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Greetings, Number
What you see before you is your gateway into the Shards Universe. It is composed of short stories, novellas, novels, and an ever growing body of research. While the characters, events, and technologies are fictional, reality is in the details. Although the planets man will settle in this Universe are fictional, the stars themselves are accurate in location, distance and class. For the true science fiction buff, there is a cornucopia of hidden accuracies. And yet, for the newly initiated science fiction reader, or even for the casual reader, you will discover a Shards Universe filled with believable characters, engaging relationships, heart breaking tragedy and exciting action. And while the short stories may occasionally have a sad or bittersweet ending, in the novels, good always wins over the bad. That said, feel free to explore the Shards Universe! Peter Prellwitz
Books: Published Books: Release Schedule 2008-2009 News (Updated April 29, 2008) 2007-08 Convention Schedule
Date: April 29, 2008 LIBRARY UPDATE: Opus in Red is now restored to its complete length. A veteran of the Terran/Martian wars observes the 50th anniversary of its ending. But not all who served were heroes. Troublemaker is now restored to its complete length. This one is both exciting and heartbreaking. It also opens the beginning of a very distant, very significant time in mankind's existence. Set in the 32nd Century, it focuses on Renee Goletsuki, a favorite of mine, which will be reflected in the many stories I hope to write about her. A Piñata For Juanita is now restored to its complete length. A novella three chapters in length, it is both an excellent snapshot of the Shards Universe over eight centuries as well as a moving, bittersweet story in its own right. It takes awhile to read, but I promise you it is well worth the effort.
BIG NEWS! The time has come for me to make an effort to "make it mainstream". Starting with Redeeming The Plumb, I'm going to begin the long journey of finding a literary agent and seeing if I can make it in the world of mass market. What does this mean? It means that even after I finish Redeeming The Plumb, there will probably be a period of time before it comes out. A year or maybe two. It's hard to say. When it DOES come out, however, it'll hopefully be in wide, wide market. What about Double Dragon? I love being associated with Double Dragon. I wish them all the best and FULLY intend to remain with them. In the ideal world, DDP will continue to carry all my titles, present and future, in ebook form. They've given me their blessing and understanding in letting me search for an agent and make a try at mass market. Regardless of what happens, I will always consider myself a Double Dragon author, and I'm going to do everything in my power to stay with them even while I spread my wings and take the next step toward mainstream. Your continued support of DDP is a nice way to add to that support.
NEWS! As always, Ravencon was a blast. Many thanks to Allen Wold for having me on his writing workshop for a second year. There were far fewer attendees than the room-packed crowd we had last year, so we were able to spend more time with each writer. And thanks to Tee Morris for letting me participate in the Monacan High School writers program. I had the joy of teaching a number of the English classes and the Creative Writing class the ins and outs of creating and critiquing fiction. Coming up: Balticon 42, in just a few weeks. Held at the Marriott in Hunt Valley, this four day con is sure to be a lot of fun. It doesn't look like I'll have a table, but I will have my books along with me. Just ask for a copy and I'll head to our room and get you one. After Balticon? It looks empty until the fall at the moment. I'm looking over the possibility of padding my convention schedule some, though. Now that the Angel Of St. Thomas web comic is out - it launched to a Tuesday/Thursday posting schedule on January 1, 2008 (TELL YOUR FRIENDS!) - I'll be looking at some anime and web comic conventions to attend as well. At the moment, for the 2008-2009 convention season, I'll be making an effort to attend Albacon (Oct), SheVaCon (Feb 2009), Ravencon, and Balticon 43. I'm still deciding about Philcon, Arisia and I-Con. And I'm looking at Trinoc coN, MarsCon, Capclave, Katsucon, Otakon, Nekkocon, AnimeMidAtlantic, and a couple others. Let me know if you have any favorites!
Redeeming The Plumb UPDATE: *bleh* Soooo.... slooooowww... I've got to admit it: I've been in a writing slump for a while now. This stupid book is 154 pages along (about 45k word length so far) and I've hit a wall. I know what's on the other side of the wall. And I SO want to get there, because it'll be downhill once I get there. But I'm still trying to breach that wall. It's time to stop putting it off and simply start writing/erasing crap ideas until something good springs from the fertilizer... One of the most frustrating things about writing Redeeming the Plumb is that it's my best and favorite work so far. Because of that, I want to get it perfect, which is keeping me from making the mistakes I need to find the best course.
INSIDE THE STORY: As in more than a few of my shorts and novels, I slip in friends' names as a kind of thank you to them for their enthusiasm. There's one name already in there, and I'm putting in another in the second half.
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