Beowulf Never Came released. Lightning Dancers, Riddle of the Sphinx, Grendel, Range Wars, Booksgiving, Myrddin. All this week’s Secret Knowledge is below…
Saturday and Sunday I’ll be at the Lightning Dancers Annual Craft Show. You can get autographed copies of all four books in Selene Reborn Series (Artemis Rising, Celestial Accord, Forging the Chain Breakers, Selene Unchained), Antarctic Honeymoon, and Mirim’s First Christmas. I might have copies of Palestine’s Ghosts Vol I: The Impossible House as well https://malcolmupton.com/events/
I dreamed about Secret of the Sphinx and spent most of my writing time Saturday working on capturing what my non-conscious mind cooked up. That is one nice thing about having a large number of stories planned – every so often great ideas for one of them bubbles up into consciousness. It sometimes takes a long time to have a flash of inspiration. Often that happens when I’m dreaming. That is one of the reasons that my days usually start with an hour or two of writing time before I start on other things.
Some graphic novel style illustrations from Weird the Fourth IV: Grendel. AI is pretty bad at following directions that humans would understand clearly. Good news, I’m not looking to turn this into a graphic novel, although if a real person with artistic ability wants to do the panels, collaborate on the writing, and split the profits, I’m game.
When the Greshams are talking with Myrddin about seals, they bring up the analogy of fences. Since the Range Wars of the 19th century American West were fairly recent, Walter uses barbed wire fences keeping cattle in pastures and out of fields in the analogy.
This sounds like a lot of fun. I won’t be there as an author signing books, just another enthusiastic book reader, but still. Join us if you are anywhere close.
At least in my version of the legend of King Arthur, Merlin doesn’t spring to life fully formed, mature, and at the height of his mystical power. He starts as a young man seeking knowledge – and sometimes disagreeing with his raven…
Weird the Fourth is finished. It ended up in the novella range, just over 30k words. A long novella instead of a short one, but at least I didn’t bust the range this time… It’s been released as a stand-alone novella titled “Beowulf Never Came” on Kindle only. After I finish Palestine’s Ghosts, I may do some editing work to make it more accessible for readers who encounter it first. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0HR3WW741
Progress this week:
Weird the Fourth IV: Grendel
Weird the Fourth V: Myrddyn
Weird the Fourth VI: The First Seal
Chapter 5: The Last Theory
10,382 words this week. Word Count is 50,983 in 11 chapters of an estimated 70,000-80,000 in 19 chapters.
Beowulf Never Came is available now. It isn’t ranked yet. It is only on Kindle right now, available here. If you’ve finished the book and haven’t left a review, please do so here.
Palestine’s Ghosts Vol I: The Impossible House is the first half of the Palestine’s Ghosts story. It is #920 in Cosmic & Eldritch Horror (Books), #1,665 in Steampunk Fiction, and #6,149 in Alternate History Science Fiction (Books). If you don’t have yours yet, you can get the paper version here, or the kindle version here. No audiobook yet. No reviews yet. If you’ve finished the book and haven’t left a review, please do so here.
Lovecraftian Lore is available as a short novel. It isn’t ranked yet and doesn’t have any reviews. It is only on Kindle right now, available here. If you’ve finished the book and haven’t left a review, please do so here.
High Adventure is available as a stand-alone novelette. It is #3,360 on Steampunk Science Fiction (Kindle Store), #3,828 in Steampunk Fiction, #5,560 in Action & Adventure Short Stories (Kindle Store). It is ebook only available here. No reviews yet. If you’ve finished the book and haven’t left a review, please do so here.
Goth Galore is available as a stand-alone novella. It is #2,802 in Gaslamp Fantasy (Kindle Store), #4,502 in Gaslamp Fantasy (Books), and #13,264 in Historical Fantasy (Kindle Store). It is ebook only available here. No reviews yet. If you’ve finished the book and haven’t left a review, please do so here.
Antarctic Honeymoon is #686 in Steampunk Science Fiction (Kindle Store), #806 in Steampunk Fiction, and #2,090 in Alternate History Science Fiction (Books). If you don’t have yours yet, you can get the paper version here, or the kindle version here. The audiobook is available here. No reviews yet. If you’ve finished the book and haven’t left a review, please do so here.
Artemis Rising is #857 in Steampunk Science Fiction (Kindle Store), #931 in Steampunk Fiction, and #2,551 in Alternative History. If you don’t have yours yet, you can get the paper version here or the kindle version here. There is also an audiobook version here. Seven reviews and eight ratings for Artemis Rising. More will help others find the series as well – if you’ve finished the book and haven’t left a review, please do so here.
Celestial Accord is #932 in Steampunk Science Fiction (Kindle Store), #1,082 Steampunk Fiction, #2,800 in Alternate History. If you don’t have yours yet, you can get the paper version here, the kindle version here, or the audiobook version here. One review and three ratings so far. If you’ve finished the book and haven’t left a review, please do so here.
Forging the Chain Breakers is #1,618 in Steampunk Science Fiction (Kindle Store), #1,691 in Steampunk Fiction, #5,470 in Alternative History. If you don’t have yours yet, you can get the paper version here, the kindle version here, or the audiobook here. One review and they didn’t like it much. One additional rating just as bad. If you’ve finished the book and haven’t left a review, please do so here.
Selene Unchained is #1,784 in Steampunk Science Fiction (Kindle Store), #1,884 in Steampunk Fiction, #4,970 in Alternate History Science Fiction (Books). If you don’t have yours yet, you can get the paper version here, the kindle version here, or the audiobook here. No reviews yet. If you’ve finished the book and haven’t left a review, please do so here
Mirim’s First Christmas is #4,506 in 90-Minute Science Fiction & Fantasy Short Reads, #9,720 in Alternate History Science Fiction (Books), and #10,220 in Colonization Science Fiction. You can find the paper version here or the kindle version here. One review and five ratings so far. If you’ve finished the book and haven’t left a review, please do so here.