Newsletter #6

Hope everyone is doing well and getting excited for summer. Speaking of summer….

My Lovely Dark Summer:

It is now available to purchase. It’s also available on Kindle Unlimited.

I received two very nice reviews, one from Kirkus Reviews and Readers’ Favorite.

I am very excited for everyone to read it.

Hitchcock Project:

The proposal and writing sample have been sent. Now I am “patiently” waiting for the reviews. In the meantime, I am starting to write the conclusion.

Run to the Future:

This is the second Charlie One book, and I am very happy with the draft I’ve written. There’s a good chance I’ll have it ready in 2027.

Dark Escape:

This will be the fourth book in the Zworsky’s Children series. The story follows Robbie from Texas’s escape from the Circle. The story parallels Rise of the Creepers. I think I can have it ready in 2027.

Flight Unknown:

I went over 100 ratings on Amazon! I am very thankful for the ratings and reviews.

Movies and Books Read:

You can always read what I’m watching and reading on my Substack page.

Well, that’s it for me.

Enjoy the summer.

Keep reading. Watch movies.

Tom C.

www.tomconnellyfiction.com

 

Newsletter #1

 Welcome to my first newsletter

2024 Recap and Rise of the Creepers

2024 was a great year for me in terms of book sales and Kindle Unlimited reads, particularly Flight Unknown which really took off! I intensified my advertising last summer and received a lot of positive responses. I started advertising in other countries which helped me reach more readers. Thank you to everyone who left a review or rating on Amazon and Goodreads. It really helps! I also received a very nice review from Readers’ Favorite.

The big news is RISE OF THE CREEPERS, book two of the Zworsky’s Children series, will be available in February. Thank you to Lynda at Easy Reader Editing for the copy edits. And thank you to Stuart Bache for designing such a kick-ass cover!

The ebook is available for preorder. Paperback and hardcover will be available to purchase on February 18. I am very excited to share the second book with everyone.

New Books I’m Working on

The third and final book of the Zworsky’s Children series has been written, and I hope to have it available toward the end of the year. It’s called The Metachromes. There are other stories I wrote connected to the Zworsky universe. In the future, I hope to release them as well.

I am currently working on a mystery / sci-fi / coming of age story called A Lovely Dark Summer. Those of you who enjoyed Charlie One and/or The Mansion might like this one. I’m almost certain that I’ll release it in 2026.

Favorite Books I’ve Read in 2024

I listed some of the books I read last year. A lot of great reads. I also discovered some new authors such as Ronald Malfi and Keith Rosson.

Academic News

I wrote an article on Alfred Hitchcock’s Vertigo. I’m planning to send it to journals soon. This is the second article I’ve written on Hitchcock. My first one was on Rope which became a chapter in Cinema of Confinement. It’s hard to believe it’s been five years since I published Cinema of Confinement and Capturing Digital Media.

Academic books tend to be expensive. But both of my publishers, Northwestern University Press and Bloomsbury Academic, often run sales, sometimes with discount codes. I go under the name Thomas J. Connelly to separate my fiction writing from my non-fiction / academic writing.

I also peer-reviewed a new book coming out this year called The Contemporary Survival Space. It was the first time I got to contribute a book blurb.

Well, that’s it for me. I’m looking forward to sharing more news as it comes along.