On July 31st, 2006, I completed the 2nd draft of "Wake of the Lake Monster". Because it happened over a 3 year period, during which I had an exhaustive schedule to maintain, the writing process wore on me. I printed out the manuscript, at first thinking to go back over it myself, then thought better of it. I contacted Billye McCarty, my beloved editor in Oklahoma, and told her it was ready. I have so many other projects I want to get underway, but just couldn't bring myself to go on with this one without another set of eyes keeping me on course. It is a grand story on an almost epic scale. Think Steve Alten meets Clive Cussler meets Dan Brown, and you'll have an idea of the overall scope. The Altamaha-ha is a catalyst bringing togethe a number of memorable character and situations, with ties to Civil War conspiracies and resurrected aspirations of failed WWII plots. Throw in the coersive influence of the oldest continuous secret societies in western civilzation, and you'll get the idea. The final volume of "The Cryptids Trilogy" is every bit the tome that "Shadow of the Thunderbird" and "Track of the Bigfoot" were, and brings to a close (?) the arc of stories involving Ian McQuade. I look forward to finishing it up for release this Fall, at the same time welcoming the release of the 3rd and final edition of "Shadow of the Thunderbird". I have been away during this time, to regroup and get other aspects of my life back on track. I fully intend to seek an agent and a bigger publisher for the trilogy, which will end up across the three volumes at over 1/2 a million words. I appreciate the support and encouragement I've gotten to continue. My readers are quiet, but very supportive. My lake monster story will be different from any written up to this point, and uses science and known facts to extrapolate a logical, if unusual explanation for the species. After all, the mystery in my novels is always the origins, not who will survive attack. To thise I've kept waiting after two consecutive yeasr of writing both "Shadow" and "Track", I can only say the wait will have been worth it. Until then, drop me a line and come along the journey with me. D.L.