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As 2023 winds down, Space Junk Book 4 is now in its final stages. The new book should be out in the next month or two. I have a lot more planned for the coming year, so I hope you'll stick around for the ride!
If you'd like to receive occasional updates on new releases, subscribe to my newsletter on the side panel of this site. While I will continue to post release info here, I've gotten in the habit of posting regular updates on Facebook. So if you'd like to stay apprised of my weekly doings, you can follow me here - www.facebook.com/andrewofbixler If you're new to Space Junk, the prequel e-book Space Junk: Beginning no End is available for free at the link below. Also, the latest book in the series The Deaths of Adam Jones is out now. Thank you to everyone who is reading this, especially those who have picked up one of my books, and I hope everyone has a Happy New Year! Space Junk Series – https://www.amazon.com/dp/B093YGQHL1 Signed Books – https://www.etsy.com/shop/SpaceJunkMerch FREE Prequel E-book— https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0BRGY8MSY
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Happy New Year to all you readers out there! As I once again ring in the new year with the annual Syfy Twilight Zone marathon, I thought I would kick the year off with a new story of my own. It’s a short prequel titled Space Junk: Beginning no End. Although it takes place before the first book, my hope is that it will offer a different reading experience and understanding of events in the larger story depending on whether it is read before, during, or after the series comes to its eventual conclusion. Thanks to everyone who has stuck with me since the beginning and to all the readers who are just discovering Space Junk. I wish you all a fantastic 2023, and I hope you enjoy Space Junk: Beginning no End! https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0BRGY8MSY  The Deaths of Adam Jones (Space Junk Book 3) is out now. Thank you to everyone who has read the previous books and those who are just finding them. The story continues in a way you might not expect as Adam reckons with his past and future on a journey unlike anything he’s experienced before. I hope you’ll come along for the ride! https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BG9BYXMP  This week only, buy Space Junk and these other fine sci-fi/fantasy e-books for only $.99! https://books.bookfunnel.com/humoroussfandfantasyonthecheap/rjxqksph56  The Deaths of Adam Jones (Space Junk Book 3) e-book is now available for pre-order on Amazon - https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BG9BYXMP  Well, it took a little longer than expected, as it always does, but I've finally finished the first draft of Space Junk book three. After catching up on some general life upkeep, I'm about to begin revisions. I think I've pinpointed the bigger changes that need to be made and so hopefully will make quick work of the next draft. In any case, it's on the way!
My sincere thanks to everyone who has bought or read the first two books. I hate to ask even more of you, but if you enjoyed them, please leave a rating on Amazon and or Goodreads. It supposedly helps the books get found and also helps inform me about what's working and what might not be. Thank you all again for reading, and I hope to have another progress update for you soon! I'm yet again engrossed in the New Year's Eve Twilight Zone Marathon on Syfy and am yet again struck by just how incredible the writing is. It's a master class in short science fiction and horror. One of my favorites is on now, Nothing in the Dark, about a woman who comes in direct contact with "Mr. Death." It's a frightening, moving, and ultimately optimistic reflection on the ultimate unknown. Another classic, Hocus Pocus and Frisby, is coming up a littler later. An ode to tall tale tellers, with aliens, it's a fun out-of-this-world adventure on the other end of the episode spectrum. More than 60 years later, there's still nothing like TZ for inspiration. Here's wishing all you readers and writers a Happy New Year, from the Twilight Zone!
Time has come for another update. I'd like to make it a habit to keep up with these posts more, even just to get my thoughts out. I'm about halfway through the first draft of the next book. This one is part of the Space Junk series but will be sort of a departure from the main story. The last few weeks have been particularly long and difficult for some reason, but the pieces finally started falling into place over the last couple days. So much of the difficulty in writing comes from managing the rest of your life that by the time you get in front of the page you can barely think straight. It can be brutal when the words don't want to come. I've hit similar blocks around the same point during each book, and I've found that the only thing to do is grind through it with faith that you'll come out on the other side, because you will. And when you finally solve the impossible problem, it'll be all the sweeter. I hope all you readers and writers are staying well and keeping the dream alive during the holidays, one word at a time.
Book three is officially underway. I'm trying something a little different that I think will expand the universe in interesting ways. It feels good to be really digging in after a lot of exploring, but it's still early going, so we'll see if it pays off or if I've completely lost my mind.
As I've been rolling around ideas for the next book, I've been meditating more, and I cannot recommend it enough. The difference in mind and mood is sort of subtle but also dramatic somehow. It's like getting a breath of fresh air for your mind. I've been doing it on and off for years, but for some reason can never seem to make a real habit of it. If you've never tried it, you really don't have to do anything. It's more like the opposite - the goal is to be present and aware without actively thinking. Twenty or so minutes a day has also proven to be really great for creativity. The ideas just start to flow.
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