Chapter Six hits the 'Net

I've just posted Chapter Six, entitled "It's Not Vengeance." PDF LINK In this chapter, we catch up with the situation introduced in the prologue: Copper and Vallan getting down to brass tacks.

Before the revision (of which adding the prologue was a part), there were sections of chapters one and two that saw Copper talking with Vallan. Some of those parts have now been moved here, to chapter six, which is where they belong.

Next week we return to the road, catching up with Dal, Sven, and Lars.

Cranking

I have a submission opportunity coming up with a publisher. It's a public, open-submissions thing, and I don't know what will come of it--if anything--but I don't want to miss a chance to put the novel in front of professional editors. So, I'm working hard (cranking) to get the whole text of the book in good shape. That means revising, editing, filling in gaps, etc.

I'll still be posting PDF chapters on the weekly schedule. But, since the MP3 audiobook chapters take a bit of time to record and edit, I'm going to be a little behind on those for a week or so.

As to the possibility of being accepted for publication, I'll certainly blog about it if it happens, but don't hold your breath. These things take many months. It's likely that I'll have put out the whole book before I hear back from the publisher. Which is cool, because I'm having a great time doing it in this "independent" manner as it is.

Thanks for reading, and listening, and I hope you're enjoying it, too!

Prologue Audio is Up

Someday soon I'll do a little editing and splice the prologue audio onto the existing Chapter One audio, and take out the little end section with Copper and Vallan (which is now mostly redundant). Then it will match the PDF.

For now, here is the audio for the prologue in MP3 format. Find it on the Novel page.

And the audio for the exciting "Marshals & Madmen" (chapter five) is coming soon!

Chapter Five PDF is Up!

Presenting chapter five, entitled "Marshals & Madmen." We pick up the story of Dal, Sven, and Lars; hoping to learn what happened on the road that day...

The PDF is available now on the Novel page, and the MP3 audio will be out October 1st.

Also, I'll have the audio of the Prologue available later tonight.

Happy reading and listening! And thanks to everyone for their support and feedback.