Encore Worth the Wait: book extras

My main book blog is on WordPress, where I've posted some book extras for Encore Worth the Wait:

• Poor Forbes discography
• Poor Forbes concert review
• Excerpts from a Poor Forbes fan club newsletter
• A partial e-mail correspondence

Encore Worth the Wait: behind the scenes

Pages from the notebook I used while writing Encore Worth the Wait. These are the timelines I used as a guide and I constantly referred to them. I don’t outline per se, but I keep notes about scenes that need to happen. For this book timelines were important to chart how Rob and Jamie grew up together and how their relationship changed over the years, and also to chart the trajectory of their group, Poor Forbes.

The notes were written using Frixion erasable pens – and I did a lot of erasing!

⬆︎ Calendar of the key days between Jamie’s birthday and Rob’s birthday in the book’s present day.

⬆︎ List of Poor Forbes albums with singles indicated, arranged by Rob’s age, with notes about when life events happened. I initially titled “The Best Lean Years” as “The Best Least Years” but changed it in the final draft. In the upper left corner is a list of Jamie’s sisters and the difference in age between them and Jamie.

⬆︎ Key events leading up to and after Jamie’s departure, listed by Rob’s age from 48 to Jamie’s 53rd birthday.

Now available! New book: Encore Worth the Wait

It took a long time — and I’m very sorry for not keeping the blog updated in the interim — but at long last the new book is finished!

The title is Encore Worth the Wait.

Description:
Thirty years ago the band Poor Forbes topped the pop charts and graced the covers of fan magazines as part of a heralded “Scottish wave.” Founding members Rob and Jamie never stopped creating music despite the ups and downs of fleeting success and rocky personal relationships. Never stopped — until now. When Jamie suddenly leaves, Rob reluctantly finds a replacement to keep the band going and discovers it’s not the band he misses, it’s Jamie. To get Jamie back Rob confronts their turbulent past and the true nature of his feelings. Ultimately Rob and Jamie must face the question: can they save their music or save their relationship?

Available now as an e-book from Amazon and Smashwords. The print-on-demand paperback version is also available from Amazon. Available worldwide (for the most part).

ISBN (Kindle): 978-0-9916383-4-5
ISBN (EPUB): 978-0-9916383-5-2
ISBN (Paperback): 978-0-9916383-6-9
Amazon ASIN: B07NCPZDR3

New book now available!

The Provinces of Touch is available now as an e-book from:

Amazon.com (Kindle)
ISBN: 978-0-9916383-2-1
ASIN: B01JY0FG8M

Smashwords (EPUB and other formats)
ISBN: 978-0-9916383-3-8

A print-on-demand version is in the pipeline... details soon.

Jun, a healer with an unpredictable gift, yearns to overcome his troubled past. His solitude is shattered by the arrival of Tlar, a wounded young man from a distant land. Helping this stranger opens up new worlds filled with adventure -- but also brings shocking danger and tragedy. Can Jun finally find true friendship and love? Or will his actions cause a catastrophic invasion and the extinction of his people?

More coming soon!

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Coming soon!

Jun, a healer with an unpredictable gift, yearns to overcome his troubled past. His solitude is shattered by the arrival of Tlar, a wounded young man from a distant land. Helping this stranger opens up new worlds filled with adventure -- but also brings shocking danger and tragedy. Can Jun finally find true friendship and love? Or will his actions cause a catastrophic invasion and the extinction of his people?

Rewrites

Got a lot of useful comments on the first draft, now in rewriting mode. Lots of things to think about, because my view of the settings, characters, and story evolved over time. Do I try to recapture my initial impressions and stick to that vision? Or do I reset everything to adhere to a new vision? My gut tells me to go with the path of least resistance, the one that will go faster. Unfortunately, my gut doesn't know which path that is! We shall see...

In the meantime, reading recs:
Lynn Flewelling
Ricardo Pinto
Beth Shannon
Martha Wells