Update 7/18/09

Work continues on the stories as Rachel and Tom try to balance writing with outdoor projects. It's been slow going, but we have not abandoned writing. Tom has started preliminary work on his next story, a departure from the fantasy genre. It will be a horror story in the vein of slasher movies, but with my own twists and take on it. Hopefully it will be decent. Will keep you posted on details, but first I need to finish the third Tymarune book, then I'll focus on the new one.
Rachel is coming along on hers, and it will be worth the wait. It is very good and I can't wait to read the finished product.
More updates to come.

Gen Update 6/19

Well, the warmer weather has unfortunately stalled the writing projects as Rachel and I become more involved in our outdoor activities. This is only a minor hiccup, as I am still writing whenever I can and still plan to have the third Tymarune book completed by August. Rachel writes when she can, she's been working a ton, and her book is going to be incredible. If you liked the feel of Descent, you'll love Fastling.
Once Tymarune is complete, I'll be spending some time looking for an agent, as well as trying to get my book into local stores, before I move on to a new project. Still leaning towards some short stories, but I have a number of ideas for new, stand alone, novels, too. Well, probably stand alone, writing series is fun, because you become entrenched in that world and hate to leave it!
So, look for the third Tymarune in August and check back for updates. Follow us on Facebook, search by our names or the Fablulous Funk Writing Team, and we're on Twitter, too.

General Update 5/25/09

Rachel is making serious headway on Fastling, which I just read a part of her new stuff, and it is amazing. By far her best work, the story is richer and more complex than Descent and it is just as captivating. She keeps plugging away at it and hopefully it'll be done soon! It really is an amazing story.
I am still working on the third Tymarune book and its coming along. This one is a broader story and delves into more of the world than the previous two and I think its the best one of the three so far. I am hoping to have the first draft done in a month or so, then I'll be editing it, possibly rewriting depending on how well it flows. Once its done I will focus on finding a literary agent before starting on a new project, which will be a departure from Tymarune, possibly a series of short stories.

Kindle

To any of you who use it...all of our books, the novels and the kid's books, are available through Amazon.com for the Kindle readers! I've sold one copy of Descent in this format so far and hope that the others take off, soon!

As for currents work...Tom's third instalment of the Tymarune series is amazing so far, the darkest and grittiest by far in the series. A definite attention grabber from the start! And Fastling, my second, is taking on a life of it's own. I'll have more time to work on it over the summer, so ~cross your fingers~ I'll be done with it this fall and can start the editing and polishing phase. My friend Mindi has agreed to work on the cover art with me for it. That'll be a project on it's own since I want to incorporate a lot of elements from the story and layers of details into the final look. It'll be fin, I think!

General Update 4/21/09

Been a while since we've updated on here.
Tom is hard at work on book number 3 of the Tymarune series. This one should be a bit longer, darker and wrap up a bunch of loose ends from the first 2 books. This will be the culmination of the initial series dealing with Xander, more stories from Tymarune may follow after Tom has explored some other ideas.
Rachel is still working away at Fastling and it is coming along nicely. She may be writing some more of the Fearless Three books, as she has received numerous requests for more. Her books continue to sell and she is doing very well in that aspect.
We would like to thank all of our followers and everyone that's purchased our books. We hope you enjoy them and come back for more.

General Update 3/4/09

Rachel and I are currently in the process of creating hardcover editions of our novels. These should be available soon and will be a neat thing to have, especially when we're famous! So, check out the Lulu storefronts periodically to see when they're up, and to see any other projects.
Tom's second novel is completed and for sale through Lulu now, too.

Descent Into Temptation: New and Improved!

Descent Into Temptation has been edited, and is now available in the latest version on my store front! Also...it's now available in hardcover!

Tom's Update 2/24

Whispers Against the Darkness is done and up for sale, so go check it out!http://stores.lulu.com/tjfunk23
I have begun work on the third installment, already about 20 pages in, so it's coming along. Rachel's friend Mindi has the cover art done for it, so I'll be tinkering with that soon, too. I may also be drawing and composing a Tymarune companion guide with sketches of characters, maps, a glossary and more, but that won't be compiled for some time.
Tomorrow's my birthday, so go buy my books!

Tom's update 2/17

Whispers Against the Darkness is done! I ordered a proof copy of it yesterday and once it arrives and gets the final OK, then it'll be available for ordering online. I really like this one, I think it delves deeper into Tymarune, some of its history and fleshes out some of the characters more.
Up next will definately be #3, tenatively titled Revelations of the Dawn, but I am also going to be trying my hand at some shorter projects, too, so #3 won't be done for quite some time. But, keep checking back and I'll let you know what's coming next. And I'll post when WAtD is on sale.

Another place to see what we're up to!

Tom and I found a great site called Author's Den
Our links are:

http://www.authorsden.com/racheljfunk
http://www.authorsden.com/thomasfunk

Check us out!

Descend again....

After some serious nagging from my mom and some very serious thought...I am editing Descent Into Temptation! Once I have completed the edit, I'll be publishing a second edition. Possibly in hardcover. See if I can cull out the hardcore fans by offering a hard cover project! I'll also make it available in paperback in the second edition as well.
None of the story will be changed, but the text will be cleaned up a lot! I've found, and been told of, a lot of errors I made. Simple errors that if I had slowed down in the first place I would have caught.
So...please be patient, and keep an eye out..a hard cover second edition will be on the way soon!!!
The cover will feature my mom's art work on the second edition, but I may vary the cover some, to help it stand apart from the first edition. But I will worry about that at a later date when I'm closer to publishing.

Fearless Three...

In case you were wondering...The first set of the Fearless Three Series is complete! Volumes 1-3 are ready and available on Lulu. So, don't wait, order yours today while supplies last...Oh wait!
It's print on demand! Nevermind, just order yours today!!

1/9/09 Tom's update

Shadows of Twilight is finally done, I think we got all the layout problems fixed. I am going to be uploading a revised cover today or tomorrow, one that matches the cover for the second book, which I just finished the cover for, with artwork by Rachel's good friend Mindi. I think the covers look pretty good and hopefully they're eye catching.

I'm about halfway through the rewrite of #2, plan on having that done and published by the end of January. The cover for #2 is shown here. Let me know what you think.

The Fearless Three and the Time Machine Part 2

It is done and complete and up for sale! Whew! I'm going to be taking a break from the kid's books while I focus on my novel-in-progress, but will return to them since they are so much fun to write!

Check it out at my storefront: stores.lulu.com/firefrog

Tom's Update 12-29

Shadows of Twilight has been corrected and is up for sale again. The corrections were minor and having to do with layout, nothing in the story changed, but I feel much better about it now. So, go, buy it, let me know what you think. It's on Lulu.com, Tymarune: Shadows of Twilight by Thomas Funk. Or, if you know me, get a hold of me, we'll be placing orders for it soon to sell at stores around us. There is an email listed in the front of the book for people to send comments to, please feel free to do so. Enjoy!

The Fearless Three and the Time Machine...

...is now available through my Lulu storefront. It's the second in the series of children's books. they have been so fun to write and working with my mom while she does the editing (thank you!!) and the illustrations has been great! She's a talented lady and I'm glad to have her as a mom and a partner!

http://stores.lulu.com/store.php?fAcctID=2374698

Tom's Update 12/27

Ok, found a few layout issues with the print copy of my book that we are working to correct, so I took it off the public sale on Lulu for the time being. Should be back up again by the end of the weekend. I just got the revised copy over the past weekend and noticed the layout errors and I definately want to clean those up. Other than that, the book looked great, the cover is awesome and I think the size of print is good. So, I will let everyone know when it's back up, and since the holidays are over, hopefully more people willl have a few extra bucks to go ahead and buy a copy or two!

Descent available on Kindle through Amazon

I just finished uploading Descent Into Temptation to the program that makes books available for Kindle readers.
Check it out...
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B001O0EHYU

Toms update

Ok, my book is finally done and for sale on Lulu. http://stores.lulu.com/tjfunk23 I got a copy of it last week and the margins were all wrong, it was completely unreadable. So, we re-did the margins, then had to wait as Lulu was having issues with their preview generator, and today I finally got a preview of it. It looks like its good, so its for sale.
I'm pretty proud of this story. It's the first in a series, so I had to dedicate time to the development and introduction of characters, something that doesn't take as long in the second book.
I don't have any sales goals or anything for this one, I just hope people enjoy it. And hopefully I'll get some useful feedback. I know my style is always evolving, I'm doing a rewrite of the second book right now because of it. Feedback is always appreciated as I feel it'll make my writing better. I'm just starting so I know I have room to improve!

It's official...

I'm a selling author! The Fearless Three and the Pirate's Gold has been available for sale for less than 24 hours and I've already sold 3 copies. Yes, two of those were to my sister...but they still count!

I've earned a grand total of $1.65 in revenue. Can't build a summer home with it, but hopefully the books will go like gangbusters and it'll all add up!

If you're interested and want to check it out go to my storefront at Lulu and pick yourself up a copy!

http://stores.lulu.com/store.php?fAcctID=2374698

Everyone knows a little kid somewhere, and kids love getting books! And if you don't know any kids, order one anyway and donate it to a doctor's office. Or to your local school. Or to Goodwill! Tis the season after all!

Oh...and the second volume should be available shortly. I'll keep you posted!