Cross of Fire - Manuscript Completed

I have finished Cross of Fire (once titled The Money Train) and put the prerelease version out for comments and edits to a select list. Even though I have spent the past month editing, there are ALWAYS some things that slip by - speling erors, missing words that when read fill the blanks, and minor ædjustmënts that need to be mayde. I hope to be able to publish by mid-month. I am also waiting for permission to use one of several photos on the back cover.

Bonjour - Je m'appelle The Juno Letters

I just sent a shipment of The Juno Letters Print Edition to the museum bookstore on Juno Beach - The Juno Beach Centre in Courseulles-sur-Mer. It will be on the shelves for the 70th D-Day Anniversay next June. Too cool!

Twitter in the age of Unsocial Media

My Twitter account has been the object of repeated hacker attacks this past month. I have reset my password several times to try and stop it, but I am concerned that this technology is so poorly implemented that it make represent more of a threat than an asset to my book promotions. If it continues I am going to probably drop Twitter altogether.

The Juno Letters on sale at The Juno Beach Center soon

I am pleased to report that I have just received a purchase order for The Juno Letters from The Juno Beach Centre, the Canadian museum honoring the soldiers who invaded Juno Beach on D-Day. I visited the Center last year at this time. It is in the commune of Courseulles-sur-Mer, one of the most delightful places you can visit on the Normandy coast. It also is the location of the climax of The Juno Letters. If you visit Normandy, please stop by The Juno Beach Centre and Courseulles - you will remember your stay always.

The Cross of Fire - First Draft

Draft 1 of Cross of Fire is completed. When you begin to carefully analyze such things as character development, timing, cadence, and continuity often some important truths appear - like the one that says its time to rethink the whole thing! This happenned with this book.

What I realized is that the three stories I have written and planned are really a series - The Juno Letters (book 1), Ariele (book 3), and this one... Cross of Fire. Why you ask? - you have to read it to find out.

I made a minor change in The Juno Letters to set up its Cross of Fire context, but it is one that no one will notice who already read the book. When all three books are completed, they will be republished as a series.

I have redesigned the prerelease cover for Ariele and have posted the prerelease cover for Cross of Fire. When the final draft is completed I will commission the cover artwork from my designer.