B. Scott Hoadley

Indie author of urban fantasy

The 1st draft of my third novel, Hunter’s moon is complete

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After a difficult personal year last year, I’ve finally completed the full manuscript for Hunter’s Moon, the third book in the Old Blood Saga. I’m already hard at work on rewrites and hope to have those completed over the next eight weeks. Apologies for taking so long but as some of you know I lost both my mother and brother last year and lost my focus and mojo for writing.

The rewrites are progressing at pace now and with any luck I’ll get the book to my editor sometime in March. I’m also about to start outlining the final two books in the Old Blood Saga, Blood Ties and The Conclave. Once I’ve got the outlines for the last two books in the series completed, I’ll start working on the manuscript for Blood Ties.

This year I’m hoping to do something nearly impossible… complete the first drafts of both of the final two books. I’ve set a really aggressive deadline for myself and am hoping I can make up for lost time. This means we should see Blood Ties published later in 2023 and The Conclave published in early 2024.

If you haven’t read them yet, you can find my first two novels, The Weaver and Old Blood on Amazon. They are currently free on Kindle Unlimited, though this may change with the publication of Hunter’s Moon this Spring when I look to revamp the look, marketing and social media presence of the series. So get them now if you haven’t already.

You can find more information about my first two books here: https://bscotthoadley.com/books-2/.

You can find both books on Amazon at:

The Weaver – https://getbook.at/TheWeaver.

Old Blood – https://getbook.at/OldBlood.

Look out for more posts in the near future on my upcoming books. If you haven’t signed up for updates, consider doing so. You can sign up here – https://bscotthoadley.com/subscribe/.

Hunter’s Moon in development

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My new novel, Hunter’s Moon, the third book in the Old Blood Series is well underway. I’ve had some really great writing days lately and hope to finish the first full draft over the next six weeks. I’ve set myself an ambitious target in order to have a summer release.

After Hunter’s Moon, there are two more books coming in the Old Blood Series, which will bring the total number of Nathan Briggs books in the series to five. If you haven’t yet checked out the first two books in the series, The Weaver and Old Blood, you can find them on Amazon.

For those of you with Kindle Unlimited, the books are free to download.

You can find them at:

The Weaver and Old Blood

Old Blood available now – Amazon

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Over the holidays I managed to launch my second novel in the Old Blood series, the title book, Old Blood. It was a labor of love to write and I’m now working away on the third book in the series, Hunter’s Moon. The second novel follows Nathan Briggs to London where he becomes entangled in a conspiracy at the family business all while continuing his journey of discovery about his past and the Briggs family legacy.

The second novel follows Nathan Briggs to London where he becomes entangled in a conspiracy at the family business all while continuing his journey of discovery about his past and the Briggs family legacy.

Faster paced than the series anchor novel, The Weaver, Nathan is challenged in ways he’d never thought possible.

You can buy Old Blood (kindle, paperback and hardcover) at Amazon. And remember, if you like the book please leave a review, and follow on social media!

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Final edits to Old Blood

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I’ve finished final major revisions to my second novel, Old Blood. Now I have one last set of edits to do before I ship it off to my Editor to work her magic. I don’t know how everyone else works, but I have my own quirky way of outlining my work before I start. This includes creating a calendar for the book to follow. If there’s one thing I hate it’s discrepancies in the timeline.

Though I follow this when I’m writing, inevitably during edits, my book may get out of sync due to revisions and rewrites, so one of the last things I do is read it cover to cover, make any final edits, and compare it to my timeline to ensure the story timeline is correct.

So, bear with me. I’m looking forward to getting Old Blood out soon.

And one last thing… having finished the detailed outline for my third novel, Hunter’s Moon (book 3 in the Old Blood saga) I’ve begun writing it. I hope to have a first full draft this Winter with rewrites and edits taking me into early Spring ’22. More updates to come!

My second novel, Old Blood, is coming soon

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Just an update on the second book in the OLD BLOOD series, the title book, Old Blood. It’s written! I’m already several revisions / edits into the book and I’m happy to say it’s come along nicely. I always knew that writing was going to be a journey, but I never really expected my writing style to evolve/improve so much from one book to the next.

Don’t get me wrong. I think my first novel in the series, The Weaver, is well written and edited (there are some small editorial errors in it), but writing is like working out muscles… the more you do it, the stronger they get.

While doing my revisions / edits for Old Blood, I’ve also now outlined and starting writing the third book in the OLD BLOOD series, Hunter’s Moon. I’m looking forward to finishing those revisions / edits so that I can put more time into the third book.

If you haven’t read The Weaver yet, you can find it here. Enjoy!

The Weaver available now on Amazon

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The Weaver

After what feels like a long journey, my first novel, The Weaver, is finally out on Amazon. It follows the story of Nathan Briggs, a twenty-something who inherits more than shares in the family business when his grandfather’s plane disappears. He inherits the family legacy as well – magic.

Left on his own to figure things out, his journey leads him to hidden places, ancient knowledge all while dark forces marshal against him. What he finds will change the path of his life forever.

The Weaver is the first of 5 books of the OLD BLOOD series. The second book, and the title book of the series, Old Blood, will be available Autumn 2021.

Buy The Weaver on Amazon today

Available for Kindle and in Paperback.

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Book proof for The Weaver arrives

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In all the excitement of a locked down Christmas and New Years a proof copy of my first novel, The Weaver, arrived. In the midst of the pandemic-driven social catastrophe that was 2020 I managed to finish writing the first book of what I’ve scoped out to be a five book series.

Keep an eye out as the book will soon be available on Amazon. Consider signing up to receive updates for official book launch information, and updates on the progress of my second book, Old Blood. Have a Happy 2021 everyone!

Enjoy my new website

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So I’ve had quite a few websites over the years, but as I am getting close to completing my first novel, I thought that I would try to consolidate my thinking with respect to my writing all in one place – keeping my other interests and efforts separate.

The Weaver – Old Blood Series, Book One

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So over lockdown, I completed the first draft and a full first set of rewrites/edits on my first novel, The Weaver. This is the first book of a multi-book series. While the book still has more rounds of editing, and needs to get sent off to my copy editor for final editing, I thought I’d share the cover which is in progress with you.

I hope you enjoy this update and look forward to sharing more in the future. I hope to publish the book in Paperback and Kindle format on Amazon this Winter.

I’m also nearly half way through writing Book Two in the series, Old Blood, and will share a cover and updates for that in due course.

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Update 2020 – the first novel

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From childhood I’ve been on a long journey towards something. Something elusive. Something that while I’ve always thought myself capable, I’ve never in my long career managed to achieve. That something is tackling and completing writing a novel. On 29 May 2020 I typed the 100,625th word of my first novel. The journey to write this novel has been long. The journey to write a novel has been longer. I always felt that if I could complete one book that I would not only prove to myself that I was capable, but I will have taught myself by having undertaken the journey, how to do it again. And again.

In the last 3 weeks I’ve been working on the first rewrites of my first novel. I’ve always known that the real crafting is in the rewrites, and that is proving true. This is where you finesse the work, craft the story into something that becomes more than just words on a page. But my enthusiasm hasn’t stopped there. I outlined the second book of the series and I’m now on Chapter 5 of the new book. I’m also outlining the first book of a second series that I intend to start working on soon.

My intention has always been to publish my work as an independent. So alongside of the writing, I’ve been learning about book cover design, copy editing and book production as well as building a following, marketing and PR. It’s a complicated process, with no guarantees of success. For me, writing and eventually publishing the first book is a learning journey, and one that I hope will enable me to both write and publish more books in the future.

I hope you are able to follow along with me, and I hope that this journey is a long and successful one. But I guess we will see. It’s definitely going to entail a lot of hard work, trial and error, and ultimately luck. And so, please, wish me luck.