(i.e. flash fiction, poetry, essay, non-fiction, current events, a hybrid)
To paraphrase the late great Prissy from Gone with the Wind: “I don’t know nothin' 'bout birthin' no books.”
I just wanted to let people know that I am working on a fourth book and am currently about 80% to 90% complete. It’s been a strange winter it started out in November with a wonderful trip to Spain. I’d never been there before, and I loved it as anyone could tell who saw my pictures. Since then, I had surgery on one of my feet and I’ve really been out of commission for much of December/January. Getting older is lots of fun.
The book will probably be available in either spring or late summer. I believe the spirit of this book will go very well with my prior three books. I personally think this book might be the best of the bunch.
It began to take shape around the time of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. I believe that I had a different perspective on what was happening than most Americans did. I saw much of what I was writing about was coming to fruition during that time. For that reason, this book will have a more geopolitical bent than my previous ones did. Where the last two books spoke more about the danger of the domestic situation, the camera this time has moved from an examination of the police state to an examination of the military complex, which has a lot in common. In fact the book that this one probably has the most in common with is my first one Liberté which asked a lot of questions about the European Union and what it meant. Liberté definitely had more questions than it did answers.
We are going through a very dangerous period right now and most Americans aren’t aware of it what we're facing or what it really means. Our press, all across the political spectrum, has worked overtime to misinform the public and keep information from it. Right now, the title of the book is tentatively called "This Side of Reality: How to survive this war and the next 15 to follow."
I have some idea as to how the book’s cover will appear, though I’m not ready to reveal it yet and I will share it a little later when both the book and I are a little further along. I think you’ll like it as I hope to have some easily identifiable characters on the cover. I hope to keep the trust of my readers who have enjoyed my work in the past and if you haven’t read anything I’ve written yet and you’re a little intrigued, I hope you’ll give my writing a chance in the future. This will be a great book to dive into. If it comes out the way I want it'll be poignant and funny.
I hope that all those who haven’t signed up for my author’s page will do so as it is here that I'll post any updates on my work first. I have a facebook author’s page http.www.facebook.com//garyjosephfloyd/ and there’s also one https://theroadsometimestravelled.blogspot.com/. If I’m suddenly thrown off Facebook as social media platforms have been doing more regularly these day, you can always find me here. These sites Will be the first place that I’ll publish my cover reveal.
Well, that’s all for now. I’ll soon get back to you when more information becomes available…
Best of luck for all of us in the New Year. May we have a safe and successful year,
Gary
1/4/24
