{"id":6219,"date":"2014-12-01T02:17:07","date_gmt":"2014-12-01T02:17:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/orcutt.net\/weblog\/?p=6219"},"modified":"2014-12-20T00:42:30","modified_gmt":"2014-12-20T00:42:30","slug":"the-next-dakota-stevens-mystery-is-done","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/orcutt.net\/weblog\/the-next-dakota-stevens-mystery-is-done\/","title":{"rendered":"The Next Dakota Stevens Mystery is Done"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_6220\" style=\"width: 385px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/orcutt.net\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/TSTF_ItsDone_113014.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6220\" class=\"wp-image-6220\" src=\"https:\/\/orcutt.net\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/TSTF_ItsDone_113014-1024x628.png\" alt=\"TSTF_ItsDone_113014\" width=\"375\" height=\"230\" srcset=\"https:\/\/orcutt.net\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/TSTF_ItsDone_113014-1024x628.png 1024w, https:\/\/orcutt.net\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/TSTF_ItsDone_113014-300x184.png 300w, https:\/\/orcutt.net\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/TSTF_ItsDone_113014.png 1759w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 375px) 100vw, 375px\"><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-6220\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">If you only knew what a hell\u00adish year this has been, and what a *mir\u00ada\u00adcle* it is that I fin\u00adished this nov\u00adel.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>IT\u2019S DONE.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>After 90,000 words, 6 drafts, end\u00adless pol\u00adish\u00ading, and count\u00adless tweaks, spell-checks and fact-checks, the next Dako\u00adta Stevens mys\u00adtery, <strong><em>A Truth Stranger Than Fic\u00adtion<\/em><\/strong>, is fin\u00adished.<\/p>\n<p>The nov\u00adel will be avail\u00adable for <strong>pre-order by Decem\u00adber 22<\/strong>, and will be <strong>released on Jan\u00adu\u00adary 1 or 2<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The rea\u00adson for the Jan\u00adu\u00adary release is so I can get a full year (2015) with the book as a new release\u2014for mar\u00adket\u00ading and pub\u00adlic\u00adi\u00adty pur\u00adpos\u00ades. This was the pub\u00adlic\u00adi\u00adty com\u00adpa\u00adny\u2019s advice, and I am&nbsp;going to fol\u00adlow it.<\/p>\n<p>Besides, as one read\u00ader (a self-described fan\u00adgirl) point\u00aded out to me, it\u2019s good that it won\u2019t be avail\u00adable dur\u00ading Christ\u00admas because you prob\u00ada\u00adbly would\u00adn\u2019t get any\u00adthing done until you fin\u00adished it.<\/p>\n<p>Maybe I\u2019m prej\u00adu\u00addiced, but I think this might be the best Dako\u00adta nov\u00adel of the three. But I\u2019ll let you be the judge. In Jan\u00adu\u00adary.<\/p>\n<p>This will be my last update about the book until it\u2019s up for pre-order on Ama\u00adzon. At that time, I\u2019ll have a blurb about the book. There might even be a book trail\u00ader.<\/p>\n<p>Thank you for your loy\u00adal sup\u00adport and encour\u00adage\u00adment.<\/p>\n<p>Sin\u00adcere\u00adly,<\/p>\n<p>Chris<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>IT\u2019S DONE. 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