S.L.Luck

June 11, 2023

It’s been too long, Dear Readers. The quick and dirty is that we had 2 funerals in the family, months of sickness, and I also went back to the office after a long hiatus (AKA travelling the world). I have been writing, however, and am happy to report I’m decently into my next novel. The yet-to-be-named novel is a semi-sequel to my last novel, Project Domain. I’ve found that I love squishing sci-fi and horror together with a good dose of community. Never as good as King or Bradbury, of course, but baby steps in that direction. My current project takes place far up north in Nunavut, in the fictional village of Bluffer’s Holm, some clicks west of Iqaluit on Frobisher Bay. It’s cold and isolated. Living is hard and expensive. But if you can ignore the sounds from the so-called weather station near Bluffer’s Holm, you might find you don’t have a power bill this month. And those groceries that cost Iqalummiut three times more than anywhere else in Canada might just be on sale for five times less in Bluffer’s Holm. If you can pretend, that is. Even to yourself. In this part of the Canadian tundra, silence is survival.

This story is a mixture of military meets aliens meets the great Canadian north. And a surprise guest that both parties team up to capture. I’m having fun writing it.

As for other news, Amazon selected my book, Interference, for its Prime Reading program. Out of the millions and millions of books (20? 50?) on Amazon, only roughly 1400 books are selected across all genres. (This figure fluctuates but these are the numbers from my last peek.) I was beyond thrilled to be selected as it’s an incredible honor and says my book doesn’t completely suck, so that’s something. (I think artists live on reassurance, and I’m no exception.) Anyway, I promise to write more often, as many of you have asked. I’m here and I’m writing and I’m always, always, grateful to YOU, my Dear Readers.

Until next time, friends, keep reading . . .