More successes in 2019

Rebels met through the spring and summer of 2019, sharing work, moving projects forward, and achieving new milestones.

Chris’ multiple book-publication schedule through Severn River Publishing has continued apace.  His new novel Hiding Among the Dead, a Blessed Trauma Thriller, the crime-scene-cleaners novel launched this summer.  His newest novel, the bounty-hunter novel Binge Killer, is now available for purchase.  He is working on a sequel to this one, to create a series with the Counsel character.  His earlier novel Scars on the Face of God has also been reissued.  He continues some speaking/signing/reading appearances.  Huge congrats to Chris.  Amazing!

John moved his mystery Refugees forward, taking advantage of an extensive critique of the opening chapters by the group.  The book depicts a group of friends from the 1960s who get caught up in an event of murder and drugs in the 1990s.  He is also trying to re-initiate interest in and progress with his WWII Harry Cooper detective set of two novels, working on the one that serves as the prequel, a murder mystery set in Bristol, Pa.

Dave’s novel projects –– one set in the Revolutionary War (Coryell’s Ferry), one about a charismatic black preacher, and one about scandal in the Catholic church and the opioid epidemic (Fancyland) –– remain active.  Congrats to Dave to placing two excerpts adapted from his colonial era manuscript in the Bucks Co.-based literary/historical magazine Neshaminy.  One of Dave’s contributions took the bronze prize in the contest that fueled the first issue of this very nice new publication, available for purchase on Amazon.

Martha has queried her Florida-based mystery novel.  Her vocation of teaching is at the core of her story-telling interest.  She is working on a quasi memoir mystery-thriller based at a boarding school.

Russ is continuing to refine his WWII novel, and currently has a couple of full manuscripts of his other novels out for consideration by agents.

This summer, Melissa Sullivan stepped away from the group and Jackie Nash joined.  Welcome Jackie.