Neve's January Newsletter

Jan 27, 2025

A fluffy, light-colored dog is eagerly holding a bright red plush toy in its mouth, looking up at the camera. He has crooked teeth and is nudging his human. — Hello. Grif hopes you are well.

Happy January! After the holiday break, I’m back on work on Book 2 of the new series. I’ve been using Aeon Timeline to pull all the series details into one place. The software has proven to be very helpful in keeping it all organized — character names, dates, and so on. I’ve mapped out the outline for the book in it and color-coded things nicely. I would post a screenshot, but it would include story spoilers!

For now Book 1 is still in a holding mode. Publishing does not move fast, and I do want to make sure that the series has the best possible launching pad into the world. I’m hoping to have a more concrete update in the next newsletter, but we’ll have to see.

Sci-Fi Explorations Bundle

Last few days of the Sci-Fi Explorations Bundle! Thirteen authors coming together to offer their books in a themed collection. Includes my futuristic mystery/thriller All the Whys of Delilah’s Demise. Find all the details here.

13 Sci-fi Adventures! Thirteen book covers with science fiction themes, against a planet in space background. The web address is in the middle, https://storybundle.com/exploration.

The Sci-Fi Explorations Bundle expires on midnight ET on Thursday, January 30th.

What Have I Been Reading?

I’ve got a couple of books to recommend:

Emily St. John Mandel’s Sea of Tranquility. Science fiction. I flew through this one. The past, the future, pandemics, time travel. A beautiful and unsettling read.

I’ve also been enjoying Joe Moran's First You Write a Sentence. Non-fiction. This is not exactly a craft book, more of an ode to the beauty of the written word. A book best read at an easy pace and savored.

Social Media Update

I’ve been poking my head out of my hobbit hole to check out the new social media options. I tried Threads for about 5 seconds, but there’s no way to turn off autoplay for videos, so that’s an automatic no from me. I do like Bluesky, and it’s becoming livelier, with a robust and growing book community, so much that I keep wanting to call it Booksky. It has the feel of Twitter before it was X, with a similar interface and a 300-character limit for posts. Like Mastodon, there are no ads on Bluesky (though that may change down the road) and it has some cool, unique features like Starter Packs.

If you’re on Bluesky, you can find me here.

Thanks for reading!

Neve