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Hello dear readers!  Today there's a couple of items I'd like to discuss with you. 

Many of you have been patiently awaiting the sequel to The Study.  Sorry to say the wait will be a bit longer.  This is the first time I've attempted writing from fan requests, and I have to say the attempt has been more difficult than initially imagined.

Ideas come to me in many forms - driving down the highway, dreams/nightmares, things others say, etc. - it's all a very organic process.  The germination, however, either begins and takes root quickly or slowly over time.

The Search is going to be something better developed slowly over time.  Thus far, what I've written doesn't "feel" quite right to me, and I hesitate to just dump something out into the eBook universe without giving it the proper attention it deserves.  What you, my dear readers, deserve and have come to expect from me.

Rest assured, I will get back to the sequel in time.  That I promise you.

So in the meantime, I'm going to get back into the Deepest Darkness series and move forward with the third and final book Rising from the Darkness.  It will be an explosion to write!

Then coming in June, please follow along on my very first ever blog tour at http://runningintothedarkness.blogspot.com and get set to revisit the first book in the Deepest Darkness series, Running into the Darkness.  Thanks to Nicole and the gang over at Tribute Books!

And don't forget to leave your comments as we probe into the recesses of my psyche.  Yeah, it's pretty scary, but you might find yourself a winner of a $25 Amazon gift card.


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The Fans Have Spoken!

Before I forget:  HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY!!!!!!

Okay, now that we have that over with, and I'm looking forward to blowing up the sky tonight, let's talk writing.

The fans have spoken, and I have listened.  Originally when I wrote "The Study" I anticipated it being a stand alone story.  Yes, I realize many of you hated the manner in which it ended, but to me it was represented as closer to real life than you might expect.

Of all the stories sitting on my computer - and I promise I will get to them all in due time, well maybe some are destined for the delete bin, but that's beside the point - this one is very personal to me.  All of the specific events and circumstances depicted in the story are fictionalized, but what happens at the end is very much real life for me.

And you might be surprised how many in this world for whom it is all too true.

So writing "The Study" was really just for me to get some of my thoughts out.  I never intended to publish it until encouraged by some dear friends around me.

Well now that it's out there in the eBook universe, I realize there might be need for closure for Katie and Matt.  So after much deliberation both internally and externally, I have decided to write a sequel short story for "The Study".  It's going to tentatively be entitled, "The Search".

How's that for whetting your appetite?

However, don't expect it anytime soon.  The focus at the present time is to finish my first draft of "Piercing the Darkness", the sequel to "Running into the Darkness".  Once I finish that there will be several weeks of letting it sit before I go in and complete the next draft.  During that time, I plan to start work on "The Search". 

No, I cannot promise that it will also be available by the end of the year (PTD is my focus for 2012), but I will promise to try very hard to get it ready for early 2013.  If things go REALLY well, it is possible for yearend, but I'm not going to give any specifics.  I'm not one to write checks I can't cash.

So keep watching and looking for updates on the upcoming, fan requested sequel to "The Study".

Once again, my son and I wish you the best for a safe and happy Fourth!