Dragon's Source & Catching Up with the Browns

The new cover art for Dragon's Source

The blog for the book is http://dragonssource.blogspot.com/

Wow! Sorry we haven't updated in a few weeks. The list seems endless, and I'm not complaining!

I'm still working on getting Dragon's Source published, and while I've been sending the letters out fast and furious, I've been using the time to edit and rewrite whenever possible. during the editing process, the book has grown from 94,000 words, to 97,207! It's getting to the point that I'm afraid to read it again.

The cover art is finished (see photo) and I like it alot! The problem is that publishers rarely allow the author any say on the cover art, so I may have been wasting my time. I hope not, because I've seen some really poor covers on the shelves.

Chris is doing great! She's currently working in Billings and home on the weekends.

The bad news is that my little brother's wife, Neva, passed away last Sunday morning after a long fight with breast cancer. The memorial service is in Henderson, Nev. on the 6th of June, and we will be traveling down with Mom and Mac. It will be the first time we've been there since we left over 25 years ago. I can't imagine how Scott is coping. I know that if I were in his shoes, I'd be a basket case. I can't think of anything that I could say to him that would make him feel better. We had to hide from the fear of Chris' cancer this last year, and we're so grateful that she is cancer-free right now. The really scary thing is that the doctors told Scott and Neva that she was cancer-free as well, and then found out that they had read the tests wrong.

I hope everyone will keep Scott and the kids in your prayers. I'm sure he needs them.

Current Projects

Apologies to every one for the lack of postings in the last month. To say that we have been busy is an understatement of epic proportions.

With the Bozeman market officially closed, Chris is now working in Billings, and only coming home on the weekends. Normally, this sucks big time, and it does now as well, but the upside is that, with Chris gone it's giving me more time to work on my book.

That's right! I've been writing a book!

My kids have always tried to encourage me to write my stories and publish them. (The stories, not the kids) and I've always fantasized about writing books for a living. Well, here is book no. 1.

I Can't tell you a lot about it on this very unsecured format, but I can tell you that when it is published, you'll be able to find it in the Fantasy Fiction area of your book stores.

I'm almost done. So far, I've written 75,000 words, on 255 pages, in 39 chapters. This first book, in what is planned to be a trilogy, is in three parts of which I've completed the first two.

Thus far, the reviews have been enthusiastic for the chapters that I've sent out.

Now, as I come to the end of the writing process, I have begun to look for agents and publishers. This part may be more difficult than the writing portion.

Any way, wish me luck, and I'll keep you up to date on the progress.