During the American Civil War, the Confederates were in no hurry to notify their slaves that Lincoln had emancipated them. Only after the Union victory in Texas (which came late in the war as Texas was a long way from the major battles) were the slaves informed--it happened that this notification took place on June 19th--Juneteenth. So, happy Juneteenth. I hope today was freeing and enjoyable to everyone even if it wasn't as historically significant as the same date back in 1865.

I promised I'd get started writing my new book and I did--sort of. I managed three pages which is NOT the kind of productivity I expect, especially with the excitement of a new book pushing me forward. Don't know why I'm struggling so hard recently to write. I did re-do the eReader and add ePub and Sony Reader formats for QUEST FOR THE TALISMAN by Michael Faris. I also  posted a review of the mostly enjoyble ORACLE OF THE DEAD by John Maddox Roberts here: http://www.booksforabuck.com/mystery/mys_09/oracle_of_the_dead.html. I'm still reading TURN COAT by Jim Butcher.

After lunch, I talked Karen into a bike ride to the library. It's less than a mile away so this wasn't exactly a trek, but it's HOT here--high was 95, high tomorrow 97 and getting out at all was an accomplishment.

If you waited to buy DEADLY STING, you've missed your chance to buy it for a buck. Right now, the cheapest price is over at Fictionwise. Check it out here:

http://www.fictionwise.com/ebooks/b89399/Deadly-Sting/Michael-Paulson/?si=0

I'm going to make SWORD OF THE DAJJAL by C. Scott Saylors the www.BooksForABuck.com book of the day. Discovery of a new back-door space route makes an impoverished planet suddenly the bone of contention between the Alliance and Human Hegemony. Naturally, both groups use locals as their cat's paws in the effort. Exciting military SF. Only $3.99. Learn more, read the free excerpt or buy the book here: http://www.booksforabuck.com/sfpages/sf_07/sword_dajjal.html (Availalbe in HTML, Adobe Acrobat PDF, eReader, Mobipocket and Microsoft Reader formats). Here's the cover (cover design by Karen Leabo):

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