Another month has come and is almost gone. June was pretty much a blur for me with so much going on: my son’s birthday, Father’s Day, my anniversary, another bout of weather-related illness, and tons of fun with the kids. And here we are, ready for another Novel News update!
New Releases
Acolyte by Keven Newsome
This is the 3rd book in the Winter series, a series that has been surprisingly enjoyable, packed with action, demons, and an insecure prophetess (a la Old Testament prophet-style). Keven did not disappoint in this 3rd leg of the journey. Winter struggled with her powers while trying to protect her friends and the villain’s target. I can’t wait for the final book!
Bellanok: The Paladin’s Hope
The final novella in my Bellanok serial. It has not come out yet, but it comes out on TUESDAY, JUNE 28! That’s right. More dragons. More demons. More fantasy fun. Are you ready for the final battle? Good. Because I’m not sure Brian and Fauna are. If you haven’t caught up on their journey yet, check out My Books.
The Circumnavigation of Shatterworld
by Lelia Rose Foreman
I have not read this book yet, but it is by a fellow Realmie. It looks like quite the interesting sci-fi adventure tale, though, with new earth species, storms, and monsters of all sorts.
Writing Update
Now that the Bellanok serial is done, what’s next for me?
Well, I will be compiling Bellanok into one novel that will be available both as an ebook and paperback. I hope to release that in mid-July. No exact date yet.
After that, I will be revising Aletheia, the first book in a trilogy based on the premise question, “What if the armor of God were real?” Hopefully, I’ll have that finished before I head off to Realm Makers at the end of July.
Other News
The Silmarillion Awards: An interesting new set of awards. Click on the link to find out more!
If you write fantasy, should you read it? Great article on the Faith & Fantasy Alliance blog.
It’s the start of my conference season! Today, I’m at the KY Christian Writers Conference in Elizabethtown, KY. A small, intimate conference that is so inspiring.
Next month, I head up to Villanova, PA, for the Realm Makers conference. And in August, I’ll be at the ACFW conference in Nashville. Yay!
I hope I’ll get to see some of you at one of the conferences!
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Do you have any big summer plans?
Writers, did you have a novel release this month?
Please feel free to share in the comments!
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Lots of great stuff going on, Ralene! Sounds wonderful. My summer plans are attending Realm Makers, and I’m on faculty for the Greater Philadelphia Christian Writers Conference where I’ll be representing Fruitbearer Kids (I’m the picture book editor) and teaching a picture book mentoring clinic along with my friend, Illustrator Kim Sponaugle. Our picture book series, Willoughby and Friends, will be released this fall through Fruitbearer, but with our own imprint. Very excited about that! Hoping to connect with a couple of editors at Realm Makers and talk about my fantasy novel. Busy summer and I’m so looking forward to all of it!