Well, like last year I’m taking the summer off from
blogging. Here’s what I’ll be working on: In a few weeks, I’ll release a
novelette. If you’ve ever wondered what makes a book a novelette, a novella, or
a novel, here’s the determining factor: A novelette contains between 7,500 and
17,499 words. A novella contains between 17,500 and 39,999 words. And a novel
has more than 40,000 words. My own novels run about 80,000 words.
blogging. Here’s what I’ll be working on: In a few weeks, I’ll release a
novelette. If you’ve ever wondered what makes a book a novelette, a novella, or
a novel, here’s the determining factor: A novelette contains between 7,500 and
17,499 words. A novella contains between 17,500 and 39,999 words. And a novel
has more than 40,000 words. My own novels run about 80,000 words.
My novelette is around 13,000 words, which makes it about
fifty pages long. Oh, but there won’t be any pages because it will only be
available on Kindle. This really short novel (or really long short story) is
called Gears. Here’s the blurb:
fifty pages long. Oh, but there won’t be any pages because it will only be
available on Kindle. This really short novel (or really long short story) is
called Gears. Here’s the blurb:
What happens in theblack box truck? Rae hopes she never finds out. She hides at night from the truck
and the slavers. The truck is a mystery, but the screaming inside it can’t mean
anything good. The slavers are more obvious—they’re out for young drifters to
supply their markets. And they’ve got their sights set on Rae. After a stranger
rescues her from being captured and sold, she hides in an old house, where she’s
brave enough, or stupid enough, to read an outlawed book.
When she meets her
hero she finds out he’s the one who drives that black truck. Is he an enemy or
a friend? After he saves her again, she decides to trust him. And she steps
inside the truck she swore to avoid to her death. Will the enticing young man
bring her salvation a third time? Or will Rae be the one whose screams fill the
darkness tonight?
hero she finds out he’s the one who drives that black truck. Is he an enemy or
a friend? After he saves her again, she decides to trust him. And she steps
inside the truck she swore to avoid to her death. Will the enticing young man
bring her salvation a third time? Or will Rae be the one whose screams fill the
darkness tonight?
Okay, if you’re thinking that sounds weirder than my
transhuman’s woeful tale, you’re right. Gears
is young adult post-rapture dystopian with a little steampunk thrown in for
fun. Yeah, one of those. Yes, it’s got a Christian slant. No, the Christian
market is still not too open to this kind of stuff. So I’m stubborn. I write
what I’d like to read. And as I’ve said before, it ain’t Amish romance.
I’ll also spend some summer days working on my next novel.
It’s a book for the Christian market…and it’s atypical for the target
readership. Again. But it’s not futuristic, or sci-fi, or dystopian. And that’s
all I have to say about that for now.
As for my sweet, misunderstood, on-the-run transhuman, bookthree releases September 22! Transfusion brings the journey of Chase Sterling to a satisfying conclusion. Is it a real
ending? I’m not sure I can end a story, but it is book three of a trilogy so
we’ll call it the end. Here’s the blurb:
Held captive in the frozen wilderness, transhuman Chase Sterling almost
loses faith that he’ll ever be reunited with his bride and with the persecuted
souls he’s promised to guard. His escape leads to even greater struggles, and
discoveries about his own abilities. At last, he arrives at the unusual
location his people have chosen as a hiding place. And then things get
complicated. His wife’s been kidnapped and the underground faces annihilation.
Victory and heartbreak build Chase’s resolve, until he is forced to face his
worst fear. Now he must choose whether to sacrifice himself. He’s endured so
much since they transformed him into the world’s first transhuman, but will he
survive the final transfusion?
loses faith that he’ll ever be reunited with his bride and with the persecuted
souls he’s promised to guard. His escape leads to even greater struggles, and
discoveries about his own abilities. At last, he arrives at the unusual
location his people have chosen as a hiding place. And then things get
complicated. His wife’s been kidnapped and the underground faces annihilation.
Victory and heartbreak build Chase’s resolve, until he is forced to face his
worst fear. Now he must choose whether to sacrifice himself. He’s endured so
much since they transformed him into the world’s first transhuman, but will he
survive the final transfusion?
Watch for my guest blog post at ACFW in July, and for new
posts at Unchained beginning September first. Enjoy your summer. Read a book or
two, even if it’s Amish romance. As for me, I’ll be writing something weird.
posts at Unchained beginning September first. Enjoy your summer. Read a book or
two, even if it’s Amish romance. As for me, I’ll be writing something weird.
