Finally closing in on the end of A Cracked and Broken Path Unlike the other Cedar Hill novels, I've been revising this one as it heads toward the finale in order to make damn certain the continuity fits with not only the other novels, but the major CH short stories and novellas. My headwill explode eventually. This will be Apex Book's first release under its new national distribution deal, and I hope it does well. I'm trimming as I go because I've got to keep this thing under 160, 000 words and it ain't been easy. (Look a for an excerpt to go up on the APEX site sometime late next week.)
For those who are concerned this is the final nail in Cedar Hill's coffin, it isn;t. As soon as the novel is delivered, Paul Miller at Earthling will be getting the 3rd Cedar Hill collection, The Carnival Within which will contain the final Cedar Hill Story, "This Dark March," wherein the cycle will be completed. Damn but I'm gonna miss the place.
Cool aside, though: I have the written blessing of Peter Sinfield (King Crimson lyricist) to quote the verse from "Epitaph" that contains the title of the novel. How neat is that?
Also, just for you good folks here: the excerpt that APEX will put up will not be from the serial novella "In Seeing" that originally appeared here, it will brand-spanking new. BUT, this message board and this message board only will be seeing another, different excerpt that no one else has yet seen.
This is going to be Hell
Week + 9 for me, folks, so please send some good vibes my way so I don't collapse from exhaustion! 
Also, if anyone has any suggestions as to what I'm supposed to do when Cedar Hill is gone, I'm taking suggestions -- because I've no f&*%$#!g idea.