Happy Holidays and THANK YOU for an incredible year!
If you already received this, I sincerely apologize. Substack experienced an outage of some sort right as I sent this earlier today.
Apologies for the double hit…but I’ve received hundreds of emails and messages indicating that the links in this email didn’t work. Something was amiss at Substack…which is why I sent this again. SORRY FOR THE DOUBLE TAP!!!
With the year rapidly coming to a close, I wanted to THANK EVERYONE for making 2022 one of the most rewarding years of my author career. Every year is different, with its unique challenges and rewards, but 2022 will stand out for years to come—for a variety of reasons.
Why? Thank you for asking! ;)
First and foremost, I had three titles hit the market in 2022. Two has been my norm (sometimes only one) since I shifted away from self-publishing several years ago, but 2022 proved “special.”
I finished the Black Flagged series with VINDICTA (Book 6), in between the launch of two books in my newest DEVIN GRAY SERIES.
I’m not going to lie…adding a third book to the mix wasn’t easy, but it was certainly rewarding. The most rewarding part was offering readers a special “read as I write” experience, along with a ton of bonus content related to the Black Flagged series. At the same time, I rebranded The Zulu Virus Chronicles to reflect its direct relationship to the Black Flagged books…and launched “THE BLACK FLAGGED WORLD.”
I had a blast creating the extra content that delved deep into the creation of VINDICTA and the BLACK FLAGGED WORLD. I even created a 40 page, signed…limited edition “dossiers” for Founding Members. I believe one of these was seen on the floor of Trump’s Mar-a-Lago office! Sorry…couldn’t help myself with that one!
***If you’d like access to all of the extra material I created for Black Flagged VINDICTA for paying subscribers back in the Spring of 2022, you can SUBSCRIBE UNDER THE MONTHLY OPTION and receive IMMEDIATE ACCESS to all of the additional content in digital form. The SAME MATERIAL INCLUDED IN THE DOSSIER AND MORE! I’ll send you a separate email with links to all of the material if you subscribe.***
What else?
1.) Our son graduated from Purdue and launched an incredibly successful video game—and formed his own game development company. If you’re into historically accurate Roman conquest games, CLICK HERE TO CHECK OUT HIS GAME’S STEAM PAGE.
2.) Our daughter finished her first semester at Indiana University with flying colors. With all of the distractions of freshman year, she kicked serious butt and began her journey toward a Speech, Language and Hearing degree.
3.) We got Toni/Tony (the spelling of his name is still disputed), whose attention competed with all of the above. He went from the ungroomed monster in the baby pool to a sophisticated, sweater-wearing gentleman. But don’t be fooled by the fancy clothes. He’s still somewhat of a monster.
4.) We expanded our garden somehow with all of this going on. We’re still eating carrots pulled in the late fall. Beans on the left, cucumbers on the right.
2023 SHOULD BE FAR LESS BUSY! I hope. PLEASE! I have one launch scheduled for August of 2023 (WIDE AWAKE-DEVIN GRAY 3), and that’s it! So far. WIDE AWAKE will finish the DEVIN GRAY series…pretty much non-stop action, intrigue and twists from the first chapter until the end. CLICK ON THE IMAGE TO PREORDER.
For those of you about to experience the DEEP FREEZE, please take precautions and stay warm. We’re supposed to hit a negative 30 degree windchill, plus maybe a half-foot of snow. Many of you will get WAY MORE SNOW and COLDER TEMP! Take precautions today! Please. If you have any preparation question, send them my way at books@striblingmedia.com. I’ll do my best to address them.
I have one more email coming your way in a day or two, which has nothing directly to do with my books. Just giving you a heads up.
HAPPY HOLIDAYS AND ONCE AGAIN—THANK YOU FOR AN INCREDIBLE YEAR! Without readers, I’m just a dude that doesn’t get out of his pajamas until noon!
I pulled the plug on the second Devon gray book because i got lost with the characters. It had been a while since I read the first book and I couldn't remember who was who. I'd recommend a little more character refreshment in the early part of the third book.
Happy Holidays to you and your family. Wishes to you for a healthy and happy new year. And Congratulations on your children’s latest accomplishments!