Last week, I:
Last week was kind of crazy. My in-laws were gone for half of it, and we did a deep clean on the house before they came back. We also did a whole lot of Easter stuff as a family, which was fun, but it kept us very busy (hence the near total lack of blogging). And finally, our two year-old son who has zero pain tolerance came down with hayfever and barely slept at all, which was much less fun. But in between all that, I managed to:
Last week, I:
This post is a day late because I sprang for the paid version of ChatGPT over the weekend, mostly to generate… er… images of my wife. For research purposes. But here are my five bullets.
Last week at work, I:
This is another great cover by James, over at GoOnWrite.com. I’m really happy with how it turned out! I’m working on the AI draft right now, but should have it done very soon. If all goes well, I’ll be publishing it either in July or August. Here is the working back cover copy:
To save his orphaned daughter, the ghost of the greatest wizard must depend on the lowest thief.
Corin has never been more than a street rat and a petty thief. But he can also hear the voices of the dead—whether he wants to or not. Usually, the dead leave him alone after they realize he has no power to help them. But when the former court magician begins to haunt him, nothing that Corin says can convince him to go away.
Lyra, the magician’s daughter, has been delving into the dark arts to find her father’s killers and avenge his grisly death. But the very people who killed him are grooming her for a devious purpose, and the intrigue of the court has put her in more danger than she knows. Her father is the only one who knows enough to warn her, but without Corin’s help, he is powerless to save her.
To save her, Corin must be more than merely a ghost whisperer: he must rise above his circumstances and become a man worthy of trust. But will that be enough to convince Lyra to turn back to the light before her thirst for vengeance consumes her?