It’s HERE!
After a very long time, The Reluctant Spacefarer is finally here! For my obligatory Star Trek quote, it’s been a long road getting from there to here. The new book is available at all of your favorite online retailers. You can find the link here:
https://books2read.com/u/3JLNYg
I’m planning on having a couple of events this year for signings, but right now, I have no stock of books. Because of an issue with the publisher (which is me), it’s taken me multiple attempts to get the book published correctly. First, my formatting software acted weird, sticking in a bunch of blank pages. And then when I republished it, I forgot to check the copyright page. I’m sure that everything is set now, but as a result, I’ve haven’t ordered any books. Keep watch here, or better yet, join my mailing list and I’ll let you know when I have book signings.
This coming weekend, I’ll be on a writing retreat to work on the next Malcolm book. My goal this year is to reduce the amount of time between books.
I’d like to take this opportunity to thank everyone for their support. When I send a book out into the world, it’s a scary proposition. Having your support means so much!
Until next time,
Happy Journeys!
Mike
Pre-order The Reluctant Spacefarer
As promised, here is the cover for the newest edition in the Reluctant series, The Reluctant Spacefarer.
You can now pre-order The Reluctant Spacefarer from your preferred ebook vendor here: https://books2read.com/u/3JLNYg
The book goes on sale April 23, but avoid the rush and pre-order now!
Until next time,
Happy Journeys!
Mike
Coming soon to a book retailer near you!
I’m happy to announce the third book of the Reluctant series…The Reluctant Spacefarer! And here’s a teaser for the new cover:
If you were a member of my mailing list, you would already see the new cover. To join, just click on the link at the right to join The Crew of the Daedalus, my mail list.
The next steps are to finish the book setups (paperback, hardcover, and ebook) and proof the final copies. I’m tentatively shooting for a publication date of April 23, but it’s dependent on getting the proofs back in time. Again, if you sign up for my mailing list, you’ll be notified as soon as pre-sales are launched!
I’ll unveil the full cover in a little but, so check here to see the new book.
In other news, I went to a jazz concert in the city where I went to college to see Bria Skonberg, an excellent vocalist/trumpet player. I was fortunate enough to talk to her after the concert. Later, she and her band stopped at the bar my wife and I had visited for an after concert drink. We stopped to tell her how much we loved the concert and talked some more – she even gave us hugs!! Here’s a picture of me with her after the concert
Stay tuned for more news and events around the launch of The Reluctant Spacefarer!
Happy Journeys!
Mike
New Year, New Look – Part II
As I mentioned in my last post, I’ve been updating the covers of my existing books. This month, I’m proud to reveal the new cover for my second book, The Reluctant Agent:
I’ve just spent the afternoon updating the covers…everywhere. Everything should be processed in a few days.
What Else Is Going On?
I’ve received most of the feedback from my beta readers and I’m making the final tweaks. Once I do that, I’ll take one more editing/proofreading pass and then it will be ready to start the publishing process. Given the lead time for getting a new cover (which I can’t do until I know exactly how big the book will be), I think that the actual release day will be in April – date to be determined. Watch this space for news of when the pre-order will be available.
Join the Crew
Once again, I invite you to join my email newsletter – You can do that over on the right under the “Join the Crew of the Daedalus” box. Members of the newsletter get early notifications about what’s going on and extras. Recently, I’ve shared some images I generated using Mid-Journey (AI Generative Art) to highlight some scenes from both The Reluctant Captain and The Reluctant Agent.
Until next time,
Happy Journeys!
Mike
New Year, New Look
Happy New Year everyone! I hope that 2024 brings you health and happiness!
2023 was certainly an interesting year. I finally finished the writing and editing of the newest Malcolm adventure. My daughter has started her own adventure with her new husband and my wife and I are adjusting to an empty house. And 2023 ended with the start of renovation of our kitchen. As I post this, we no longer have an oven. It won’t be long before the stove and sink are gone as well!
But 2024 is a new start – As part of that new start, I’m “re-releasing” my existing books with new covers. While I love the artwork on my current covers, they don’t match other steampunk books on the market. So I’ve commissioned new covers that I plan to roll out over the next two months. Although I have already shared the new covers with members of my newsletter (you can be a member as well by clicking the link on the right to join the Crew of the Daedalus!), I present to you the new cover for The Reluctant Captain:
I will update the new cover on the various ebook stores soon – it will take me a little longer to get them in place for the print editions.
I’m still gathering feedback from my beta readers to see if the new Malcolm novel (which still doesn’t have a title) to see if it needs any changes before I publish it. I’m shooting for publication in March (fingers crossed).
If you want to be notified as soon as the new book is up for pre-order, I encourage you to join the Crew of The Daedalus, my sometimes regular e-newsletter.
Until next time, Happy Journeys!
Mike