The famed prophet and shipbuilder lays in his tent on his deathbed. Family gathers, as family will. Each takes a turn at his side—a few minutes a day. Each brings their memories, scars, and burdens. A wife, three sons and their three wives—each knows the past. Each offers a telling of life inside the clan of Noah.

I’m planning to share this news via social media in the coming weeks, but being a faithful blog reader, you get the inside scoop!

In January I finished a manuscript called Waterborne, a retelling of life inside the clan of Noah (Genesis 6-9). I sent the manuscript to my agent, Joelle Delbourgo, who presented it to Bold Vision Books (BVB), the publisher who produced The Confessions of Adam. BVB said they were very happy with the writing, but wanted some significant changes to the manuscript—specifically in how the story was told. 

In late February, I presented a memo to BVB via Joelle outlining how I thought I could make the changes they were requesting. BVB took many weeks with this memo, discussing Waterborne in their weekly publication committee. Just before Easter, they came back to us stating their desire to move forward with Waterborne and their intent to purchase the manuscript, assuming the rewrites I’d outlined in the memo.

On May 18th I signed a contract with Bold Vision Books for Waterborne. I am currently rewriting the manuscript under contract. This means BVB has committed to publishing the novel and I’ve committed to delivering a rewritten manuscript to them no later than March 2023.

But there’s a bit more—these next details are just for you. I’ll not be sharing these on social media as we’ll have to see how the story ends.

On May 20th, Joelle announced the book deal on Publisher’s Marketplace—an online bulletin board for the publishing industry. The same day another publisher came forward stating their interest in the audio rights to Waterborne. On May 21st yet another publisher, based in London, came forward stating their interest in the rights to publish Waterborne in the UK.

We will see what happens with these other publishers and their interests—Joelle will help there—but BVB will be publishing my second novel.

So—mark your calendars for an anticipated late 2023 release of (working title) Waterborne: Chronicle of the Clan of Noah.