when will I begin GHOST IN THE ASHES?

Now that SOUL OF SWORDS is out, quite a few people have asked when I will begin GHOST IN THE ASHES, the next book in THE GHOSTS series.

Actually, I have some good news on that front.

SOUL OF SWORDS came out on June 1st, but I finished it about a week before Memorial Day. I decided to hold off on releasing it until June because it’s not a terribly good idea to release a new book either on or around a major holiday, as people are traveling or visiting family and not too interested in books.

So while waiting for June 1st, I decided to put the time to good use by starting the rough draft of GHOST IN THE ASHES. I’m on chapter 17 of 25, with about 57,000 words written, and I suspect the rough draft will be around 85,000 to 90,000 words long. If all goes well, we’ll see the book out in July.

-JM