Mid-January 2025 - an option to get The Lost Star Chart early
a newsletter of many things
Hi Everyone,
My apologies in advance that I have to be a bit sales-y in this newsletter. As an independent author, I often team with other like-minded authors to sell our books (which is how I pay editors and book cover designers).
First up, I was lucky enough to have The Lost Star Chart included The Sci-Fi Explorations Bundle
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StoryBundles are great because a part of the proceeds go to charity - in this case Girls Write Now a group that mentors girls so they can develop writing skills, leading to a more successful future no matter what path they decide to choose.
On the Edge of Night and Day
On the Edge of Night and Day, the sequel to Hope is the Thing With Feathers is ready to be sent to my editor. I anticipate the book being released late summer or early fall.
I’ve been trying to illustrate some of the parts of the story (mostly so I can learn to paint with watercolours). Above is one of my first attempts to make a map of the setting. Clearly I’m an amateur with my tools, but it captures the area. Also, I really enjoyed making it.
Yet another bundle - but this one is free
There’s some great options, including my Day 115 on an Alien World. Why not try a new author? There’s no graphic, so here is one of my own:
And one last thing…
I promised many things, and here’s one more.
Finding Joy the Hard Way is a kinda silly scifi short story that’s just started over on Armchair Alien, head over and check it out.
Darla's ship needs repairs forcing her to take it to an out of the way asteroid where a less than upstanding repair shop can do the work. Once there, a group of feral children steal a prized statue she just acquired. She wants her statue back.
That’s it for me until February.
Cheers,
Jeannette
My Books:
The Lost Star Chart - Preorder
Hope is the Thing With Feathers - direct or from the shops
Encoded Orbits Trilogy
Fractured Orbits - direct or from the shops
The Alien Algorithm - direct or from the shops
Subject 34 - direct or from the shops
Settler Chronicles
Day 115 on an Alien World - direct or from the shops
Far Side of the Moon - direct or from the shops
Abandoned Ships, Hijacked Minds - direct or from the shops
The Alien Artifact - direct or from the shops
And if you aren’t already a subscriber, what’s stopping you (especially if you have read this far)?
and as a final disclaimer - please take any typos and errors as proof this newsletter is entirely written by a human (and a flawed one at that!)