Inspired by my love of medieval history, mythological fantasy, and good old-fashioned monster stories.
Hello lovely supporters of Abomination! It's been a while so here's a quick update on where we're at. In the next day or two I'll be approving the final copy-edit and page layout for the book's hardback and paperback editions. We're also finalizing a beautiful map of medieval England that will be going in the front of the book, it's been illustrated by the super-talented Jonathan Roberts of Fantastic Maps, who created the official Westeros maps for George RR Martin!
Once all that is finalized the whole thing will be off to the printer! Right now we're targeting a print launch date of July 30 - that's the date your pre-ordered print copy should arrive in the mail, and also the date you'll be able to walk into a bookstore and buy it. The digital copy should be available before then (hopefully late June/early July) so whether you ordered a print or digital copy you'll be receiving that via email in advance of the print copy and then you can finally start reading! All very exciting!
Hello, everyone -
"In Blasted by Adversity: The Making of a Wounded Warrior, we learn first-hand how a fiercely independent 'country boy' joins 'the tip of the spear' during the U.S. invasion. We experience a horrific attack that changes Murphy’s life and the lives of his comrades forever. We’re also inspired by Murphy’s courage to defy the odds and test himself during his recovery. The words, 'get ready to fall,' become a life lesson. When a nurse tells him, 'you never know until you try,' Murphy begins the journey of a lifetime."
Jennifer Dawton and Winston Fields used to run a quaint diner off Old Highway 86. It was a long, winding road slicing through dense forests and meadows grazed by cows and other four-legged creatures. The barns used to hold horses and pigs and chickens, but by the time The Beast was born, there were only machines. Still, when the Dawton-Fieldses relocated back in the eighties, there were no sub-divisions or shopping centers or cookie-cutter homes. Just tick-infested forests filled with agile an. . .
Jumping right into things . . .
The book is an actual book now and most of the backers have received their copies and I could not be happier. This is my first book featuring in equal parts my illustrations and text, and I have a different feeling about it than I've had with my novels. Between you and me, I don't think of The Cat's Pajamas as a children's book (though it is); I think of it as . . . a book. A book with both sides of my brain in it. Writing, for me, does not come easy: I have high standards for prose which, by now, I should be more comfortable falling short of. But I love to draw, and I'm content with my limitations as a drawer of things. Ladies and gentlemen, these here drawings are about the best I can do and I don't feel the need to do it much betterer. So it is a kid's book, I guess, in that it makes me feel like a kid. Happy.
