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Dream Publishing Updates - November 1, 2024

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  Dream Publishing Updates - November 1, 2024 Dear Reader, A lot of new friends have joined the newsletter recently. I wanted to say thank you to all the new friends and remind all my old friends how important you are to the journey. I hope this behind-the-scenes look into the dream is interesting or helpful to you. It's been awhile since I did a publishing update segment. A couple of hurricanes got in the way. Hopefully, I'm back on track, but with the holidays and semester exams coming up, who knows how on track anyone can be this time of year? So here goes nothing. News from the dream Serial Fiction Kingdom Rising is a completed work. Royal Council is a completed work. Valkyrie Riders is currently publishing chapters to Sorceress Valkyrie. As I pen this post, only nine chapters remain to be edited and posted. This story is on track to post all chapters within the next two weeks. Apocalypse Denied is on hiatus, having posted the last chapter to Devil's Sins. It should

Audience Relevance and Discoverability Musings - October 25, 2024

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  Audience Relevance and Discoverability Musings - October 25, 2024 Dear Reader, I'm knee deep in the revisions for scenes in the Monarch. It's too long for the Kings Wilde novella miniseries. I think it may include scenes which should be in other books. So I'm reviewing it, making some corrections, and rethinking the stories as more urban fantasy. Please enjoy some of the inspirational art from the miniseries as you read the post. I love the story line, but it feels like it should be PG-13 rather than R-rated. It's not a script for multiple seasons on a streaming service, but y'all know the story happens on the stage in my mind. It's as if it were a play or a movie with multiple acts and lots of scenes. I have to face the facts. The main storyline won't work without the romance elements. That doesn't mean I don't want to play with my stories, try new things, or challenge myself to write better. I enjoy writing it as much as you enjoy reading it. It