My most successful NaNoWriMo yet, I’m ending NaNoWriMo2020 with over 55,000 words logged in 30 days!
I’m super happy at how “The Kerguelen Cat” is turning out, an action-packed sequel that will complement “The Dragon Run” very nicely! I can’t wait to have you guys read it! 😃
5,893 words today and wooohoooooooo!!! 4th time I’ve completed the challenge! 🥳💪🤪 The first draft of “The Kerguelen Cat” is almost complete at close to 60K overall!
“The Kerguelen Cat” uses a degree of creative license when it comes to some of its featured aircraft. One in particular is inspired by the futuristic Horten designs of the 1930s and 1940s.
Pioneering the “flying wing” concept with both gliders and powered prototypes, the Horten brothers later scaled up their ambition with the massive H.XVIII pictured here but the project never left the drawing board…
The sequel of “The Dragon Run”, available now in paperback and ebook, “The Kerguelen Cat” is scheduled for release May 1st, 2021. Pre-order now!
Calling all passengers for boarding, your flight to the 1930s is ready for take off!
“The Dragon Run” is now LIVE on Amazon, for Kindle, on Kindle Unlimited, and on paperback. Grab it while it’s hot: https://amzn.to/34Ko42l!
There’s more! If you want to know more about the Dragon Rapide and other featured planes, TDR comes with “Planes of Ascalon”, a free companion booklet to satisfy your curiosity. Download it here!
Today’s other goodie is the unveiling of the cover for “The Kerguelen Cat”, scheduled for release on May 1st, 2021. Part II of the Ascalon Circle series is bound to amp up the stakes so keep your seatbelts on!
Happy reading! 💜
D-3 before “The Dragon Run” arrives in your Kindle, barely more to wait for you paperback lovers…! I’m so excited that it’s finally getting in your hands, because it means the next one is also around the corner! Stay tuned for the cover reveal of book #2 of the Ascalon circle series, “The Kerguelen Cat”, next Sunday!!
Gearing up for the launch of my debut novel “The Dragon Run” on November 1st!
I had the privilege to be invited to write a guest post for the blog of fellow author Susan Shiney. You should check out her website, it’s full of wonderful stories as well as helpful tips and techniques about writing and promoting your work. Thank you Susan for having me on your platform!
Link: https://bit.ly/35EJEqc
While reading about Midway (cf. yesterday’s post), I found out that the IJN aircraft carrier Sōryū was actually at Hainan Island in 1940 to provide support for the Japanese invasion of French Indochina. So… it’s a bit of a stretch, but I might just go and squeeze a cameo in “The Kerguelen Cat”…
I will check the timelines!
The German auxiliary cruiser Atlantis delivered a decisive blow to British intelligence in 1940, then stopped at Kerguelen in December that year. These real events inspired “The Kerguelen Cat”, part 2 of the Ascalon Circle. It’s currently in development, as I gear up for the launch of “The Dragon Run” November 1st!
1020 words. Steady she goes.
EXT. DAY – BOMBAY
Slow start today, 1117 words. But it’s progress.