End of August/Start of September 2026

School is back and I have no time to do anything, yet I keep moving forward on all of my projects.

Crush Depth

It finally made its way through the Pentagon and is cleared for release. Preorder it here or sign up for the ARC here. Get pumped – it releases September 15!

The Saturn Anomaly and and The Kuiper Dominion

Still there, although The Saturn Anomaly is “currently under review by a final reviewer here at DOPSR” according to an email I got back on August 5. I’m hoping for a December release of that book and an early 2027 release of The Kuiper Dominion to finish the trilogy.

Memento Vivere

Didn’t get anywhere near as far as I wanted to in August. I started at 72,000 and ended at 80,000. More time than I care to admit was spent getting Crush Depth ready for publication and that’s the higher priority. Still, I think I will definitely finish it this year, likely in September/October timeframe and get it out to beta readers. Hoping now for a mid-2027 release (after The Kuiper Dominion).

The Apophis Contingency

It’s the sequel to The Europan Deception and it’s been outlined for a while. And it’s next up on my list of projects. I’ve been going through the outline and getting it ready; will be jumping into it as soon as I’m done with Memento Vivere.

Short Stories

I finished “Negative Contact” for the Deep Blue call at Rac Press and I’m currently editing it. “The Golem of Checkpoint Charlie” got picked up – read more about it and the other two shorts I have coming out in the next few months here.

Critique

Nothing in the pipeline. Probably need to ping some people, don’t want my skills to get too rusty.

Hope you all have a great start to your autumn!

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