Emerging Energies

Before I start talking about myself, I'd like to announce the launching of a colleague's latest book. Valmore Daniels, author of Forbidden The Stars, has just published his fantasy novel Angel Fire: The First Book of Fallen Angels. The book is available in both paperback and in digital formats. Visit the author's official website for more information. The cover is simply gorgeous:

I wish Valmore every success with his newest production, and his other books as well.

Regarding my own endeavors, last month I promised myself I'd have my novel Faustine completed by the Christmas holidays, but that didn't happen. All of my books take a long time to write, because I get the germ of an idea and let it grow like a tree, taking root and branching over the years. The finished product has little or nothing in common with the original draft.

My other books have taken place in worlds of my own creation, but Faustine is magic realism grounded in the present day. In the first version of the story I wasn't a character, but the revision finds me pretty much in my entirety as the protagonist's mentor, all my quirks exposed. It's been more fun than I expected, and I'm now down to the final polishing of the manuscript, which should hit e-print at Amazon before Valentine's Day if not sooner.


CK