Greetings, Reading Friend! This is Dee today to bring you D.I. Telbat’s latest novel news and publishing plans! Be sure to see our news at the bottom about our sweet Valentine’s Day Sale! Now, here’s our latest—
HIDDEN HUMANITY
David has finished writing Hidden Humanity, Book One of the Never Lost Series! Here’s what he sent me last week:
- According to plan, I've been typing up HIDDEN HUMANITY, which I finished writing in December 2021. I think I'd be able to type faster if I didn't have to pause so often to decipher what in the world my chicken scratch actually says, since I always write my first drafts by hand. But the second draft is finished, and by the time you read this, it should be on its way to Dee for final editing.
- This first novel of the Never Lost Series seems like a good introduction to the subject of human trafficking I’m presenting to readers. There have been many books and movies about human trafficking before, but this series will be unique in the way that, as believers, we'll consider the heart that we should have for not only the trafficked, but the traffickers as well. As Christians, we know we are saved by the grace of God and our faith in His free gift, but this book will challenge us to offer that same grace to everyone: trafficked survivor and trafficking criminal. It was a tough subject to write about and it's even tougher to live out! I'm sure Dee will give a projected date for the release of this exciting adventure as soon as she can.
After David wrote that, I received word from him that the book is indeed on its way to me for the next step in preparing this new novel for you. After I go through the manuscript a couple of times, I then pass it on to our wonderful local proofreader, then it will go to our beloved Beta Readers, before going back to David for his final tweaks. We desire to make his books as “perfect” as humanly possible, which takes time. But we will get this new book to you as soon as we feel it’s ready. I’ll give you a better timeline as we get closer. Thank you for your patient anticipation! 😉
WHAT’S NEXT?
Some of you may be wondering what’s coming after Hidden Humanity. David will be diving right into writing Book Two of the three-book Never Lost Series, Pursued Prodigal. His working title for Book Three is Shadow Slave. After that . . .? We’ll have to see! 😉
VISIONS of HOPE
Through the years, David has written and published many short stories, besides his full-length novels. Many of you have read his short stories when we first posted them. I wasn’t willing to allow his great stories to just fade away in a box or in online storage, so the Telbat Team began to inventory and assign them to different themes—courage, faith, hope, redemption, sacrifice.
We made a collection of 31 stories (one for each day of the month) for VISIONS of COURAGE, then published 31 more stories in VISIONS of FAITH. I’m now working on VISIONS of HOPE (when I can), and plan to have it out later this year. We are short a few stories from our 31-story hope theme goal, so David will be writing a few new ones for that booklet, which means no one has ever read them before. We’ll let you know how that project is progressing in our next Novel Update the end of May 2022.
STEADFAST COLLECTION
This is just a reminder that The STEADFAST Series of SIX Novellas have been combined to create the STEADFAST COLLECTION with all six books in one volume! We now have the collection available in both eBook and paperback versions. You can read a description and find retailer links through the link above.
BASICS (and Beyond) for BELIEVERS
David tells us: Basics (and Beyond) For Believers is now in paperback! I did NOT write this book, but Dee and I did help edit and publish it for the family. The author was a man I once knew, the late John Calhan, who was a pastor and teacher for many years.
This book takes a serious approach to growing in God's Word through a number of important subjects. It's full of anecdotes, counsel, and important Christian concepts that will help all believers take another step in their maturity. It's one of those books that would be a great gift for a committed student of practical Bible doctrine. I have this great reference book on my own shelf.--D.I. Telbat
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That’s all we have for you today, friends. The next time we have a 5th Monday in a month (May), I’ll be back with another D.I. Telbat Novel Update.
God’s blessings and stay well,
Dee, for the Telbat Team
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NOTE-1: Mark FEB 12-14 on your calendar for our Valentine’s Day Sale! Best-selling, Award-winning Book One of The COIL Series, DARK LIAISON, will be FREE for 3 DAYS! What a sweet time to introduce your family & friends to David Telbat’s clean Suspenseful Fiction with a Faith Focus! 😊 BUT THAT’S NOT ALL! We’ve decided to put the other four books in The COIL Series
on SALE FOR $.99 EACH for those three days as well! [Dark Hearted (2), Dark Rule (3), Dark Vessel (4), Dark Zeal (5)] I’ll remind you in our next newsletter, Feb 7.
NOTE-2: Other dates to mark on your calendar: Feb 28-Mar 9 you’ll have an opportunity to enter a BookSweeps Giveaway for a stack of Inspirational Mysteries & Thrillers by multiple authors! DAWN of AFFLICTION, Book One in the Last Dawn Series, is one of the books to be awarded to 2 winners! The Grand Prize winner will also receive a new e-Reader! Watch for more news as the time nears.
COMING UP: Join us next time (Feb 7) for another D.I. Telbat Author Reflection, “The Best is Last.”
*If you missed our last newsletter, you can find it here.
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