After a marathon writing session this past week, I have finally completed a first draft on my current project, a science fiction novel called The Genesis Protocol. I'm writing this for John Ordover at Phobos Books, and it's currently scheduled to be out early in 2006. If you liked The Last World War, then you're the folks I'm gunning for with this book. Stay tuned!

After slipping into a coma late yesterday, I'm setting the manuscript aside for a week or so while I catch up on some other projects I want to work on before I head back to my dayjob. Among those:

• A short story that I plan to submit for the 2005 edition of Kansas City Voices magazine.
  
• Polishing an outline for a Trek novel I've been wanting to pitch for a couple of years now.
  
• Oh, and lest I forget...YES, finishing the outline for a sequel to the aforementioned Last World War. I'm --> <-- this close, really. No, honest.
  

In addition to all of that, Kevin Dilmore and I are in very early discussions and planning for some very exciting projects in the Trek realm. It's much too early to talk about anything, but suffice it to say that Bubba and I are very jazzed. More to follow...watch this space!