My proofs for Rainbird and Mourning Cloak arrived earlier this week.
Aren’t they pretty?
They look EVEN BETTER in real life.
There really is nothing like seeing your name on the cover of a physical book. I had an ear-to-ear grin on my face for about an hour after they came.
Right now, David’s checking them for errors (I know, I know, I’m spoiled). They should be ready to go in a week or so. Keep an eye on this space!
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One Small Step: an anthology of discoveries launched last weekend at Conflux. Jo Anderton and I have a story in there. “Sand and Seawater” has already gotten some nice shout-outs on Goodreads, and the anthology as a whole has been favorably reviewed in places like Publisher’s Weekly.
Next week, I’ll post about our experience collaborating on this story.
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I’ve been busily working away on some short stories for the past couple of weeks, including some broken fairy tales for a follow-up to Shattered. I’m hoping to get that out in June and then buckle down to Ironhand and release that a couple months later.
What are your writing plans? Do you have any new or upcoming releases? Let us know in the comments!
Oooh! Shiny, pretty, gorgeous! :makes grabby hands: Ah, well. Must wait until budget allows. I loveth.
As for new releases: I’m putting together an anthology of shorts and poetry called When the Clock Chimes. I’m hoping to add a lot of new material never seen before. :grins:
Oh, I am glad you’re back to releasing new material. I’ll be keeping an eye out for When the Clock Chimes!
What’s the status of City of Glass?
Churning over in my brain. I’ve been totally tied up with the 365 Challenge, but I’m thinking I know where I had real difficulty with City of Glass.
1. I had to shift between character sets too much for a serial. That is one thing fanfic really does give you: people who know the characters already and can handle ensemble casts. I’m thinking a serial does best with one or two focus characters: not six.
2. I honestly need some sort of community input if I’m publishing to a community. I thrive on it and slowly wither without it. I’m thinking to do the pay for extra episodes technique, but first, find my focus per item 1.
Both are good thoughts! Have you thought about building up a community on Wattpad, rather than posting on your own site?
Yup. That’s my best shot for rebooting City of Glass, I think. Now I just need some headspace for it. I keep trying out these prompts and getting huge stories. Thus, I went for a commentfic meme. I need some small things to write. Preferably happy ones.
I’ve started writing some flashfic, too. Last year I wrote flashfic inspired by the planets (only got up to Mars, though). Right now my muse is having fun–get this–fracturing well-know and beloved classic children’s picture books.
Ah well. Play time is important for muses. 😀
I’m holding my breath to see if I’m chosen for the Adventure in Creating anthology! It would be so cool to actually be *gulp* published. 🙂
Other than that though, revise, revise, revise. But I’m close to finishing–really– this time. And I love the story more than ever.
You’ve made some beautiful books there! You should be really proud of those.
Ooh, yes. I’m also wildly impatient to know about Adventure in Creating! Sounds like they had a lot of submissions–it says great things about the health of the HtTS/HTRYN community.
What’s the name of your book? Do you have a Sentence for it?
Thanks! I have my husband to thank for the print versions. He really worked hard on the print layout. They look fabulous on the inside too. Like they were real books. 😀
Wait, what? “Like they were real books”???!!?
🙂
Well, you know I’m self-deprecating. Isn’t that why Chief Cheerleader is amongst your many roles? 😀
🙂 Funny you should ask about my Sentence. It’s STILL evolving … and the fact that I can’t nail it really worries me. In fact, once I get through the course, maybe I need to start over with that. My revision WIP is called ‘The Tempest’s Serenade’
And hey, congrats on getting into the Anthology! I’m looking forward to checking out your story. 🙂
Thanks, Kirsten! I love the title of WIP, and am curious what it’s about. 🙂
Very pretty! 🙂
Thanks! 🙂
Hi,
I’ve I’ve just had my first pro story released in paper back, the anthology is called In Fabula-divino (http://thetaletellers.wordpress.com/) I hope you don’t mind me posting the link. I’m now working on a short story for an anthology with the working title “Kiss by Clockwork”. The story is meant to be Steampunk with a touch of romance. I never expected to write either, but I had an inspiration. The story is called “Radar Love” and I’m journaling it’s progress on my blog.
Congrats on your first pro story release! It’s such a special time. Steampunk romance is very appealing to me. 🙂
Thanks for sharing!