It’s been a stressful few months, but things are coming together finally. That being said there’s a new short in the works, Introduction to the Cursed Ones, A Vampire Tale. It’s nearly complete. At this point it needs line edits and it’ll be available. This isn’t something that’s going up for sale but being given away as a freebie. Details on how to get it will be available in the newsletter. Speaking of which, the newsletter will be out hopefully next week, I wanted it to ha
As of this afternoon, I turned in the first round edits for Dawning. Let’s pray that they come back with better news. This round was rough…probably the worst I’ve ever had…fingers crossed I got it right this time. Other news, The Vigiles Urbani Chronicles Year One passed QA for audio so it should be in stores between now and July 5th. Monday, I’ll go back to working on Shattered Peace, Vigiles Urbani Chronicles, Book 4. I’ve got new artwork coming as well as more updates to t
Audio for Children of the storm is coming along nicely and should be approved on my end before May 31st. For those of you who are looking for the print version of Children of the Storm I’ll have it up as soon as I get the cover for it. I’m steadily working on the draft for Shattered Peace, Vigiles Urbani Chronicles, Book 4. So, no hiccups there just yet. Dawning, Plague Bearer, Book 1 went in for edits on May 6th. With luck that’ll move along quickly. One of the new pieces of
Second round edits for Children of the Storm were sent in last week. Hopefully, I did a decent job and the next round will be mostly cleanup. While I wait for those to return, I’ve been pushing ahead on Dawning, Plague Bearer Book 1. Most of the book is there…even if it’s very rough at the moment. I’m currently working to clean up the mess, fix continuity issues and flesh everything out. Meaning, it’s gibberish right now and it needs another month or so to get right. In other
Children of the Storm, Warden Global Book 3, is about halfway through its second round of edits. In the meantime, I’ve been keeping myself busy with Dawning, Plague Bearer Book 1. Currently, I’ve started at the beginning to rework the stuff I’ve already written—roughly 15 chapters. The Omnibus for Year One of Warden Global is out in eBook and audio. I’m working on getting things together for Year One of the Vigiles Urbani Chronicles. In addition, there are several pieces of a
Lamia’s Curse is 99% complete, meaning that it’s through the edits and we’ve got a cover. Just need to wait for the formatting to come back and the blurb to be approved. Once that happens, I’ll be uploading it shortly thereafter. While Lamia’s Curse will be the last story for Year one of the Nine Realms Saga to be released for some time it actually takes place during the events of Dust Walkers. Year Two will begin with Children of the Storm, which I’ve just finished and will
After surviving an unholy horde in New Mexico, Gavin Randall didn’t think things could get much worse, but the world he walked into eleven months ago grows more dangerous with each passing day. A new threat has surfaced in the form of fanatics’ hell bent on destroying him, his friends, and the Archive itself. It’s his job to make sure that doesn’t happen, but these guys don’t play fair and have found a way to stack the odds in their favor. With the primordial fires of Muspelh
Finally, some good news. I’ve completed the edits for Shades of Fire & Ash. All I’m waiting on now is a finalized cover and a release date…which I’m hoping will be this month. I’ve turned in the edits for Lamia’s Curse, a short in the Warden Global series… Again, hoping to have it out soon. I’m also working on Children of the Storm, the next book in the Warden Global series. No release date on that at the moment. For those of you who don’t buy your eBooks on Amazon, you’re fi
Sorry for the delay on posting, but I’ve been tied up with a lot of house projects over the last few months. But I have been hard at work trying to complete the rough draft for Shades of Fire & Ash. With luck, I should have the last five and a half chapters written this week. As an added bonus most of the custom artwork has been completed, so I’ll be posting that today. Another bit of good news is the audio version of Dust Walkers is coming together, there are about four or f
It’s been a while since I’ve had time to make an update. So, here it goes. Dust Walkers was released on February 20th. I’m about eleven chapters into the rough draft of Shades of Fire & Ash. The online store for signed copies is up and running. I’ve finished most of the outline for Children of the Storm As for today in particular, I’m hoping to finish chapter 11 and move onto the next, but I’ve got a small problem. My cat has decided that I need to pay attention to him instea
The online store has gone live, along with several other tweaks to the site. If you want a signed book, please visit the online store and pick yourself up a copy. If you’re looking for a shirt or some other bit of merch, you can visit my storefront on Teepublic. More items will be added as they come available. FAQ Q: So what’s the deal? How much are you charging for your John Hancock? A: I don’t charge anything for my autograph. Never have, hopefully never will. All prices ab
When newly minted vigil Gavin Randall is summoned to a small town in New Mexico, the last thing he’s expecting is to have to fight a cartel of necromancers. Their undead horde tests the limits of his powers and shows him just how vulnerable he really is…and that’s not the worst of it. His enemies have spent centuries preparing for a war no one within the Archive has foreseen, and he has yet to learn to control his abilities or figure out his place in this ancient conflict. Wi
An old friend, and his family, came into town last week for a conference. We hadn’t seen each other in years, and it was fantastic to catch up as they’re lovely people. On his last day, we sat down to breakfast together. That was when his son asked me a fairly important question: How do I deal with writer’s block? My answer was inadequate as I quickly got distracted, and tried answering that question along with one he’d asked earlier. That was stupid on my part. Now that I’ve
Good news, I’ve finished the first round of edits for Dust Walkers, and the synopsis…I think. It’s my hope that the corrections pushed the book in the right direction. With a little luck, things will move along quickly from here. #DustWalkers #GavinRandall #AccessionoftheStoneBorn #KenLange #VigilesUrbaniChronicles #WardenGlobal #ViktorWarden
I completed Dust Walkers on Thursday evening, which means it’ll be sent to the editors on the 15th of August. As to when it’ll be available to the public to purchase, that remains to be seen. The edits, design and formatting still have to be completed…they occasionally take some time. This will mark my fourth book in fifteen months, and as such…I’ll be taking some much-needed time off after the edits are complete for Dust Walkers. Even as I’m typing the words…I know it won’t
Again, I’m sorry for it being so long between posts, but I’m here today. I just finished the edits for the second edition for Accession of the Stone Born. That means I can return to work on Dust Walkers hopefully tomorrow. I’m about halfway into that novel, and with luck I’ll finish it soon. I’ll be posting the updated cover for Accession today as well. I know this is short, but I’m just beat. #AccessionoftheStoneBorn #GavinRandall #VigilesUrbaniChronicles
I’m Sorry for being absent lately, but I promise there are very good reasons for it. Starting with the second edition to Accession of the Stone Born. It took me a while, but I finally finished my first pass of the newly edited manuscript on May 26th. That means Danielle has it, and she’ll get to me as quickly as possible. In addition, I’ve been working on Dust Walkers, 2nd book in the Vigiles Urbani Chronicles, Children of the Storm, 3rd book in Warden Global, and sketching o
I wanted to let everyone know that Accession of the Stone Born is going through some major changes. With that being said, I’ll be taking it down from the marketplaces until the second edition is ready…which I’m hoping will be soon. Here's the new cover, it should help assure everyone that the changes are for the better. Thank you for your understanding. #VigilesUrbaniChronicles #GavinRandall
With the new year well underway, I’m happy to announce that the website has undergone some minor tweaking. There will be more changes in the near future, but for now, I’ve focused on giving each series their own tabs. You’ll find that the Viktor Warden Novels have been separated into four sections, two that you’re aware of, and the others that are still in development. Please check in regularly to keep up with the news concerning these projects. For those of you who are worri