"Vulpiran's Honor" Progressing Rapidly

Work continues apace on the next volume of "The Soul-Linked Saga," The Vulpirans' Honor.  Laura Jo keeps giving me chapters to read (she usually doesn't do this at this stage of the game--this early on I usually only see chapters where she has some particular concern or question) and I continue to be impressed both by the progress in the project and the quality of what she is writing.

She continues to grow as a writer. You are going to meet some characters in this book, and have a look at the world from their perspective, who are very different in some ways from those whom you have previously met. I won't tell you how, just wait.

This book is also different in that it is the first in which a child is a significant character. Sure, children have been major plot elements in earlier books, but this is the first one whom you will get to know as an individual who speaks and interacts meaningfully with other characters and who has a distinctive personality. I am impressed with how she renders the child's point of view and how real the interactions are. If you don't smile or even laugh out loud at her dialog, check your pulse.

And, what I call the "Big Picture" story arc moves along as well. There are major revelations in this book about the Xanti and significant developments in what is being done about them, not to mention some really cool internal Xanti political machinations that give you insight into their truly Byzantine power plays.

So, expect a deep, interesting, fun, heart-rending, heart-warming, and exciting book. When? Look for it between Halloween and Thanksgiving--that's my distinctly unofficial guess right now.

"Berta's Choice is Now Available on kindle for $0.99!!

Berta's Choice is now available for Amazon Kindle. Right now. Immediately! Without delay! So, what are you waiting for, an engraved invitation? It's only $0.99 so what do you have to lose.  What are you giving up--1/8 of a Starbucks Latte?

Berta's Story Uploaded!

Well, you are going to say, “that was fast.” The new Soul-Linked Saga Novella, Berta’s Choice is now uploaded to both Amazon Kindle and Barnes & Noble Nook. The Amazon version should be available for sale within twelve hours and the Nook within twenty-four. Maybe sooner. The last time, Amazon surprised and had the novel available far sooner than twelve hours, so we’ll see.

Also, we are pleased to announce that this 37,000 word novella will be available for $0.99. We actually wanted to make it free, but under our contractual arrangements with the sellers there is no way we could make the novella available to both Kindle and Nook readers for anything less than $0.99, so that’s what it is. It’s not free, but pretty darn close.

And, yes, we are hoping to use this low price to entice people who have not yet swum in the Soul=Linked sea to dip their toes in and see how they like the water. If you have been trying to get your friends to read some of Laura Jo’s work and they have been reluctant, this may be the thin edge of the wedge that gets them involved—you can tell them, “hey, only 37,000 words, only $0.99, what do you have to lose, right?”