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I’ve done it, I’ve completed Singular Truth. Weighing in at 6200 words, it’s a short story. However, part of it was to prove to myself that I can still do it and I’ve still got it.

The story is about a young man who gets sucked into a cult that worships a singularity. He joins them on a pilgrimage to a nearby black hole. As his depression worsens, will he make the ultimate sacrifice based on blind faith?

It’s in edits right now, so I’ll probably improve the description with time. The important thing is that I finished something, and I’ll be starting work on Demi-Human tomorrow.

In other interesting news, I have acquired a good microphone. I’m going to work on practicing my podcasting voice, so I can  begin a serialized podcast of The ABACUS Protocol this summer. Isn’t that exciting?

It’s been over two years since I’ve even visited my blog. I’ll tell you why: for a time, I was in a very dark place, and I gave up. I was so depressed I couldn’t concentrate well enough to even read, let alone write a coherent sentence.I thought I couldn’t make it, and that I had nothing to offer.

Fast forward to a few weeks ago. I’m able to work again, I’m doing well at my job but something is missing from my life. That thing is writing. It’s being able to be in control of my own destiny, and having no boss other than my beloved readers. (I missed you good people.)

Thus, I dug out my old writing folder, and started re-reading The ABACUS Protocol and The Pandora Machine. It’s amazing how far my writing style advanced between those two books. I’m preparing to finish ABACUS-3, Demi-Human. It’s already half-complete, but I wouldn’t be very diligent if I allowed continuity errors into my work.

In addition to this, I’ve started a short science fiction story called Singular Truth.It’s the story of a depressed young man who is drawn into a cult that worships black holes. That’s all I’m going to tell you so far, but if you want to receive Singular Truth for free once it’s completed, please join my mailing list. (The link is on your right). I will never spam you or let anyone else use your email, because I hate spammers and people who send too much mail.

Now, onto the good stuff. What’s coming up for me? Here’s a short list:

• Singular Truth, the short story I just talked about
• Demi-Human, aka ABACUS-3 (I’m not giving a date until the first draft is done.)
• A podcast! I’ve removed The ABACUS Protocol and The Pandora Machine from KDP Select, and I’ll be narrating the series in the form of a podcast. Would you listen?
• After the podcast is complete, audiobooks! Audiobooks for everyone!
• I’m going to be setting up a Patreon, mostly for podcast listeners but with good incentives for everyone.
• And, finally, I’m going to use this blog to document progress. What I try, what works, and what doesn’t. From zero to full time author. It’s going to be me!

Okay, that’s enough out of me. Your turn now. What do you think? Would you listen to a podcast narrated by me? Are you still excited for the rest of the ABACUS series, despite the fact that it’s been so long between books? What advice do you have for a new-ish author with just two books in a series and a collection of zombie stories?

After four years in the making, The Pandora Machine is now available on Amazon.

Work on the sequel, Demi-Human, has already begun. I’m almost 20% finished the first draft, and I’m hoping for an early 2017 release (Note: As of March 2018 Demi-Human is half done. Life happened, sorry guys). I’m pushing myself to work on my art daily, to keep a steady stream of relelases to push into the new year.

I started The Pandora Machine in 2012, soon after I’d submitted The ABACUS Protocol (then titled Sanity Vacuum) to my former publisher. The less said about that particular misadventure, the better.

I’ve spent the past four years refining the result, taking long breaks to get The ABACUS Protocol where it needed to be. I’m still not 100% happy with ABACUS, but I likely never will be. Time moves on, and my readership seemed to love ABACUS despite (or because of) its flaws.

Now, I’m excited to share, I will upload The Pandora Machine to Kindle on Monday. All that’s left to do is the formatting, which is simple enough.

Stay tuned to this frequency for more updates!

It’s that time, again. I’m almost done with my fourth pass of The Pandora Machine. I’m confident enough in setting a late 2016 release date that I’m revealing the cover. If you haven’t read The ABACUS Protocol, now is the perfect time to do so!

Take a look at this beauty. What do you think?