You can get autographed copies of the first three books in Selene Reborn Series (Artemis Rising, Celestial Accord, and Forging the Chain Breakers) at Granbury Memorial Day Friday, Saturday, or Sunday.

During the rewrite of the end of Antarctic Honeymoon, I got to write a chamber for chapter 21 – The Sleepers. I decided to get ChatGPT’s new image generator to make a picture. Not too bad…

I finished the rewrite of the end of Antarctic Honeymoon. Since the cover was the correct size, I finished it all up and got it published as well.

As part of the “Story Continues” for Antarctic Honeymoon, I suggested Riddle of the Sphinx. I have a rough version of the cover now.

That was so interesting, I did the same thing for Secrets of Kilimanjaro.

Since I’m done with those two, I’ve started work on Martian Phoenix again. One of the things that came out was the idea of Poise and Grace being a catechism or touchstone for Martian noblewomen. They wear gowns that are scandalously revealing to Victorian eyes, but not for sexual purposes, but to draw eyes. How well it is worn, Poise and Grace, command the attention. https://greshamverse.fandom.com/wiki/Poise_and_Grace

I came up with a new minor character. Since most of what she is won’t be in the book, the secret knowledge about her is here: https://greshamverse.fandom.com/wiki/Soft_Footsteps_Beside_Still_Water

Another minor character, which may get nothing more than her name in a book, is the current Queen of Seven Canals, Moonlight Upon Flowing Glass: https://greshamverse.fandom.com/wiki/Queen_Moonlight_Upon_Flowing_Glass

At least the upper class of Galveston would take frequent sponge baths through the day, especially in hot weather. When Beulah asked about washing all over at the Shrine of the Mother of Waters, she knew exactly what that would look like. How did women take such frequent sponge baths and maintain Victorian propriety? Well, first of all, Victorian propriety had to bow to practicality. That is why Victorian weddings in the hot climate of the south started in the evening (when it was getting cooler) instead of midmorning. If a woman was sure of her privacy—she would sponge off nude. If she was being aided by servants, or there was a chance of someone walking in, she would wear something, a light linen chemise, a thin cotton shift, or a loose white lawn wrapper. No that last isn’t something you wrap lawns in. It is made from cotton lawn, a soft, semi-sheer fabric. If Beulah had her lawn wrapper with her, this might have been what her purification ritual looked like.

Another example of why I do these posts – Clarence Cory. He was an amazing person in real life, and he will be an amazing person in this universe. https://greshamverse.fandom.com/wiki/Clarence_Cory He is mentioned in passing in Martian Phoenix.

Another example of both why I do these posts and why the world feels so detailed. The details behind the brief descriptions of the Martian Elves. https://greshamverse.fandom.com/wiki/Gravity_and_Physiology

A little progress on Martian Phoenix. Chapters this week:
Meeting Aliens – finished
First Impressions
Correction – started

Word Count is 17,989 in five+ chapters of an estimated 80,000-95,000 in 24+Epilogue Chapters.

Advertising: Between May 1-20, I sold 1 ebook for $4.99 in revenue. Since I spent $42.46 on advertising, I’m still upside-down there. Still, every book sold is the chance of getting another review, the more reviews the better the chance of making sales, the more sales the closer I get to break-even…

Antarctic Honeymoon is out, but no rank yet. If you don’t have yours yet, you can get the paper version here, or the kindle version here. Audiobook is coming soon. No reviews yet. If you’ve finished the book and haven’t left a review, please do so here.

Artemis Rising is #502 in Steampunk Science Fiction (Kindle Store), #1,674 in Alternate History, and #2,715 in Alternate History Science Fiction (Books). If you don’t have yours yet, you can get the paper version here or the kindle version here. There is also an audiobook version here. Seven reviews for Artemis Rising (thank you Emily!). More will help others find the series as well – if you’ve finished the book and haven’t left a review, please do so here.

Celestial Accord is ranked now. #543 in Steampunk Science Fiction (Kindle Store), #672 in Steampunk Fiction, #1,803 in Alternate History. If you don’t have yours yet, you can get the paper version here, the kindle version here, or the audiobook version here. One review so far. If you’ve finished the book and haven’t left a review, please do so here.

Forging the Chain Breakers is #1,009 in Steampunk Fiction, #1,397 in Steampunk Science Fiction (Kindle Store), #2,937 in Galactic Empire Science Fiction (not sure how that happened). If you don’t have yours yet, you can get the paper version here, the kindle version here, or the audiobook here. No reviews yet. If you’ve finished the book and haven’t left a review, please do so here.

Selene Unchained is #871 in Steampunk Fiction, #1,775 in Steampunk Science Fiction (Kindle Store), #3,550 in Alternate History. If you don’t have yours yet, you can get the paper version here, or the kindle version here. Audiobook is coming soon. No reviews yet. If you’ve finished the book and haven’t left a review, please do so here

Mirim’s First Christmas is #7,343 in Colonization Science Fiction, #10,726 in Alternate History Science Fiction (Books), and #13,640 in Science Fiction Short Stories. You can find the paper version here or the kindle version here. One review so far. If you’ve finished the book and haven’t left a review, please do so here.