Book publication date is CURRENTLY planned for this Wednesday, 3/29/23.

This will be the online release. Physical copies will start being available directly from me (and in Sherman’s Books of Maine) a bit later as the printing gets completed.

This is going to be brief: the book is in publishable form now. I will release it sometime next week on Amazon, and then I need to connect with some venues in Maine and build an appearance schedule, as well as look at possible conventions to attend.

I do not know how many conventions I will do in the coming summer and fall, as funds to purchase tables and cover travel are low, but any that do come to fruition will be posted here.

T.H.

The proof of The Steed has arrived. I’ll be going through it the next couple of weeks and passing on changes to Shane to get it publication ready. I’ll try to update with estimated timeframes. So far, what I’ve noticed is entirely formatting issues, which are usually the less difficult ones to fix.

You’ll have to excuse my ragged appearance in the photo, I’d cleared snow and dealt with an unexpected flat tire by the time I actually was able to get my hands on the book, but the thumbs up is sincere.

More information to come as soon as I can get it to you, but I can also share there should be hardcover versions of all three books in the series coming around the time The Steed is available for purchase.

And, of course, I will let people know when I make some public appearances this summer, probably all in Maine, but we will see.

T.H.

It is done.

The third book is complete and I have ordered a proof copy to verify that it is in the condition I want for official publication. I will be putting together book signings this summer at Sherman’s Books and other locations, with all three books in the series on hand. Eventually, I’ll figure out an appearance schedule for other events like conventions.

I am absolutely thrilled we finally got here, and that the Kindle versions of the first two have been cleaned up. Now, I will need to verify this version and get it out to Kindle as well, at which point I will offer sales on all three books in the series.

The next publication I will put out will likely come this summer, and it won’t be part of The Legacy Chronicle series, but a new work: a collection of horror stories. More to come soon.

T.H.

An important update: we have fixed all the Kindle editions of the book and they should no longer have any errors in formatting or legibility.

If you already purchased or downloaded a Kindle edition, please delete and re-download the file! The new version may take up to 72 hours to kick in. Please contact me if these changes did not work!

Oh, also, book three will be out …in a few weeks.

T.H.

Happy new year! We’ve been made aware of errors appearing in the Kindle editions of the books. Hoping to have a hotfix out in the next week or so.

There is not a lot to report on the book front. The map is DONE, but now I have to connect with Shane over the formatting issues we can solve on our end before we discover new ones during the proofing process. With some sick family on both sides, it’s been hard to nail down, but it will get done. Early 2023 release still looks good, and I’ll be able to announce appearances then, likely during summer of 2023.

In the interim, I wanted to direct folks to some books I have read this year that I think are extremely worth your time.

The first is an older series of novels I’m certain many are already familiar with, but deserve a look (or revisit): The Black Company series by Glen Cook. It starts with the first, The Black Company and there are three trilogies documenting different eras of a mercenary group hired out in a dark fantasy world. I cannot recommend the first trilogy Chronicles of the Black Company highly enough.

The other two books are non-fiction reads that I think are especially useful and relevant right now. The first is one most probably aren’t familiar with, but if you listen to Robert Evans’s superb Behind the Bastards podcast series, you might have caught it. Attack of the 50 Foot Blockchain by David Gerard covers the rise, and inherent pyramid scheme, in cryptocurrencies and the misinformation constantly swirling around their viable purposes. Technical in some ways, but refreshingly accessible in almost every respect to almost any reader.

Finally, and probably most importantly, I have to recommend the extremely hard to read book Sandy Hook by Elizabeth Williamson. As someone who follows the debunking of Alex Jones’s InfoWars through the excellent work of the Knowledge Fight podcast, I got word of this book when Williamson was on the show. Her documentation of the horrific event and the devastating trauma dealt to the families, amplified by Jones and his ilk grifting off their grief by denying and deceiving their audiences, is heartbreaking and brilliant at the same time. Given the absurdity of the discourse around Jones lately, this book takes on even greater importance. Excellent journalism and a hard, but riveting, work.

I’ll be back, hopefully soon, with another, more comprehensive, update on The Legacy Chronicle! I hope some of the recommendations give a few readers ideas.

T.H.

Huge update (with pics)!

We’ve got some updates on the map. Shane is working hard to make it not just a spectacular fold out in the book, but also to function in some big, fancy poster-like maps that will be colorized!

The below images show the greater features now available with line weight and different color tones. Enjoy!

No substantial update today, except that I will be making my first official appearance since COVID at the end of October, sharing some of my new, non-Legacy Chronicle work.

That’s right, the horror anthology is entering the first draft stage.

This has been a particularly tough year that I think I’ll, justifiably, call a failure on the writing front. I’ve made a lot of deadlines that have passed, had a lot of plans for work that hasn’t got done, and in that since I haven’t delievered.

However, I haven’t given up on the work. Book three is coming out, even if it’s still a work in the final stages of progress. I have the bones of the horror anthology (and some of the stories) laid down. And I’ve got another idea that I am really taken with I will be pursuing, which I will leave unexplained for now.

But at the same time this year has been a success. I want to share with everyone this success, which might seem silly to some, that I am really proud of:

This is Portland Phoenix FC, my soccer team in the Southern Maine United Soccer League. It has been one of the most thrilling and enjoyable experiences of my life to be playing with this crew. The diversity of the people that play soccer in the SMUSL and the chance for me to learn and grow by being part of a team with these men is something I am going to treasure forever.

If you can’t see it clearly, the cover image for The Steed is our team’s crest. I was honored the team chose it to represent us, and so I think that can count as a win this year.

More pictures and updates to come.

T.H.