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We’ve turned in the latest manuscript for the next to last book in the Noble Dead Saga — S3B4: First and Last Sorcerer. A lot has happened in our lives over the last season, so this is the first time in 13 years that we have missed a deadline. No one panic, as the release date remains firm. As always, the next book will debut the first week of January in 2015.

The saga’s final book is already titled. S3B5: The Night Voice will bring you and the heroes to the great mystery’s end and the final climax. After that…

This has been in the pipeline for a little while, but it can now be officially announced. Barb has signed a contract for two more books in the Mist-Torn Witches series: Witches with the Enemy (5/2015) and Cry of the Kettle Witch (5/2016).

She is very excited.

And don’t forget, the release of MW2: Witches in Red is only a few months away (5/6/2014).

Werewolves and magic and gypsies… oh my!

It has been a while since the last entry in the Reader’s Corner, and some of you may be joining this series for the first time. If so, you might wish to read “Back-up Your eBooks! [Part 1].”

It is lengthy but provides a foundation to take control of your e-books, your purchases, and your property. That article may help you understand the challenge in doing so, for there are more challenges herein. Grab a cup of coffee or tea…

There are three basic phases that a book goes through (after the initial draft) when writers work with a professional publisher. J.C. and I have chatted with you before about some of these:

1. revision after receiving an editor’s notes,
2. review of copy-edited manuscript, and
3. proofreading the typeset pages (galleys).

Each phase has its own difficulties and challenges. At present, I am in phase 3 for MW2: Witches in Red. The most painful difficulty for any writer in this phase is a hard-set rule laid down by the publisher…

This update has been long (long) overdue. All works by Barb and/or J.C. in the “Books” section at Noble­Dead­.org now have links to editions available through Play­.Google­.com. This includes pre-order of completed but pending releases such as MW2: Witches in Red, the next volume in Barb’s Mist-Torn Witches series.

NOTE: Unfortunately, and due to inequities in Google’s contract with private content providers, works in T·N·D·S: Tales from the world of the Noble Dead Saga are not available through Google Play. We monitor the status of affected contract clauses on a semi-regular bases; if and when such improve to match those of our other contracted vendors, “tales” will then be released through Google Play.