Started my latest editing project (just a manuscript review) and toying with ideas for Book 5 of my series, which I plan to start in July or August more seriously, once Book 4 revisions are done and the ms. off to the publisher.

Not much to report this week. Getting non-writing stuff out of the way so I’m ready for the revisions I’ll be doing soon.

Alternate History 4/5

The lives of many characters intersect in a 1962 America following the Axis victory in WWII—but a novel exists postulating a world in which the Allies won. Although this Hugo-winner’s plot wanders without a clear conclusion, the individual stories are fascinating.

Read a friend’s novel for critique on Wednesday. Start a new editing contract after that. Can’t really work on Book 4 of my series until I get my beta reads back, and the edits for the novel excerpt I submitted at Rio Hondo I plan to do at an early-June writers’ retreat where I can really dig my teeth into it.

Science Fiction 5/5

Tyler tries to navigate a world—and save his love—on an Earth sealed off from the universe by unknown aliens with an unknown objective. This lyrically written story delves into meaning, love, science, and philosophy while the jaws of danger inexorably close around the protagonists. Though not fast-paced, I found it a beautiful experience as well as a gripping story.