Week 26 of 2021
Greetings all
Hey! It’s Friday! What the heck happened to the week?
I have noticed that the weeks after long trips tend to be sort of timeless in that I completely lose track. Given that I have about one big trip happening each week for the next few months, I need to get used to travel fatigue again, but for now, I’m just recovering this week.
Anyway, we’re about halfway through the year. Go us!
I had another story accepted this past week! I am going to be part of the fun space opera setting of Salvage Title. This one is called “Careful With That Axe, E.U. Gene.” I’ll talk more about this story when we get closer to release date, but you can probably tell by the title it’s a bit whimsical. This will probably always be one of my favorite stories because it’s just fun. Space battles, gunfights, and archaeology oh, my!
I’m in the midst of two other short stories that I want to have finished by the time I leave for Armistice, so about three weeks. One will be for Talons and Talismans, and it will return to the characters of Rabah and Jaime Muniotz, the founders of the Order of the Fortress of Rabah in Shijuren.
As for the rest of the anthology, it’s proceeding well. I have 3 stories edited and in the can, with several more close. I have a couple of nice surprises to add as well, some neat things happening with that project.
Can’t wait to see all the submissions. My Armistice is going to be busy as I pick the winners. I’ve got five right now that would be excellent choices, so the competition is going to be fierce.
With that, I better get to writing. There’s adventuring to be done!
What I’m Listening To
I’m at Brewbaker’s. Currently, they’re playing a Kiss song. I’m really not a fan of Kiss’s music. I find it boring, frankly. However, they were one of the headliners who helped bring Rush along way back when, so I will always have a bit of a soft spot for them.
Quote of the Week
Samuel Eliot Morison’s 14-volume set of the US Navy in World War II was one of my foundational texts. I read it in the Wichita Public Library multiple times, and it inspired my love of naval history and through that, my love of naval-themed books, including Forester and the space versions by Weber and others.
Today is his birthday, and this quote, while written for historians, is true for all writers.
A few hints as to the craft may be useful to budding historians. First and foremost, get writing!
― Samuel Eliot Morison
New Mythology Works in Progress
Current open anthology calls:
I’m currently working on reading Steven Johnson’s Heart of Ice, the second in his Arthurian trilogy. I’m also pounding away at getting a head start on the lineup for Talons and Talismans.
Rob’s Works in Progress
- Rick Blaine (8,845)
- CB (8,418)
- CSC (2,332)
- MON (1,056)
Upcoming Events
- Armistice, 29 July to 9 August, Slippery Rock, PA
https://www.cooperslake.com/clchome/eventdetails.php?clceventid=3a1d242a-9dfb-11eb-88ad-10ae3c21f154 - DragonCon, 2-6 September, Atlanta, GA
https://www.dragoncon.org/ - FactoryCon, 22-24 October, Coinjock, NC
Details in the CKP – Factory Floor on Facebook. - 20BooksTo50K, 8-12 November, Las Vegas, NV
http://20booksvegas.com/
New Releases
This week’s release is the next Four Horsemen anthology, In the Wings. 15 more short stories in the 4HU which, by the way, easily surpassed its goals in the Kickstarter for the role-playing game. You can find this anthology here: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B098SGZZGZ.
Today’s Weight: 339.2
Updated Word Count: 171,184
Shijuren Wiki: 746 entries
Let me know if you have any suggestions on the website, this email, or cool story ideas at rob@robhowell.org. Especially let me know of suggestions you have for the Spotlight section.
Have a great week, everyone.
Rob Howell
Author of the Shijuren-series of novels
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