When I decided to use July to review my old books and identify mistakes, I didn't really feel the urge to do so. I thought it was a great idea, but yeah, I didn't want to actually do it. If they have mistakes, they have mistakes. People will simply have to forgive me. I did go through them a few times and correct them before they were uploaded, but since I've already sold as many as I have, and most of the people who comment about it say it endears me to them, I'm not going to go back through the books to make one or twelve corrections. It is what it is.
I have actually found grammatical and spelling errors in other professionally edited books, including one I wrote and paid for editing. That one has a few too many mistakes, and if I were going to go through one, I would start with it! I should have asked for my money back, but again, the editor was likely a trainee being used for the purpose. So, yeah, we all make mistakes, and we can just as well forgive others for theirs as they can forgive me for mine.
That's not what this blog is about, though - nope, but it is a lead-up to it. I've just published my 11th novel, the 6th installment of the Nick Posh thriller series. The book "Cask" is now available on Amazon, and the EPUB and Kindle editions are being set up. It will take about 3 weeks to complete. If you're into reading like I am, the Kindle is the way to go. Why spend $18.99 for a print when you can get the Kindle for $4.99? Crazy!
OK, so there I am, thinking of writing another novel, a romance and/or drama book that takes place in 1278 and goes to about 1298 - just before the turn of the century. It's a book about challenges, changes, identity, failure, success, and has more adventure than I've ever personally experienced. It will be fun to write, but I don't feel like writing it at the moment. I thought I did. I thought I would pop out "Cask" and then sit down and write a book I titled "Silent Bay", right up until the moment I decided I didn't really want to be uber-gory. I can handle suspense and darkness, but gore is something I'll leave to others.
Well, since I wasn't going to write "Silent Bay", I had "Legacy" in mind, the 13th century book - but alas, I have changed my mind yet again -- and I have Nick Posh to blame. He sticks around inside my head most times, and he talks to me. He explains the things he wants to do, and he has to get my attention, so I'll end up writing out what he's telling me. You see, some of the voices in my head wear fedoras and some swing from ship masts, clinging to their lives in violent storms. I see them doing all sorts of things - but Nick keeps me grounded.
Nick Posh is the star of the noir novels I write about the American detective, a half-Native American detective who also happens to be half-Scottish. He's a fascinating character, and since he's gained real estate in my brain, he's more or less deciding what gets written next. He interrupted me at least 10 times while I wrote out the outline for "Legacy" this weekend. He flat wouldn't have it. The more I think about him, the more I realize that he would be a really cool friend if he were real.
So, it is what it is -- I'm writing the 7th novel in the Nick Posh thriller series. I'm starting it this weekend, and it is titled "Amicus Curiae." Amicus Curiae is Latin for "Friend of the Court", which Nick Posh finds himself to be strictly by accident. Still, he can't simply walk away from his civic duty; he has to tell the truth, even if it means losing out on a good assignment while his family is abroad under Eoghan's watchful eye. He'll end up staying home and driving back and forth to El Reno, Oklahoma, from the city to assist in the investigation and to testify on behalf of an unlikely suspect in a very uncomfortable situation.
Because the 7th installment of the Posh books will put my novel count at an even dozen, it's noteworthy to mention that 7 of the 12 are Posh books, while only 5 are novels with other genres, including romance and drama. It's OK, I'm OK with it. I may end up writing more Posh books and less romance, more Posh books and less drama, but I know, because the man is living rent-free in my head, that I'll be writing many more Posh books. I did remind him that I have other options, but he smiled and you know - I was done.
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