August 2024 Newsletter

New England temperatures broke this week and we’ve enjoyed seasonable 70s° weather. I continue to rework The Book of the Wounded Healers: A study in Perception. One first reader noticed I dropped the novel’s throughline several times in the first 100 pages. Ouch! The rewrite continues…slowly (I’m having author-ego issues). Still looking for first readers. Let me know if you’re interested in first readering.

August-September 2024 Announcements

• “Yeah, but you’re an idiot” – Recognizing Authority and Legitimacy in Rejections “There is no power without authority. There is no authority without legitimacy. Therefore, in considering rejection, we have to consider the perceived legitimacy of the authority and/or the size and perceived credibility of the institution doing the rejecting.”
  Children’s book author and humorist Mark O’Brien leads the discussion at our next RoundTable 360° meetup. Come & join us on Thursday, Aug 28th, 10:30amPT, 1:30pmET, 6:30pmLondonTime, 19h30 CEST.
  Reserve your space here.
• You’ve written your book and now it’s time to engage your audience. London (UK) based middle-grade author, copywriter, and biographer Rika Chandra offers thoughtfully written bios to help you grow your audience by humanizing you as an author and bringing your personality to life. A storyteller and biographer, Rika helps you develop a bio that reflects your voice, personality and accomplishments. Whether it’s for your website, Amazon profile, or media kit, feel free to reach out to her and explore how she can assist you. Contact her via email or at RikaChandra.com.
• Writers’ month long workshop September 2024’s writers’ workshop covers many if not all phases of craft and storytelling. The September workshop is on Wednesdays, 4-25 September 2024, morning and evening openings available. Sign up here.
• A battle-scarred detective. A dead-end case. In a future of digital disguises and subterranean hideouts, can he find an elusive killer?
  Law enforcement is in Detective Marcus Carver’s blood. And with the help of Chicago’s citywide surveillance, he excels at tracking and catching killers. But when a politician’s son is slain in the city’s blacked-out cyberpunk gang territory, Carver has everyone’s attention and no leads on the murderer.
  His boss breathing down his neck doesn’t help Carver’s authority issues, but with the victim’s family growing desperate, Carver runs down every hint of a trail. And when his most promising lead evaporates, Carver finds himself out of clues and short on time.
  Can Carver catch the killer before someone buries the truth for good?
  The Event Horizon Murder is the prequel to the Marcus Carver Sci-Fi Crime Series. If you like stories about mass surveillance, futuristic cityscapes and hard-boiled detectives, then you’ll love Greg Hickey’s tense sci-fi crime novella.
  Download The Event Horizon Murder as a free ebook and get access to the latest book updates and exclusive discounts and giveaways.

• Zen Citizen is friend Vineeta Kommineni’s social experiment to learn if providing clear, comprehensive, and practical information on government procedures can help Indian citizens defy demands for bribes and access Government services conveniently. By walking through the application process with citizens, and refining the guides based on real experiences – similar to ‘what to expect when you’re expecting’ – ZenCitizen aims to make a dent in petty corruption and restore the stigma associated with it in India. Please check it out and offer what support you can. Thanks.

That’s it for August.

Enjoy!