January 23rd, 2026

Now on Substack, and making progress on third novel. Will be working more on some videos and author recommendations, as I am curious what people who visit this site are also reading.

If you are interested in science fiction I would highly recommend a trio of trailblazing female authors who might challenge your concept of what a sci-fi story could be: Ursula Le Guin, Octavia Butler, and Madeleine L’Engle. Le Guin in particular, who I read her fantasy in elementary school, was a prolific sci-fi writer and her novel The Dispossessed was my favorite book last year.

July 28th, 2025 – Still figuring out the best uses for this site, but stay tuned! I’m considering updating this section more regularly with things like book reviews and such, while trying not to divert too much of my attention from the main task of reaching word count goals for my third novel, Tenyokin. But also have you checked out my Youtube channel:
https://www.youtube.com/@AuthorCharlesBrace

Will continue to update and keep folks aware of developments as they occur, thank you for your support and interest.

April 17th, 2025 – Check homepage for new video, updating site so apologies for our dust!

Nov. 22, 2021 – It feels very surreal and strange, but today my debut novel Anatomy Summer goes live on Amazon! It is with humbleness that I embark on this new phase, as a lot of supportive people gave their love and guidance to help make this novel a reality. I am forever in their debt and will work to show that their support was not misplaced. Thank you everyone!

Here is the link: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09M227J2X

The book is available in three formats: e-book, paperback, and soon hardcover. An audiobook might be possible down the road but for now I’m focused on reaching the widest audience possible with these three versions.

A note on formatting and the final stages of book publishing. A big publishing house will give an author a copyeditor, proofreader, typesetter (for end stage formatting) and of course their main editor, not to mention the literary agent who connected the author to the publisher in the first place. All these people are looking out for the book’s welfare, not to mention marketers, social media publicity staff and partnerships with local and national bookstores. It’s a lot of roles and a lot of plates in the air. Whereas me …

I am juggling all the plates … while roller-skating … in a boat. I’m doing all those roles, though I will say Amazon has been refreshingly user friendly in the tools they provide for an indie author.

All that is to basically say this: if there are any errors, omissions, or formatting jinxes with the books, that falls on me. And I’m happy to correct them! But I did want to put it out there in case anyone was curious. Believe me, this book was not rushed into production, it’s two years in the making and I hope the care and attention to detail in the story is apparent. As someone told me the other day, you don’t bulldoze a building because of a creaky windowpane.

But overall I feel nothing but love and joy that the book has entered this new, exciting stage. I thank you for reading and will keep folks updated as the book’s journey continues.

Take care,
Charles