Authentic Arctic Thrillers
The Glacier Beat Kickstarter campaign is already at 50%, with a little over 20 days to go. It’s a modest campaign compared to the more adventurous Tundra Beat I had originally planned, launched and cancelled (yeah, I know!), but it feels good, and there are still plenty of rewards to pledge for, especially if you want to be written into a story with Petra or Maratse!
Chris
Deeper in the fjord, south of Uummannaq Island, lies the settlement of Ikerasak. Want to visit?
This is where I’d like to just point out that I drove a very sedate 50kmh across the sea ice. The snowmobile wasn’t insured. I took it slow. Which is when Jane took over!
A quick shot of Ikerasak mountain to the north of the settlement.
Before turning around to see most of the settlement (population 230+) with the yellow school and the graveyard.
Close up of a house and a polar bear skin drying on the rack.
And my favourite photo.
A quick peek inside the church.
And then time to get back – Jane at the wheel!
On July 8, 2021 I published Havoc, the first in a planned series of short, and experimental, vigilante stories. On March 28, 2023, I published Peace, the tenth (and longest) short story in that series. Yesterday, after working through the night, I finally got them all updated and into paperback. I feel as though I can officially stamp the series as “done”.
I had fun with the covers, and I think Faith and Wired are my favourite.
But you know, in typical Hollywood fashion, I left the door open, just a little, in case I wanted to write some more.
So, I’m not done with Hazel Burnett. And, of course, her novel comes out later this year. So, I’m most definitely not done.
But it’s nice to wrap things up. For the moment, at least.
The Havoc stories so far are here:
I’ll bundle the stories at some point. Put together, they clock in at around 300 pages.
And the novel on the way is:
Chris
Want to live in the Arctic? Want to have sledge dogs? Learn to sew! 😉
Bonus info: the bruise on my left arm is sledge dog related!
I’ve been busy.
Here’s a quick overview of everything I’ve published so far in 2023. Hopefully, there’s a little something for everyone with a real mix of genres, lengths, action, and intensity.
There’s more on the way!
Chris
It had to be done. Why should the so-called “random sledge dogs” have all the fun? I wanted in on the action!
It’s just possible I might have blogged this photo before! 😉