Hi there! It's been a while since my last update (nearly two months, yikes!), so I wanted to pop in here and say a few words about what I've been up to this summer, as well as offer [some very meager] news regarding my current writing projects.
First off, I allowed myself a bit of a break this summer. I had the opportunity to travel with my wife to Japan, where we enjoyed a 10-day vacation. We got some much needed rest (and lots of great food) after what's been a rather stressful few months in our current situation here in Asia. (Side note: I was a few days late on one of the updates for the "STAY" novel on the blog due to enjoying my vacation so much that I totally forgot to publish a new chapter...)
As for the third installment in the FLEE series, I think it's safe to say that it's likely not going to be getting a release this year. (Hopefully early 2019, but please don't hold me to that!)
Part of the reason for its delay is just being too busy with other things to have the time or energy to focus on it. Being the final installment in a trilogy is also part of the issue; there's quite a bit of pressure to make this last novel a worthy and satisfying conclusion to FLEE and STAY. Aside from all that, there's just still so much story to tell. Simply put, it's daunting, and I want to make sure I get it just right!
In the meantime, of course, I've got The Bloom of Youth about to be released (I'm shooting for the end of August), which is a wacky little book written in a totally different voice than my others. But I'm hoping that it'll be a needed change of pace after the heavier books that I've been publishing these last few years.
Anyhow, that's what's been going on in my life this summer. How is yours?
Thank you for the update EK. Looking forward to further developments. It is Winter where I am but it is more like Sprinter (Spring Winter)!
ReplyDeleteAfter being among the first to enjoy the Be Courageous convention (in May!), I have had to figure out how to get through the steamy sticky summer with the convention thrill already behind me. Then I remembered...I need to finish my time! 😆 but seriously, the convention, the third in a series, was exciting and sobering. As world societies rapidly continue to destabilize, Jehovah continues to pull his people closer together. We are not just standing on the threshold of the new world, but I picture myself stretching through the doorway, breathing in the scent of coming peace and order and joy...it is coming. We have to hold onto each other. So I am trying to be ready, working on memorizing songs, keeping busy in the teaching work, trying to be better at creating possible informal witnessing opportunities (my weakest skill as an introvert). Thanks for your books, they have helped me visualize the coming days, even if they end up being nothing like it! And I would so much rather keep my mind on Jehovah’s things. Just like a recent weekly bible reading, some day soon we will likely be saying to each other daily, “we have seen wonderful things today!”
ReplyDeleteLovely comment sbrunnergirl - the books kick started my imagination and helped me in discussions with family and brothers and systems
ReplyDeleteLook forward to your final episode next releases...
ReplyDeleteI agree with sbrunnergirl... Well said and how I have felt.
Just finished reading "Stay". Looking forward to the conclusion. As you said in the end, maybe the great tribulation will come first.
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