It's time to step up marketing a bit. I don't have a release date yet, but Awakening In The Dark is at the publisher, and they're working on cover art. Things a little backed up there, but what isn't this year?

Since I'm in a holding pattern with Awakening, and I'm still trying to suss out the Red Sky In Mourning plot, I figured it would be smart to increase newsletter readership. This is the one way I know of that will allow me to reach everyone who wants to be reached. Facebook is all right, but everyone knows we only get about 1/3 of what we like. Direct email is far more efficient.

To that end, I'm going to run a contest here, on the blog, and on Facebook. Tell your friends, and if they sign up, have them tell me you sent them. I'll take the top three referral names for prizes, and I'll release the results on October 1.

First prize: This mug, a 4 oz bag of coffee from Apothacoffee, and a signed copy of Fire And Water.

Second and third prizes: A 4 oz bag of coffee from Apothacoffee, and a signed copy of Fire And Water.

Rules:

You can refer yourself once if you’re not already getting my newsletter. If you’re not, you should know that the people who are got a two day head start on this contest, and they get content that no one else does, including deleted scenes and short stories.