Indiana.
No, seriously…sigh.
Way back in September I published one of these “State of the Author” things in which I bemoaned the fact that I had five projects running through my head. This is something in the way of an update on that post.
1. The Lion and The Darkness — this is the next novel in the mainstream Timelines series. Got unstuck a while back, have 16 chapters finished and four or five to go. I hope to finish and publish before LibertyCon 36 in June 2024. (Actually I hope to finish and publish by the end of May, but I’m hedging.)
2. The Dragon’s Sister — Finished and published, e-book and soft cover. October 10, 2023.
3. An American in Iya (working title) — this is a novel that follows The Tale of the Crane Princess in the Timelines Universe track. It’s foreshadowed in Tale, at the very end. This book is 10+ chapters in, and will likely be first of two following the exploits of (currently) 16-year-old Saori Rin Sumisu. I do not intend to write yet another doorstop like The Cross-Time Kamaitachi (which really should have been two books), if I can help it.
4. The isekai light novel “Help! Truck-kun Won’t Leave Me Alone, No Matter What World I’m In!” hasn’t been touched in months; I don’t know if I’m actually going to complete it or not.
5. The novella/light novel All Precious Stones and Peoples is on hold until after the novel AFTER The Lion and The Darkness, which is supposed to be The Lion and The Logic.
So, bottom line, there’s one novel almost finished that’s been hanging fire since 2022, a novella/light novel finished last October, and another novel that might see the light of day by the end of 2024. One light novel that may or may not be written, and another novella/light novel in the future to follow The Lion and The Logic. *whew*