Free Kindle books. Finding Viola's wide release, and the title of my new book!

Lots of exciting news to post here:

First, you can get my book Denver and the Doolittle Raid for free on Amazon Kindle from today, July 2, through July 4. The Lighthouse Thief will be free on Kindle from July 3 through July 4. Enjoy the free deal, and don't forget to let your friends know as well!

The other bit of news is that my new short story Finding Viola is now available from almost any eBook platform: Kindle, NOOK, iBooks, Kobo, Smashwords, and more! The story is $0.99 for all platforms.

The final bit of news [drum roll, please] is the reveal of my next book's title. After eight months of writing, I've finally completed the first draft! And the title is...

The Fiery Arrow!

Stay tuned for more news on The Fiery Arrow in the next few months.

"Finding Viola" is now available on Amazon Kindle!

It's here! Today, my short story "Finding Viola" goes live on Amazon! Check it out over at Amazon (http://www.amazon.com/Finding-Viola-Short-Bo-…/…/ref=sr_1_1…) for only $0.99.

And, as always, thank you for reading.

Cover revealed for "Finding Viola: A Short Story"

I'm proud to reveal the cover for my upcoming short story, "Finding Viola," designed by the talented Ronnell D. Porter. The ebook short story should be hitting Amazon Kindle within the next week or two. It's just become available for pre-ordering, so head over to Amazon and check it out! 

News update: audiobook, short story, etc.

Summer is almost here, the sun is shining (burning, more like), and I have lots of writing news to share! I have quite a few new projects I've been working on, and I am super thrilled to finally reveal them.

First off: I am working on producing an audiobook edition of Denver and the Doolittle Raid. Although I am pretty much a print-books-only sort of person, I know lots of readers love the audiobook format, so they can look forward to this audio edition, coming around July 1st. 

Second: Yes, I am still writing my next novel. I'm presently about 50% of the way through the first draft, so it is coming along quite nicely. I cannot wait to finish the first draft and start spilling some details to you all. However, for those of you rabid readers who simply can't wait...

Third: My biggest new project of late is actually a writing project--a short story! Within a few months, my new literary short story Finding Viola will be ready for reading! Again, I am utterly thrilled to share this unique new story with all of you and can't wait to see what you think of it. Look for more info (such as a book cover drop) in the next few weeks!

~Bo

My current reading list:

• Empire of Bones by N.D. Wilson
• Beowulf by J.R.R. Tolkien
• Above All Earthly Pow'rs by David Wells

Free Kindle books this weekend!

This weekend (through Sunday the 19th) get my book Denver and the Doolittle Raid free on Kindle in honor of the 73rd anniversary of the Raid.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00AQ36WO4

Work in progress

Yes, I am still writing. I'm still here. In truth, I work furiously at times, writing half a chapter or more in a day—and I polish, edit, and brainstorm every day. However, there is simply nothing to tell. For this present time of first-draft scrawling, the end seems to be far beyond my range of view. But it will come. I promise.

(This may or may not be a hint. Yes, I did shoot this shot. No, I do not frequently shoot bull's-eyes.)

I truly cannot wait to share this project with all my readers. I have honestly come to love this story and its characters, and they've been a long time in the making, constantly developing and evolving over the course of several years. Writing persists as a work in progress, but the truly important thing is that there is progress.

My current reading list:

• The Tolkien Reader by J.R.R. Tolkien
• The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
• The Silver Chair by C.S. Lewis
• Above All Earthly Pow'rs by David F. Wells
• "Lysias on the Murder of Eratosthenes" by Lysias (an ancient Greek court speech)
• The Princess and the Goblin by George MacDonald
• Moby-Dick by Herman Melville (yes, I'm still reading it)

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Wait and See

It's been almost two months since I began writing [title is a secret], and—with God's help—I have managed to keep up with my goal of a chapter a week. It certainly has not been easy. This week, in particular, has been filled with excitement, disappointment, heartbreak, and thrill; thus, the only real writing I've done has been the past two days. Thankfully inspiration has been flowing freely during this time.

One of the inevitable questions you get as an author goes something like this: "So, are you working on anything else?" If people really knew what authors were like, they would realize how utterly rhetorical a question this is. But, of course, the author must answer, "Yes, I actually am!" or even more vaguely "I have a few ideas..." These answers better translate as "Yes, I have multiple ideas, and one in particular that I am pursuing. But they are my ideas. My. Ideas. Not all written down, and certainly not at all ready for reading!" However, as the author cannot be so blunt, the unknowing reader responds, "Cool! What's it about?" To which the poor writer can only say elusively, "You'll have to wait and see."

I find that many of the best things are those which you have to wait for, and when they do come, they often arrive in unexpected ways and at unexpected times.

So, to all my dear readers: you'll just have to wait and see.

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