhoades Daybreak: The Local War (Book 4), and have completed a chapter-by-chapter outline of the first section of the book, which covers the events in the Five Galaxies while Kamen and Ray make their way to Andromeda.…
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Stormrider is finished!
Stormrider: A Local War Story is Finished! Hello, and good news everyone! Stormrider: A Local War Story is finished! Unlike my Andromeda Rhoades novels, which I self-published, I’m going to try traditional publishers with this one. I should know after about six months if there is any interest, based on responses from literary agencies. Meanwhile,…
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Summer Update for Stormrider
Summer Update for Stormrider Hope everyone is having an awesome day! Writing update: Stormrider: A Local War Story is still in its first copy edit. Finished page 424 of 494 pages (paperback format) today. I’ve also started the second copy edit and first line edit of the early chapters. The author’s group I’m part of…
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Update on Stormrider
Stormrider: A Local War Story Update I know, I know. I’m really bad about posting, but here’s an update on Stormrider: A Local War Story. I follow a 4-step editing process (see below). Stormrider is still in Step 1, about one-third done. This is a story that means a lot to me, and I want…
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Stormrider First Draft Finished
Stormrider: A Local War Story first draft finished! I hope you are having an awesome day! The first draft of Stormrider: A Local War Story is done. Eight months. Well worth it. But a first draft is only a raw, uncut rock pulled from the earth. Cutting, shaping, and polishing, otherwise known as editing, will…
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Writing Update
Writing Update Hello! I hope you’re having a great day. Wanted to update everyone. First, the eBook versions of my novels are now available via Draft2Digital at 15 different book sellers including: Apple, Barnes and Noble, Kobo, and many others (see image). Second, I’m 296 pages into Stormrider: A Local War Story. About 100-ish pages…
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What I’m working on
My Current Project I love stories. All my life, my head has been full of them. One story in particular has nagged at the back of my brain for years, itching to be told. It’s the story of an exploited child. He’s not a prince in disguise or the subject of some prophesy. He’s just…
