(The title sounds better than, “Another Update”, or “Odds and Ends”, don’t you think?) Time seems to fly buy lately. Maybe it’s because I can’t stop ‘lil q from growing up and getting bigger every day. Or maybe it’s because I’ve been so busy and I have so many deadlines to ‘meet.’ But wow. It’s November.  With Halloween in the rear view mirror  (pictures to follow soon) and the leaves turning (maybe pictures of that, too) it’s time to look ahead – less than 55 shopping/decorating/baking/whatever days til Christmas (sorry, had to toss that in).

These Works In Progress (WIP – not to be confused with Wayward Ink Publishing’s WIP) updates are always a bugger for me. I have such good intentions, but never seem to have the time to finish anything. BUT – this time I have some news without hopes or best intentions. This time, I actually have completed stories to announce. (Shocking, yes I know.)

Kinda. Sorta. Maybe. Hopefully? So After many months of start and stop, of rewriting while trying to keep the story intact, I’ve finished the rough draft of Book 2 – The Eye And The Arm. Those who’ve followed my blog know I struggled with this. Not because I didn’t have the story set, but because I had to make the story fit within a word limit. I’m having second thoughts now.  Overall, I feel the Champions series is good – dare I say very good, though I know the hubris of saying that.  My issue is I wanted it to be a bit more epic. Nendor has three main continents – Ardus, Laudria & Erd.  My goal was to make each …

It’s been a while since I’ve done any kind of update and since I’ve had a few questions recently about the sequel to The Last Grand Master, I figured I’d post something. My goal is to try to do these once a month, so if you’re interested, keep an eye out. The Eye and the Arm – Champion Of The Gods Book 2: This one has bedeviled me some.  When I originally wrote COTG it was going to be a 4 books series.  The original Books 2-4 were about 550K words unedited so they would roughly end up between 300-350 words.  But those are not the appropriate numbers in the publishing world I’ve learned. 120K is about the max a …

Thursday, June 13, 2013 The Last Grand Master Review  The Last Grand Master    Author: Andrew Q. Gordon Publisher: Dreamspinner Press American release date: January 31, 2013 Format/Genre/Length: Novel/M/M Sc-Fi Fantasy Romance/344 pages Overall Personal Rating: ★★★★★ Review by: Julie Lynn Hayes “The Last Grand Master is an epic tale and one I highly recommend. The good news is that there will be more of this series, and I can’t wait to read them. Inside this book, you will find adventure, humor, romance, action, drama, sci-fi and fantasy, intricately woven into an amazingly fantastic tale.” Read the full review here:  Full Moon Dreaming

 Lily’s Reviews Posted May 3, 2013 Review:  I really loved everything about this book from the storyline to the characters to the dialogue. Mr. Gordon has a gift for descriptiveness that I greatly enjoyed.  I think my favorite is the endless pocket – regarding which I have just one question: Where can I find one outside of the book?  I also like the idea behind Haven, if not the need within the world Mr. Gordon created. Click here to read the entire review.

Am a guest on Sid Love’s blog today as part of his Giveaway Drive. While I’d like to say they saved the best for last, that would be a huge stretch given the other really talented authors who participated in the Drive. If you get a chance, check it out, answer the question and enter the giveaway. Also take a moment to read what the other authors who participated are doing. – AQG

 Recent Release Review: The Last Grand Master by Andrew Q. Gordon Posted by Trish on April 19, 2013 “Your husband saw the world so differently from me. He kept everything simple. Do what you know is right and ignore the rest as worthless noise.” GENRE: M/M, fantasy RATING: 5 Sweet Peas! TRISH’S OPINION: The Last Grand Master by Andrew Q. Gordon is the glorious sweeping tale of a world where wizards, princes, unicorns, immortal warriors, kings, healers and other fantastic creatures live, love fight, and die in a epic battle between good and evil. Click here to read the rest of the review:

Annette Gisby of Zipper Rippers – A Site For Lovers of M/M Romance And Erotica – release a review of The Last Grand Master today. 4/9/13  Posted by Annette Gisby | The Last Grand Master by Andrew Q. Gordon M/M Fantasy Book 1 of Champions of the Gods Dreamspinner Press Review Copy from Netgalley 4.5 Stars “This was a wonderful, romantic adventure tale. This is epic fantasy at its best. The reader is thrust straight into the action, as one of the first scenes is Farrell going to help at the request of the unicorns and during the battle he meets his mate, the one who the gods have chosen for him. Miceral is one of the Muchari, immortal warriors – I …

I apologize for not having a proper ‘Wednesday Brief’ to post, but life – better known as ‘lil q, Easter and a bit of a cold – got in the way and sapped my creativity.  I’ll do my best to resume next week and there after.  But since this is a group I belong to, I wanted to be able to promote those good souls who managed to keep with it.  Those flashers are listed as usual, at the end of this post. In addition to the Wednesday Briefs, I belong to a few author groups. One of the themes lately has been reviews. Good, bad, or just maybe not really a review at all. Different people have different positions …