The picture is the meta advertisement for the Kickstarter that launches my new book, Return of the Defenders. Clicking on the cover on the Return of the Defenders page will send you to my Kickstarter site, which is currently the pre-launch page. From there, you can select the Notify me on launch button to be added to the list of emails to be notified when the Kickstarter launches, when there will be some early-bird specials. I've completed the second round of revisions for Withered Wizard,...

The picture this week is one of the pieces of graphics I've created as I prepare for a Kickstarter campaign in June. I will be launching the first book in the Arise Defenders series with a month-long Kickstarter to offer early ebooks, special edition hardcovers, my handwritten drafts of chapters, and even naming characters after them. In the next newsletter, I will have the Kickstarter start date firmed up. I hope to have a new map ready for the Kickstarter, but if not, then before the book's...

The picture this week is the cover for the second book in the series, Arise Defenders. It shows little Tresela reacting to the fire, knowing her mother is trapped inside. The first version had the five-year-old facing the other way, which I didn't like. The second book, Withered Wizard, in the second series, Arise Defenders, is 90% complete now and should be finished in May. It continues to be a challenge that I have enjoyed solving. Meanwhile, my beta reader, Mysterious Henry, has provided...