Hi! In case you’re a first time visitor, I’m John.
Last month I jumped into the new campnanowrimo.org on a whim to spark my creativity. I’ve been participating in the November sessions of nanowrimo for four years, and I usually spend the last two weeks of October thinking about the story line for the project. I spent an hour thinking about the plot on July 31st before I committed. Now I have a first draft that clocks in at 53,000 words, but I still need two more writing sessions to wrap it up.
So, here’s my current problem. I have one book in proof form that I’m editing and another draft that needs a little massaging. That leaves me with three works in progress that I need to get whipped into shape before I dive into another project in November! I just updated the cover art for the e-book version of Cheap Tequila, which was released into the wild in March. I got a couple of nice reviews on GoodReads, but I need a couple more on amazon.
I also need some guinea pigs.
I need a few good readers that want to be the first to lay their eyes on the three new projects.
Project 1: A story set in Hoquiam, WA that involves some mystery and a sasquatch. There’s something for everyone in this book, unless you’re looking for another recipe for pozole, that’s not in here. You will find an account of a chainsaw juggling act that goes terribly wrong and you’ll find out why a bigfoot doesn’t need to yell like Chewbacca.
Project 2: The newest story, which is a vampire novel set on the Island of Hawaii. If you’ve ever wanted to explore lava tubes or hear from an 800 year old teenager, this might be for you. This is the beginning of a three book series, so put on your seat belt.
Project 3 (Floating): A quirky little mystery with some wacky characters thrown in for good measure. This story uses Seattle as a backdrop and actually has some autobiographical material stirred in. I’ll leave it up to you to figure out what part of the spicy mix it is. You’ll laugh, you’ll cringe, and you might crave a Dick’s cheeseburger before the tale is done.
If you think you can stomach a few typos and want to read and advance copy of any of these books, leave me a comment or an email.
