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After a tad more than two years, Shadows of Atlantic City comes out today on Amazon for eBook and this weekend for printed copies. It’s easily one of my better books, according to myself and feedback from beta and regular readers. I’m quite excited for this one and look forward to continuing the story.
The last few weeks have been quite busy, both on and offline. And despite the chaos that makes up the vast majority of my life, I’m quite close to getting a lot of things done. I just need to keep squeezing out every minute I can to keep moving forward.
It’s almost funny how things in my life shift so rapidly. A scheduling plan that looks amazing in Asana can quickly become haphazard and obsolete. I’ll need to come up with something that works if I want to challenge myself in 2026, though. It’s going to be a bit rough.
Now that the beta readers are done and comments made, it’s time to wrap up Shadows of Atlantic City to have it published in the next week or two. It’s about a month later than I wanted, but at least it’s virtually done. Just a few minor tweaks and a test print of the cover to go.
It’s been 22 years since I was in college. Back then, I was aiming for a degree in Computer Animation/Graphic Design. I had to drop because the financial aid department of Westwood, and many of the other staff, made continuing exceptionally difficult. Bottom line, I didn’t have the money to pay tuition.
Starting August 18th, I’ll be attending two classes as I work to finish my bachelor’s degree. That means I have to change how often I can create content and work on my other projects, such as publishing Shadows of Atlantic City. I have a feeling there are some choppy waters ahead.
This week, I got a few things done that I’ve been working on for the past couple of years. Although I miss working on the fitness and gaming content, a lot of what I wanted to do for writing and books is coming together quite nicely. And I have a great feeling for the last half of the year.
This week has been one of the best that I’ve had in all of 2025. WriterSanctuary’s blog has been consistent (again), the YouTube channel is gaining momentum (again), and I think I wrapped up the book cover of Shadows of Atlantic City. This is aside from the myriad of side quests I’ve completed thus far.
I’ve been a fan of Neverwinter Nights since it came out in 2002. And since then, I’ve toyed around with creating modules. Currently, I’m working on one that connects my books in the series. It’s based on what happens after Kingmaker and before Fury – there’s a three-month gap between the events.
There were a lot of cogs turning in the background this week. I’m still working on creating a good flow for regular content while trying to publish my next book. And so far, the plan looks promising. But as I’ve said many times before, a good plan means nothing without action to back it.