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Soon and Now – #1LinerWeds

Dan Antion
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As Teagan Geneviene and I mentioned on our respective blogs last Saturday, “The Evil You Choose” – the second book in the Dreamer’s Alliance series will be released soon. In fact, if all goes well and my Amazon KDP process navigation skills have improved, it will be available near the end of next week.

Many of you have read “Knuckleheads” – the first book in the series and have mentioned looking forward to the second book – thank you! All of the people who have (beta) read the second book agree; they were glad to have read “Knuckleheads” first.

So, for those of you who haven’t read “Knuckleheads,” I am adding the small incentive of a lower price for the next week.

“Knuckleheads – the first book in the Dreamer’s Alliance series is now on sale (Kindle edition) for 99¢.”

You can buy it here.

This post is part of Linda G. Hill’s fun weekly series One-Liner Wednesday. If you have a one-liner, or if you would like to join in on the fun, you can follow this link to participate and to see the one-liners from the other participants.

Today’s gallery includes some photos from my drive to Pittsburgh, and from the most welcome rain we had Monday and Tuesday. But first, some shameless self-promotion.

Books on Gateway Clipper

Knuckleheads — The Evil You Choose — When Evil Chooses You — Secrets held Against Evil

All five of my current books are now available in audio book form thanks to Amazon KDP’s Virtual Voice process. The voice is AI generated, but I can honestly say, it’s pretty darn good. The audio books are reasonably priced (all below $7 US) and, if you already own the Kindle version and want to add an audio version, you can do that for $1.99. There is a five-minute sample on the book page for each book. If you’re interested, click on any of the Dreamer’s Alliance book links below the image or on the link below for my latest book.

Bridge to Nowhere

Watch this cheeky little video to see what people have been saying about Knuckleheads
The sign should read, “Welcome to Pennsylvania – we’re under construction.”
“Road Closed” What the??? This is an Interstate highway. We were sent down an exit and back up an on-ramp to avoid a bridge that was out.
Highways in central and western Pennsylvania were cut through a lot of rock.
That was the highway on-ramp we were hoping to take.
This is the route we took as a detour.
We don’t have this sign in Connecticut – sharp turn – Yep, I get that.
My brother was driving a lot. I was taking pictures.
In the back are the Three Sisters – nearly identical bridges across the Allegheny River in Pittsburgh.
Flag and Pittsburgh’s Golden Triangle during the golden hour. We attended a Steelers’ preseason game.
We stayed on Neville Island, an residential and industrial island in the Ohio River. This is the view from our room.
A tug like this has a role in “The Evil You Choose.”
One of the lilacs seems to like being wet.
Water drops always make me smile.
The bees might enjoy the water as well.
We had about about an inch and a half of rain from two different storms.
So nice to see water drops.

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36 responses to “Soon and Now – #1LinerWeds”

  1. C.E.Robinson Avatar
    C.E.Robinson

    Dan, what great photos of your trip to PA with your brother. So glad to know your second book will be published soon. I’m happy that I read Knuckleheads first. And your rain drop flower photos are lovely. 📚🎶 Christine

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    1. Dan Antion Avatar
      Dan Antion

      Thanks Christine. It was a very good idea to wait and start publishing these books after all three were written – there were so many changes going back and forth as plots and characters evolved – but it’s hard sitting on them ;-) The third book will be out around Thanksgiving, and then I’m done for a while.

      I love seeing water drops, especially given how badly we needed rain. I hope you’re having a great week.

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  2. Sheree Avatar
    Sheree

    Wonderful gallery of photos and many congratulations on Book no 2

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    1. Dan Antion Avatar
      Dan Antion

      Thanks Sheree!

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      1. Sheree Avatar
        Sheree

        😎

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  3. hilarymb Avatar
    hilarymb

    Hi Dan – downloaded Knuckleheads … and am glad you had a happy time with your brother. Love the photos – and being diverted is a pain … but I always enjoy the side-routes … cheers Hilary

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    1. Dan Antion Avatar
      Dan Antion

      Thanks Hilary. I hope you enjoy Knuckleheads. With the exception of two sporting events, our week in Pittsburgh was unplanned and without deadlines. Detours and diversions were taken in stride. Cheers.

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  4. Rivergirl Avatar
    Rivergirl

    Glad to see you got some rain. Portland got 2 inches from that, we only saw a lousy .03. But I suppose it was better than nothing. Love that sharp curve sign. 🤣

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    1. Dan Antion Avatar
      Dan Antion

      Those storms were weird. The town just to our north got very little rain. The airport (2 miles from us) recorded less than half what our weather station recorded from the first storm. That sign does make you think ;-)

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  5. Murphy’s Law Avatar
    Murphy’s Law

    Beautiful countryside views in Pennsylvania, especially the detours! The Three
    Sisters are always fun to see.

    Raindrops on leaves and blossoms…a very welcome sight. We had some rain Monday, none yesterday. Sigh….

    Summer and road construction…a marriage made in Hell!

    Glad you got to spend some quality time with your brother.
    Ginger

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    1. Dan Antion Avatar
      Dan Antion

      Thanks Ginger. We had more rain yesterday than Monday, and even more last night. I don’t think you can walk across the river today. It was wonderful to see raindrops.

      We always run into construction on the way to Pittsburgh. I check and try to plan the route around it, but one part of I-84 has been under construction forever. They force all the traffic into the eastbound lanes and there’s no way around it that I know of.

      We had a very good week. I hope yours is going well.

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  6. Oddment Avatar
    Oddment

    I love the picture at the top — the curvy road under that blue sky with lots of greenery and maybe three cars — my idea of traffic. Congratulations on being so close to Book #2!

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    1. Dan Antion Avatar
      Dan Antion

      Thanks Maureen. The ride through central Pennsylvania is beautiful. Construction can be a pain, but it wasn’t too bad this time.

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  7. Judy@NewEnglandGardenAndThread Avatar
    Judy@NewEnglandGardenAndThread

    It’s always nice to visit family and your hometown. It’s also nice to get rain. We got an inch this week too. Thank you, Mother Nature.

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    1. Dan Antion Avatar
      Dan Antion

      The visit was fun, Judy. We were very happy to get the rain. We sure needed it.

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  8. lois Avatar
    lois

    That’s quite a large house on the road where you had to detour. I always feel sorry for those houses. Imagine telling the kids to ‘go out and play.’ I’d be frantic!
    Our weather is just the opposite of yours–the rain will not stop. We are water-logged down here!

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    1. Dan Antion Avatar
      Dan Antion

      We lived on a corner lot when I was still playing outside. My mother kept close tabs on us if we were playing near the road. Our summer started out with a lot of rain. Then the temperature hit the roof and the rain stopped for about a month.

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  9. John W. Howell Avatar
    John W. Howell

    Super shots of the Road, Dan .

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    1. Dan Antion Avatar
      Dan Antion

      I’m glad you like them, John. It’s beautiful country.

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  10. JT Twissel Avatar
    JT Twissel

    What a great trailer – congrats! And a new book already finished. Amazing!

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    1. Dan Antion Avatar
      Dan Antion

      Thanks Jan. I’m glad you liked the video. That was my first attempt at something like that.
      All three books are finished. People who knew better told me I’d be sorry if I released book-1 of a series before writing the others. There were a lot of changes up and down the line as I wrote them, so I am glad I waited. Now it’s just a matter of editing. Book-3 will be out around Thanksgiving.

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  11. circadianreflections Avatar
    circadianreflections

    The wet blooms are lovely. I’m looking forward to the next book coming out!

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    1. Dan Antion Avatar
      Dan Antion

      Thanks Deborah. It was so good to get some rain. Late next week (I hope).

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      1. circadianreflections Avatar
        circadianreflections

        I’ll getting my copy when it’s released!

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        1. Dan Antion Avatar
          Dan Antion

          I’m so happy to hear that.

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      2. circadianreflections Avatar
        circadianreflections

        No rain a late summer heat wave is coming our way. When I was a kid we called high temps in September Indian Summer. I guess they don’t anymore.

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        1. Dan Antion Avatar
          Dan Antion

          Probably not, but I hope it’s nature putting out the welcome mat for fall.

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          1. circadianreflections Avatar
            circadianreflections

            😀

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  12. quiall Avatar
    quiall

    It is sooooo worth the read! I love travelling pictures! And dew dusted flora.

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    1. Dan Antion Avatar
      Dan Antion

      Thanks Pam! I am glad you like today’s images, too.

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  13. sustainabilitea Avatar
    sustainabilitea

    I especially enjoyed all the flowers and leave with drops. :-) We’ve actually had a good amount of rain here which is truly a blessing. But getting drop shots from cacti isn’t easy. :-) Glad your book’s doing well, Dan. I haven’t read my copy yet but I will and while we were at the cabin, Deborah told me she enjoyed it and was looking forward to the next book.

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    1. Dan Antion Avatar
      Dan Antion

      Thanks! And thanks to Deborah for the recommendation. I can only imagine trying to find drops on a cactus.

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  14. dweezer19 Avatar
    dweezer19

    So exciting Dan.

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    1. Dan Antion Avatar
      Dan Antion

      Thanks Cheryl.

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  15. Laura Avatar
    Laura

    I love these photos! Big congrats on the accomplishment. :)

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    1. Dan Antion Avatar
      Dan Antion

      Thanks Laura. I’m glad you like the photos, and I am happy to be close to releasing this book in the series.

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