For anyone who might be interested, Volume One and Volume Two of Sherlock Holmes Takes the Stage are now available through various vendors, such as Amazon.

I just found out that Sherlock Holmes: Stranger than Truth is now available on Audible!

If anyone is interested in listening to some or all of this anthology, you can get a 30-day free trial, which is probably what I'm going to do when I have a bit more time. You can also hear a short audio sample if you would like some idea of what the recording/writing quality is like for this anthology.

As I had a non-Sherlock Holmes story rejected around this time last week, this is a wonderful (and timely) piece of news. :-D

More self-promotion, I'm afraid. For anyone who might want to learn more about the story I've written for The Consultations of Sherlock Holmes, here's my author interview.

There will hopefully be more interesting author interviews to follow in this Kickstarter campaign.

I'm happy to announce that Sherlock Holmes & Doctor Watson: Medical Mysteries, Volume 1 is now available on Amazon.ca, Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk. \o/

For anyone who's interested, there is a Volume 2, which you should be able to find through any of the links for Volume 1.

Now I just have to try to wait patiently for my author copy to arrive... :-D

I've got a second Sherlock Holmes story being published in the following anthology:





The Kickstarter campaign has just started. Watch the thrilling trailer, learn more about this exciting collection, see my name listed under the Volume One contributors!

The campaign is running until June 15th, so consider checking it out if you're a Sherlock Holmes fan.

A Sherlock Holmes story that I wrote is being published in the following anthology:





I first learned about both this anthology (and Sherlock Holmes: Stranger than Fiction) back in September. As Belanger Books was accepting submissions, I thought I'd give it a shot. Although the deadline was December 31st, I kept it a secret in case my story was rejected. Happily, I heard from the editor on February 1st and learned that my story had been accepted. At the moment, Belanger Books is running an AWESOME Kickstarter campaign for both Sherlock Holmes: Stranger than Truth and Sherlock Holmes: Stranger than Fiction. I say "AWESOME" because they have a trailer -- an actual trailer for these books. Oh, and if you scroll far enough down the page, you can see my name and the title of my story.

This is probably my news of the year, so I'm definitely savouring it more than I should. I'm also hopelessly vain about my writing, so there's that too. *g*

Today, is the last day of JuauNo, my self-imposed writing challenge for the summer. And, yes, I realize that it's technically still summer, but I'm not going to have any time to work on my original fiction/novel project at all in September, so this seemed like a good day to wrap up. Anywaaaaaaay, my grand total now stands at...*drumroll*...19,309 words. Not wonderful but better than it could be. I managed to write over 7,000 words during JuauNO, though, obviously, I wish I could have written more. A lot more. However, I'm a slow writer and original fiction (for me, anyway) is much harder than fic. Saying that, I'm finding it easier as I go because I've become more familiar with the characters and have managed to get a better feel for how they should speak and act. I think I've got a better picture of the overall plot, though I have fears about whether I'll be able to stretch it out to novel length. I also think that events I just wrote about are coming too soon, so I have a feeling that I'll be adding in some additional scenes before that particular aspect of the plot. As a friend said to me, it's a lot like working on a puzzle because you're trying to fit in all the pieces. This project definitely feels like that. In a way, I'll be glad of a break because my batteries need recharging.

I'm on the Sleuth of Baker Street email list, so, earlier in the week, I received an invitation to a book launch for a mystery anthology called Nefarious North. However, if I'm going to be completely honest, I was more interested in the writers that would be there as some of them write for the paranormal genre. Anywaaaaaay, the book launch was this afternoon, so I went to buy a copy of the book (Yes, I do have some scruples and a genuine interest in the anthology) and pick some writers' brains. ( Yeah, I'm pretty shameless. )