Status of Starfire Angels: Forgotten Worlds Book 22... and more

I'm nearly finished with the first round of edits on Book 22 of Starfire Angels: Forgotten Worlds - The End is the Beginning. This has been a slow process, where normally it's fast. I've had a lot of other things going on, and those aren't going to stop any time soon.

It's already mid-August. I would guess it'll be mid-September to publish it.

And in the meantime, I've slowly pieced together something for Book 25 that had been lurking in my mind and stumbling a bit. All this time has allowed the conclusion of this adventure to develop more fully. I won't say it's complete, because it hasn't been written yet, and anything can happen. However, I am satisfied with the issues that have slowly resolved for the planning of how this will end. By the time I start writing next month, nearly everything will be in place and it'll just be a matter of actually writing everything in story form instead of synopsis form.

When Book 25 is done, the final three books will be released in 6-8 week windows of one another. By a year from now, it should all be complete.

This has been an ambitious project. I never could have taken it on at any other time in my life, not like this. It's only by the grace of God, and to honor Him, that I could write this amazing story.

There have been many references to my faith dropped along the way, and more is yet to come. In Book 22, I have the St. Michael door (although it's not called that) and the name of a saint who is special to me. (I already used this saint's mother's name without knowing it at the time when I named Aurelia Station; I just thought is sounded like a pretty name when I found it... or was led to it. The saint whose name I assign in Book 22 has been one calling to me to guide me closer to Christ. A second hint is that the individual was a stigmatist.) There's also the title of the final book - For Such a Time as This - a piece of a quote from the Bible book of Esther which fit perfectly for the final events.

If you don't know the Bible, it'll still all make perfect sense in the setting of the series. The faith is couched in the setting, so there really isn't anything overtly Catholic. It's there for those who are faithful, but it's window dressing and just part of the world ultimately, a layer for those who want to see it.

I've also been rereading about a chapter a day of the start of the series and fixing some tiny issues. I always find details to fix, but I'm also trying to make sure the paperbacks are formatted correctly (copying and pasting removed some of the italics) and review what I can before I start writing Book 25. This is such a long series over nearly a decade (started writing Book 1 in 2018) that I have to remind myself of earlier events, even when much of what I'm writing is developed after things have changed for the characters.

It'll be soon enough and you'll be at the end of this journey. Thanks for staying with it all this time.

God bless!

The Demonic Roots of Modern Extremism (video tigle)

Exorcist of 20+ Years Reveals Everything You Need To Know About Demons w/Fr Carlos Martins | E331 (video title)

Father Mark Beard's Homily - "Interview w/ an Exorcist" (video)

I wanted to punch her...I gave her a miraculous medal instead (video title)

 

It's done

I finished book 24 of Starfire Angels: Forgotten Worlds last night.

Today, I started a read-through. There are a couple of details I want to insert, but I need to find the right locations to insert those.

I also realized that something I thought I needed as a final scene wasn't needed. In fact, I had given myself a much better way to present the information in one of the scenes and am using that happy accident to cut out an unnecessary POV character.

It came together better than I had expected.

Once I'm done with this, I'm diving into edits on Book 22 and trying to find the right cover image for Book 24. 

Once that's published, I'll reread Book 23 and work on the description. Then I'll start writing Book 25. And after finishing that final book of the series, I'll be editing books 23, 24, and 25 back-to-back. I expect to publish those 6-8 weeks apart starting late spring 2027 through the summer. That means in approximately one year, this will be complete!

On a side note, I've added all these books and the Dark Angel Chronicles books to spotlightonindie.com, where you can access them from my profile there. I still need to add the Revelations books. All the information from my website is there, along with more detailed information for each book. Give it a look and be sure to share the URL with others!

Why You Don’t Advance in Prayer Consistency, Sacrifice, and Beating Distractions ~ Fr Ripperger (video title)

Dill, rhubarb, and peas... gardening update

The garden has been coming into production.

After only three weeks since the last picking!
All this is from one rhubarb plant.

The rhubarb started in late May already, once the flowering waned. I learned that the flowers have to be pulled out by the base or they hinder stalk production. The plant I kept after pulling out two others a couple of years ago is like a weed, and, unfortunately, the aphids and grasshoppers love it when I don't thin it often enough. Every three weeks is too long between pickings for this thing. I'm the only one in the house that likes rhubarb treats, so one is enough. Even with this plant, I'm often sharing with people I know who like it. I hate to waste too much and already toss out many thin stalks just to thin this monstrous plant.

The peas are slowing production, nearing the end of their cycle. I've picked and shelled over 20 cups worth that have been packed and frozen in single-serve snack bags (since I'm the only one in our house that likes peas). Never mind what I've eaten over the past week. I'm pea'd out. You can get sick of fresh-from-the-garden peas.

Never mind the dill. As long as I keep the bindweed off that, it flourishes. I picked and cut two stalks this morning and, from those alone, have way more dill for a friend than she could possibly use. There's still more than we need for pickles growing. And the dill is starting to seed, so that'll reseed for spring.

Green onions I had planted last summer in the raised bed from seeds never grew sufficiently then but came back this year as full onions and have also gone to seed, so I've been collecting those seeds for next year. It would seem green onions (and probably all onions) require two years for full development from seeds, but I could be wrong. That's just my experience with onions.

Hubby's pepper plants are starting to produce. A couple plants started early, but the rest are blooming now also.

Cucumbers have started producing. Only one plant came up this year, so I don't know if we'll have enough to give away like we usually do.

And the corn is tassled out. The ears should be ready for picking by early September. We'll cook and freeze like we usually do, after enjoying some corn on the cob.

I can't leave out the grapes! We'll have more grapes this year than we could possibly eat. It's unfortunate that they're so small and the seeds take up so much of the fruit. Otherwise, I'd probably have enough to make jelly/jam (need to learn how). We just have to watch for the sphinx moth larva--big ugly things that would destroy the plants.

I'm updating all this because this morning, before the heat wave of the day sets in, I came home from mass (church) and went right to the garden to pick dill, rhubarb, and peas. The rhubarb is cleaned and drying before I cut and freeze it all; and the peas picked this morning are next, to be shelled and frozen with the rest. It's only been a week since I picked the first peas, and the plants are already slowing production.

It's already been a productive year for our garden, but our pumpkin plant appears to not want to grow this year. Not much we can do about it now. We'll be all right, though. We still have pureed pumpkin from last year in the freezer.

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Last of all, Book 24 of Starfire Angels: Forgotten Worlds has just the few short scenes left outside the main characters, about one chapter's worth of writing. I will finish in the next week and then start editing Book 22. 

God bless!

Father Ripperger - A Demon Told This Exorcist: "It's How I Took Your Government Out" | SRS #324 (video title)

E.L.F. Founder on Giving Up Fortune to Become a Priest (Fr. Scott-Vincent Borba) | Ep. 588 (video title)