Week 11 - Funny-ish Urban Fantasy

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Happy Canada Day! I'm getting a head start on the holiday by raising a glass to my new book, which is called Sloshed. In my new manuscript, I'm taking a Chinese water dragon and putting him into a modern-day setting, which will include a few modern-day concerns as well. Here's what the book's about:

When Fu retired, he figured he’d live his remaining days in peace in his favorite city of New York. Since belief in dragons has long been on the wane, and that’s what sustains his magic, he knows he doesn’t have many days left to him. He’s content to use his powers of shapeshifting and be the grumpy old man rocking a barstool for whatever time remains. Dragons don’t exist without belief, and the modern and cynical age has killed more than one of his kind.
 
However, one function of his powers used to be to help control rain – to bring it where it was needed and stop it where it’s not. As half the world gets torched by wildfires and the other half gets drowned by floods, the bartender of his favorite haunt discovers who the old man is… and starts to believe in him again. Violet begs him to set the world right. She begins a society of dragons to help bolster his dying powers and returns him to his youth and strength. So, he agrees to take up the mantle again and help the world. The only condition? Violet must accompany him and continue to make his favorite drink whenever he rests.
 
She agrees – she always wanted to see the world, but has never been able to. The reality is that he is only one dragon when there used to be thousands protecting the planet. But he promises to do his best to help, and Violet almost believes that, together, the two of them might be able to save the world.

This will be a fun one - my kids have loved dragons since they were really, really little, but I've never written a dragon book. After this week, I'll be able to say that I have! Have a great week, and see you back here again on Sunday for an excerpt from my new novel.