LJ Cohen

Science Fiction. Fantasy. Assorted Weirdness.

 
 

Bluemusings: Manuscript Complete
06.13.2023

 
 
Manuscript Complete!
 
I finished this last round of revisions, and I'm thrilled/relieved to say the book finally has a title.
 
Litany for a Broken World by the numbers:
  • 82,000 words
  • Begun November 2018
  • Completed June 2023
  • Number of drafts: 4
  • Number of revisions: 3

 

A young girl's disastrous first foray through the multiverse cleaves her from her family and abandons her in a homeless encampment, adrift in a body not her own.

A doctor struggling with grief volunteers for the annual Boston homeless census and is confronted by the impossible and her deeply buried childhood trauma.

A lonely, disaffected seer rejected by those he seeks to help is drawn from his home by a desperate call across the world walls.

Three strangers, each broken in some way, become targets of an organization exploiting those with the ability to travel the multiverse.

Drawn together into a conflict that has already destroyed generations of multiverse Travelers and damaged countless worlds, the three must risk everything that matters to heal the fractured places in themselves and across reality.

This is Litany for a Broken World, book 1 of Entangled Realities.

 

In the nearly 20 years I've been writing novel-length fiction, this was the book that took the longest. I have come to realize that a story takes the time it takes. Some are harder fought than others.

If you're curious, I've posted the first chapter on my blog. I hope you enjoy it.

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Book Spotlight
 
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The Nazi Skull, by E. Chris Ambrose

E.Chris Ambrose is a talented multi-genre writer and someone for whom I have an enormous amount of respect. I have also read all the the Bone Guard adventures and highly recommend them!

While I have always loved and gravitated to science fiction and fantasy, I also have a secret love of thrillers. Especially ones with strong character relationships and snappy dialogue. The Bone Guard books have all of that and much more.

 

The Nazi Skull, by E. Chris Ambrose
A lost U-boat, a desert hit squad, a secret that might bury this veteran forever! A furious hunt explodes in the desert: will a former spec ops intelligence officer recover the most famous skeleton ever lost—or will he join the bones in their eternal rest?
 
"Impeccably researched and well-written...highly recommended!" NYT bestseller Brendan DuBois
 

The book is currently enjoying a Book Bub promotion and is on sale for $.99 through June 16th. And while this is book 2 of the series, they can be read as standalones. (Though why wouldn't you want them all!)

Don't miss it!

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Readercon
 

In July, I'll be on programming for Readercon. I don't yet know what panels or reading opportunities I'll have, but if you keep poking at their website, the program will be posted soon. My bio on their site is here.

I hope to see you there!

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I love to hear from readers! Let me know what you're reading and recommending or if you have any suggestions for what you'd like to see in future newsletters. 

Thanks!

LJ (lisa@ljcohen.net)