2015 is Flying By!
I had the privilege of teaching at this year’s Teen Author Book Camp. I was so impressed with this conference. Some 670 teenagers participated. It was a packed house! AND I got to hear Brandon Sanderson teach. The whole experience was pretty sweet. I highly recommend this one-day conference for teen writers. Follow TABC on Facebook and check their website periodically for details about the 2016 conference. I have no doubt that it will rock.
Writing Update
King’s Folly
I’ve been hard at work on the rewrite of King’s Folly. It’s a BIG book, so it’s taking more time that some books might. The rewrite is due back to my publisher on June 10. I should have a cover in late June to show you all. The release date shifted a bit. Now the first part ebook release is set for December 2015 with the full print version coming out April 2016.
Turning Point
This is an ebook collaboration I’m participating in with six other authors. We are putting together a temporary ebook set of seven YA books to sell for .99. This is in an effort to reach a wide, new audience with our books. Check out the Amazon.com preorder page to see the books that are included. Could be that there are some you’ve never read. And please consider helping us spread the word about this set. We’re only planning to release it for a month or so, then it will vanish forever. You can preorder now on Amazon.com, and it will be available on all ebook platforms June 1.
RoboTales
We’re expecting a book cover any day now for Tinker (book one), and then we will have an exciting announcement to share. We can hardly wait!
Broken Trust (Mission League, book 3)
This book is almost done. So close. But my King’s Folly edits arrived before I could finish it, so it moved to the back-burner. I will have a cover to share soon, though. I am determined that Broken Trust will release in 2015, I just don’t know when.
The Achan and Vrell Novella
This, I’m sad to say, might not happen as planned. *weeps* There is just not enough time in the day, especially when one is working on a massive epic fantasy. I’m not giving up hope entirely yet, but I’m not sure I will find the time to write this in 2015. :-/ (Click the image of Achan and Vrell to watch the book trailer these two starred in.)
Upcoming Events
CHOIS convention (Christian Homeschoolers of Idaho State) – June 5-6, Nampa, ID. I will have a booth at this event. Come say, “Hello!”
PNACL conference (Pacific Northwest Association of Church Libraries) – June 19-20, Portland, OR. I will be teaching a workshop at this event.
OYAN Summer Workshop (One Year Adventure Novel) – June 22-27, Olathe, KS.
RealmMakers – August 7-8, St. Louis, MO. I will be on staff at this conference, teaching and serving on panels.
Oregon Christian Writers Conference – August 10-13, Portland, OR. I will be teaching a night owl pitch lab.
Salt Lake Comic Con – September 24-26, Salt Lake City, UT.
It’s going to be a busy summer.
Happy reading!