I’ve just posted a full update and schedule for the rest of the year over on NathanLowell.com.
Wondering what I’m doing?
I think I listed everything on my current schedule. It should answer any questions.
Once in a while I find a book that’s just so enjoyable that I want to share.
Brion Humphrey – who some of you might know from the Round Table Podcast – has put out his first book. I read it in manuscript a few months ago and I loved it.
To really appreciate how much, this is a psychological thriller. That’s a long way from my genre-preference and yet it’s characters drew me into the action. What was going to happen next? How did this all work? Who *are* these people??
Yeah. It was fun. Very, very fun.
If you’re looking for something to fill in the empty hours before Double Share gets re-released try Sense Memory.
[Transparency disclaimer: I know Brion and worked with his students over last fall in his creative writing class. I've appeared on the Round Table twice. He's a good guy and one that I'd call a friend. He didn't ask me to promote this book and he's not giving me anything for doing it. I just wanted to share a good read with you.]
It’s been too long since I’ve updated this site. Please accept my heartfelt apologies for that.
The updated covers — and corrected links — are now on the “Get the Books” page here. Full Share has only been live for about a day. It’s been caught in limbo for the last week and a half while Amazon went through the review process but it’s finally up and read.
Double Share’s re-issue is next. I know all you people are anxiously awaiting Captain’s Share but I have to do this one step at a time. My goal is to get the last two books in the series out and done by mid-summer 2013. I’ve got a schedule and the only question is how well I’ll be able to follow it.
Many of you have wondered what the delay has been. I’ve been a bit distracted by the passing of my younger sister. She lost a two-year struggle against cancer on the last day of January. It took a toll on my productivity, coming to a head just as the avalanche of re-work fell on me. It’s been difficult to focus on anything, let alone the fiddly detail work of re-editing and re-publishing books.
In spite of that, I’m very pleased with the re-work and look forward to getting the new stuff out ASAP. Fingers crossed that the worst is behind.
Now that it’s almost Ground Hog Day …
Yeah. It’s been that kind of year so far.
Status:
I have the edits back on Captain’s Share — Thank you to the Dislexic_Wombat for his unflagging devotion to this effort for the last eight months — but I’m bogged down working through Full Share and getting the copy edits incorporated into the text. That should be coming our Real Soon Now.
Double will be after that, Captain’s after that .. and Owner’s Share is needing an editor who’s not intimidated by 200,000 word manuscripts. 
Some people have reported that the ebooks are not available in their regions. It seems that the Ridan editions are still linked into vary places and – since those editions are no long available anywhere – that’s causing the problem. Quarter Share and Half Share are out with full, world-wide distribution. I’m selling copies in most countries so I’m pretty sure they’re available through Amazon at least. If you’re getting the “Not available in your country” message — that’s not my book.
The fantasy books are moving well and you should be looking over at Lammas Wood for information about Tanyth Fairport. I’ll make any announcements about her stuff there first.
Healthwise, I’m getting better but it’s a slow process. I’m getting the medical care I need which is a big step out of the river in Egypt. I’ve lost weight and need to keep losing it. I’ve got more dental work in my future … and some eye surgery, too. Always something new and exciting.
The daily podcast has stumbled along and will continue as often as I can manage it. (I need to go out right now, in fact.)
This weekend (Jan 25-27) I’ll be in Colorado Springs at the COSine conference — and I’m taking my laptop and editing with me, just in case. If you’re in the area, it’s a fun little con and SM Stirling is this year’s GoH. I’m REALLY looking forward to this one.
That’s about all I can tell you right now. It’s been a tough year and I’m working to put that behind me. It’s taking me more time than I want to rebuild the infrastructure that I lost and to recover the momentum that I’d gained before Ridan. We’ll get there.
Thank you all for staying with me over the bumpy bits.
Safe voyage.
Sickness and misery.
That’s been the lot here and it’s gotten in the way of my grand plans.
Ridan has taken their versions of the ebooks down so people around the world (Germany, Australia) are getting told “Not available.” It’s nothing personal, folks. It’s everybody because I still don’t have my versions ready to go. With any luck my medical problems will now be healing and I can proceed. There’s only one more medical problem for me that needs work but that’ll probably hold off until the new year.
Captain’s Share is still with the editor and as soon as I can, that’ll be coming out with Owner’s Share right behind it. I’m anxious to get these books done so I can start on something new. As it is, everything is backed up.
Sorry about that, but I haven’t forgotten about you.
