Quick Update Post

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Happy 2020!

Sorry for the long break in posts. It has been busy. Just to catch everyone up on the book front:

  • The Second Life of Mr. Hunt series is now available at Park Road Books in Charlotte NC. It is a wonderful bookstore. Stop and in and check out their large selection of books.
  • Book 2 is available on Audible and is once again narrated by the great narrator Matt Haynes.
  • I have finished writing book 3 and I am currently into my fourth edit. I will have a few more rounds, beta readers and then off to the editing professionals. If all goes to plan, it will be released later this year.

I recently tried a BJJ class after not training in any martial art in five years. Yes, it was painful, but I will hopefully get back into shape quickly.

I am looking forward to the warm weather and will make a better attempt at getting the 1970 Mustang out. I think I had it out twice last summer and I missed a lot of nice cruises. I think I will also work on getting a power steering and brake system on it.

As for the 501st legion, I am going to focus on dressing as a Sandtrooper for most of the events this year, and I plan on building a heavy weapons trooper.

Feel free to contact me if you have any questions about the books or writing. The questions help me to think more deeply about the characters. One question turned into a short story that is posted on the website. (http://gerritovereem.com/short-stories/)

Look for other short stories to come out after book 3 is released later this year. I am also working on a timeline of major events in the series history.

That is my quick update for now.

Talk to you later,

Gerrit

Happy Easter Everyone!

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Happy Easter Everyone!

It has been an interesting and busy week. …

I was casted as an extra in the NBC TV show pilot ‘Manifest’ and was on set Wed night into the morning. It was a unique experience and I finally learned what it was like to make a TV show. Hopefully I will get to see the blurred version of me in the background 😊

I received two more reviews of my book and they were awesome!

First one: 5-star review

Amazing book for a first-time author!
The dialogue was a little scripted at first; but improved as the book progressed.
I am now very angry as the sequel is not written!
Mr Overeem, repeat to yourself: “must write faster.”

Second one: 5-star review

Has a bit of a Bobiverse vibe going for it, with the whole 50k years of human history passing by before we really get into the meat and potatoes of the book, but after that it becomes its own unique and enjoyable thing. The book is professionally done, with little to no grammatical/editing errors that I could see, and it is well written. I hope the author continues to write, because I’d really like to see this story continue. I’m surprised I hadn’t come across this book before; I think it has flown under a lot of peoples radar and deserves some attention.

I attended my Sensei’s (tall guy in the middle) promotion to 4th degree black belt in Nihon Goshin Aikido and I look forward to continuing my training with him.

Until next time,

-Gerrit

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