I have had a few questions from readers about how far along I am with book 3.  I am about 3/5 done (unless it runs longer than expected).  I am looking at a release around December.  If I can find that Amazon program where I submit it through them I may use that.  This would delay the release a few months since you promise Amazon not to publish it separately while they look over your submission.  However, I may never be able to find that offer again.  Never let it be said that Amazon's publishing program is clear and well documented.  I will deny it!

On a somewhat related note, I am also working in parallel on two other books.  One is a children's book.  I wanted to have it ready for my little girls' 5th birthday, but it is going to be late (already is).  I am doing the drawings myself.  I used to draw when I was much younger.  My talent pales in comparison to a professional artist, however, I think it should be adequate for children's illustrations.  I also narrated it and recorded it for my kids.  They enjoyed it.  I may use this to test out the waters for audio books.  It's only a ten-minute story and I can do it myself, so it should be good to get my toes wet.  It is a fun side project and I suppose I would be done already if I were working on it for more than an hour a day.

The second project is sorta a lit RPG genre story.  This is a crossover genre, generally describing full immersion VR MMO games.  I find them frustrating since playing a computer game generally has no lasting real-life impact.  I am trying for more of a reality crossover.

I know it looks like I am splitting my time three ways... and I am.  However, I also find myself working on them all on regular basis.  So, all in all, I have actually increased my writing speed for Book #3.