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February 5, 2011
The Long Overdue Blog About the Borders Perth Colin Taber Q&A
I'll say here at the outset that this was my first attempt at a Q&A evening. While I've done a few signings, this was always going to be something quite different. Firstly, it went well, and while it was a lot of fun, I also found it to be a great learning experience.
I arrived a little early, straight from the day job, not quite with the same level of nerves I had when I did my first signing at Borders Perth about 18 months ago. For any of you who don't know, I used to work at Borders Perth as a manager (and prior to that, at Borders Bondi in Sydney). In that sense, I couldn't have felt more at ease in regards to the venue as I know about a third of the staff, most of the management team, and feel just plain comfortable in the store. That's obviously a good starting point.
Now, I don't feel that confident about public speaking (despite people telling me I do a fair job), but I settled down as we set up, mainly due to the fact I felt comfortable in the venue and that, regardless of what the turnout might be, I'd recognise a few faces as some of the attendees would be from the Facebook fan page. So, with a few minutes to spare, we finished the set up at one end of the Gloria Jeans Café with help from Borders staff, taking the huge main table (which is also next to the fantasy and sci-fi section) and also a smaller table. Finally, we were ready.
By this time people had started arriving. I greeted them, helping to settle them into seats and arrange their coffees and cake. Then, shortly after our listed five O'clock start, with a fair audience gathered in front of me (about half from the Facebook fan page, as it turns out) we got underway.
All up, we managed to be a crowd of just over a dozen, which was a fair turnout for such a first event. Coffee in hand, I started by introducing myself and talking my way through my own background in publishing, writing and bookselling, from Australian Realms Magazine in 1988, through to the Unae project, which is of course the setting for The Ossard Trilogy (first begun in that magazine's pages in 1996). I then went on to talk about the Trilogy itself (briefly) and touched upon what comes afterwards, mentioning one specific (Unae based) trilogy and hinted at other projects. Such topics were backed up by me holding aloft the proof editions of these future releases (photos can be found at the Facebook fanpage).
The first questions quickly bubbled up; about how Unae had first taken form as a series of magazine articles, also through to the discussion of the Ossard storyline's first incarnation as a series of single page colour pieces spread over three consecutive magazine issues, all telling the tale of the great city's sad demise. While my audience was eager to dig deeper, some marvelling at how long Ossard had actually been around before finally seeing print (over sixteen years), they were also surprised to hear that the first draft of The Fall of Ossard was written as a writing exercise in first person, something I worked at fulltime many years ago and completed in just six weeks.
From there I went on to address the four questions I'd previously released regarding my feelings on the future of fantasy fiction. While this was an interesting talking point, I suspect it wasn't the highlight, as the audience seemed far more interested in hearing more about me and The Ossard Trilogy. Originally, we'd tried to style the big four questions as a way to broaden the event's appeal: The future of fantasy, comparing Lord of the Rings and Harry Potter, what of Twilight, and which authors will be stars of tomorrow? Grand questions, all of them, but I don't think one person turned up to see them answered. Those who attended were either passing by and had stopped to see what was happening, or had come because they'd read The Fall of Ossard and wanted to meet me.
So, next time, the Q&A will focus much more on Ossard and me.
Now, the content of my answers to those questions will be in future blogs, and those aren't far away. I will post them very soon. For now though, let me continue to talk about how the rest of the evening went.
After covering my introduction and then the big four, we got back to Ossard. I spoke of the upcoming release of Ossard's Hope (late May 2011 for the USA and looking to be September 2011 for the Australian retail release). I spoke of the format of the story in the second book, it now split (via Juvela's blessing link with Sef) into two points of views as we chapter by chapter follow both of these characters' stories). While I didn't let any cats out of any bags, well, not hugely, I did mention that part of the book is set not in Ossard, but Fletland.
I also spoke about my expectation that the third Ossard book will be released within two years of Ossard's Hope publication, as a good part of it's written, and a good number of problems have been solved during Ossard's Hope's difficult birth. Having got that out of the way, I then talked about the next trilogy (which I had a proof copy of there) and how my expectation is that the first book of that (which is set in Unae, but a different part of continental Dormetia, and two years later) will be getting released within months of the third Ossard book's release as it's almost ready to go now. That whole second trilogy will be trotted out fairly quickly. At the latest/slowest, it will be at one release a year. Largely, as a project, it's already complete.
Following that (and the much celebrated coffee and cake) there were lots of questions. Quite a few times the focus fell upon some of the story hooks in the book, or hints at pieces of the setting that are waiting to be explored. The excitement of the readers there, particularly Linda, Lee, Andrew and Tanya was not only great to see, but absolutely energising.
Finally, we wrapped up, probably eighty minutes later, the last act the signing of more copies of The Fall of Ossard. That done, with goodbyes said and Borders and Gloria Jeans staff thanked, it was time to go.
I want to thank all of those who turned up, and again highlight the continuing support of Borders Perth. The support of all of you is not only fantastic, but as I said earlier, energising.
Until next time.
I arrived a little early, straight from the day job, not quite with the same level of nerves I had when I did my first signing at Borders Perth about 18 months ago. For any of you who don't know, I used to work at Borders Perth as a manager (and prior to that, at Borders Bondi in Sydney). In that sense, I couldn't have felt more at ease in regards to the venue as I know about a third of the staff, most of the management team, and feel just plain comfortable in the store. That's obviously a good starting point.
Now, I don't feel that confident about public speaking (despite people telling me I do a fair job), but I settled down as we set up, mainly due to the fact I felt comfortable in the venue and that, regardless of what the turnout might be, I'd recognise a few faces as some of the attendees would be from the Facebook fan page. So, with a few minutes to spare, we finished the set up at one end of the Gloria Jeans Café with help from Borders staff, taking the huge main table (which is also next to the fantasy and sci-fi section) and also a smaller table. Finally, we were ready.
By this time people had started arriving. I greeted them, helping to settle them into seats and arrange their coffees and cake. Then, shortly after our listed five O'clock start, with a fair audience gathered in front of me (about half from the Facebook fan page, as it turns out) we got underway.
All up, we managed to be a crowd of just over a dozen, which was a fair turnout for such a first event. Coffee in hand, I started by introducing myself and talking my way through my own background in publishing, writing and bookselling, from Australian Realms Magazine in 1988, through to the Unae project, which is of course the setting for The Ossard Trilogy (first begun in that magazine's pages in 1996). I then went on to talk about the Trilogy itself (briefly) and touched upon what comes afterwards, mentioning one specific (Unae based) trilogy and hinted at other projects. Such topics were backed up by me holding aloft the proof editions of these future releases (photos can be found at the Facebook fanpage).
The first questions quickly bubbled up; about how Unae had first taken form as a series of magazine articles, also through to the discussion of the Ossard storyline's first incarnation as a series of single page colour pieces spread over three consecutive magazine issues, all telling the tale of the great city's sad demise. While my audience was eager to dig deeper, some marvelling at how long Ossard had actually been around before finally seeing print (over sixteen years), they were also surprised to hear that the first draft of The Fall of Ossard was written as a writing exercise in first person, something I worked at fulltime many years ago and completed in just six weeks.
From there I went on to address the four questions I'd previously released regarding my feelings on the future of fantasy fiction. While this was an interesting talking point, I suspect it wasn't the highlight, as the audience seemed far more interested in hearing more about me and The Ossard Trilogy. Originally, we'd tried to style the big four questions as a way to broaden the event's appeal: The future of fantasy, comparing Lord of the Rings and Harry Potter, what of Twilight, and which authors will be stars of tomorrow? Grand questions, all of them, but I don't think one person turned up to see them answered. Those who attended were either passing by and had stopped to see what was happening, or had come because they'd read The Fall of Ossard and wanted to meet me.
So, next time, the Q&A will focus much more on Ossard and me.
Now, the content of my answers to those questions will be in future blogs, and those aren't far away. I will post them very soon. For now though, let me continue to talk about how the rest of the evening went.
After covering my introduction and then the big four, we got back to Ossard. I spoke of the upcoming release of Ossard's Hope (late May 2011 for the USA and looking to be September 2011 for the Australian retail release). I spoke of the format of the story in the second book, it now split (via Juvela's blessing link with Sef) into two points of views as we chapter by chapter follow both of these characters' stories). While I didn't let any cats out of any bags, well, not hugely, I did mention that part of the book is set not in Ossard, but Fletland.
I also spoke about my expectation that the third Ossard book will be released within two years of Ossard's Hope publication, as a good part of it's written, and a good number of problems have been solved during Ossard's Hope's difficult birth. Having got that out of the way, I then talked about the next trilogy (which I had a proof copy of there) and how my expectation is that the first book of that (which is set in Unae, but a different part of continental Dormetia, and two years later) will be getting released within months of the third Ossard book's release as it's almost ready to go now. That whole second trilogy will be trotted out fairly quickly. At the latest/slowest, it will be at one release a year. Largely, as a project, it's already complete.
Following that (and the much celebrated coffee and cake) there were lots of questions. Quite a few times the focus fell upon some of the story hooks in the book, or hints at pieces of the setting that are waiting to be explored. The excitement of the readers there, particularly Linda, Lee, Andrew and Tanya was not only great to see, but absolutely energising.
Finally, we wrapped up, probably eighty minutes later, the last act the signing of more copies of The Fall of Ossard. That done, with goodbyes said and Borders and Gloria Jeans staff thanked, it was time to go.
I want to thank all of those who turned up, and again highlight the continuing support of Borders Perth. The support of all of you is not only fantastic, but as I said earlier, energising.
Until next time.
January 24, 2011
Ossard's Hope Release Date Shift – For the USA
Okay, so I was originally aiming for February 25th 2011, but won't make it.
Sorry.
Now, in truth, I've known for a while that I wasn't going to make that date (about a month), but have put off announcing the fact until I had a new date set that I could make.
So, firstly, let's lay the blame.
Unfortunately, that blame is something that should be hanging solely about me. I struggled to keep up with a tough schedule through December, after getting off to a late start for the final rewrite. In the end, while I caught up a lot of lost time, I never got all of it. When the dust settled, I only finished my rewrite a few days ago, well over three weeks late. Worst still, I have flagged some chapters that still need some review. And all this is before my editor has had her final go at the manuscript. Simply, to strive for February 25th for the USA/Amazon.com market would just see Ossard's Hope go out as a little too rough and ragged around the edges.
So, cutting to the chase, what's the new date?
Ossard's Hope will become available on Amazon.com in late May 2011. This is a date that will be met. Other online booksellers will also stock the book (at their own rate) from around that date. If you want a specific date to diarise for Amazon, feel free to make it May 25th, but the way the supply process works for Amazon for this kind of product is that once the book is made available (by me), it takes around three to five days to be picked up and listed on their website. Having said that, I will be aiming to see it available by the 25th at the latest. As suggested above, listings on other Amazon international sites (and other online sellers) will depend solely on their own take up rates.
The extra three months this allows will take the heat off for the final manuscript review and my editor as things are finally put to rest. It also, importantly, allows time for proof copies to be physically checked here in Australia, half a world away from where the international edition copies are being printed in the USA.
Again, I'm sorry for the sliding date, but in the end it will make for a better book.
As for the Australian retail release date, that should be cleared up in the next few days and announced in another blog. It is likely to be a few months after the US date, which basically comes down to the time needed for printing and distribution.
Thanks for reading.
Sorry.
Now, in truth, I've known for a while that I wasn't going to make that date (about a month), but have put off announcing the fact until I had a new date set that I could make.
So, firstly, let's lay the blame.
Unfortunately, that blame is something that should be hanging solely about me. I struggled to keep up with a tough schedule through December, after getting off to a late start for the final rewrite. In the end, while I caught up a lot of lost time, I never got all of it. When the dust settled, I only finished my rewrite a few days ago, well over three weeks late. Worst still, I have flagged some chapters that still need some review. And all this is before my editor has had her final go at the manuscript. Simply, to strive for February 25th for the USA/Amazon.com market would just see Ossard's Hope go out as a little too rough and ragged around the edges.
So, cutting to the chase, what's the new date?
Ossard's Hope will become available on Amazon.com in late May 2011. This is a date that will be met. Other online booksellers will also stock the book (at their own rate) from around that date. If you want a specific date to diarise for Amazon, feel free to make it May 25th, but the way the supply process works for Amazon for this kind of product is that once the book is made available (by me), it takes around three to five days to be picked up and listed on their website. Having said that, I will be aiming to see it available by the 25th at the latest. As suggested above, listings on other Amazon international sites (and other online sellers) will depend solely on their own take up rates.
The extra three months this allows will take the heat off for the final manuscript review and my editor as things are finally put to rest. It also, importantly, allows time for proof copies to be physically checked here in Australia, half a world away from where the international edition copies are being printed in the USA.
Again, I'm sorry for the sliding date, but in the end it will make for a better book.
As for the Australian retail release date, that should be cleared up in the next few days and announced in another blog. It is likely to be a few months after the US date, which basically comes down to the time needed for printing and distribution.
Thanks for reading.
January 23, 2011
My Secret Stash
It's true, I've started stockpiling entries for the blog, the kind of entries that don't involve specific dates, topical subjects or deadlines.
And, yes, I'm doing it so I've always got backup material.
Now, the best part of this devious plan, is not that I can cut and paste some second rate piece of unused trash (because I will review each one before I post it, in case something strikes me as needing a topical review), but that I've actually rediscovered such a stash of suggested blog headlines and other half composed efforts that date way back to late 2009.
In the end, the win for you in all of this, is that now I don't have any good excuses for not posting regular blogs – and on time. It looks like my blog promise is one that I not only have to keep, but can. That's even better for all of us.
But still feel free to nag me about it…
And, yes, I'm doing it so I've always got backup material.
Now, the best part of this devious plan, is not that I can cut and paste some second rate piece of unused trash (because I will review each one before I post it, in case something strikes me as needing a topical review), but that I've actually rediscovered such a stash of suggested blog headlines and other half composed efforts that date way back to late 2009.
In the end, the win for you in all of this, is that now I don't have any good excuses for not posting regular blogs – and on time. It looks like my blog promise is one that I not only have to keep, but can. That's even better for all of us.
But still feel free to nag me about it…
January 16, 2011
Bang!
So, here I am, posting on the blog again. Not as soon as I'd hoped, but at least this time I made it back in the same fortnight (or, dare I say it, calendar year)! I aim to only improve from here on in. Promise.
While I've given some thought to this post over the past week or so, I haven't been able to sit down and draft anything up (see below why). So, what I'm going to do is just cover some Ossard's Hope stuff, and then give you something a bit meatier next time. Next time will also be within the same fortnight. Promise.
Work continues on wrapping up Ossard's Hope, though I have blown a deadline, which isn't good. The next few weeks will be critical. I need to be able to finish stuff up, but I can't really do anything more than what I am currently doing (quitting the day job is just not an option).
I'm not going to bore you with the details of my routine, but I assure you that I work on the book every day in pretty much all my spare time - aside from the four or five hours a weeknight I grab for sleep. On the weekends, I pretty much spend the whole time catching up on some sleep, and, well yes, editing.
Now, I've been working pretty hard on the book for a long time, but like a deranged fool for the best part of the last few months. I'm making great progress, but I'm still not finished. Clearly, if I don't get to finish with this puppy soon, it's going to send me around the bend.
Crackers!
Okay, so perhaps I'm already part way there.
I'm not writing about this to get sympathy, but to let you know some of what's actually involved in this process in terms of blood, sweat and tears.
Simply, soon the book will be finished, hopefully without blowing any more critical deadlines. In the meantime, I hope I can continue to count on your support and interest, which I not only enjoy, but count on when I sit down to tackle that manuscript everyday.
More soon.
Promise.
While I've given some thought to this post over the past week or so, I haven't been able to sit down and draft anything up (see below why). So, what I'm going to do is just cover some Ossard's Hope stuff, and then give you something a bit meatier next time. Next time will also be within the same fortnight. Promise.
Work continues on wrapping up Ossard's Hope, though I have blown a deadline, which isn't good. The next few weeks will be critical. I need to be able to finish stuff up, but I can't really do anything more than what I am currently doing (quitting the day job is just not an option).
I'm not going to bore you with the details of my routine, but I assure you that I work on the book every day in pretty much all my spare time - aside from the four or five hours a weeknight I grab for sleep. On the weekends, I pretty much spend the whole time catching up on some sleep, and, well yes, editing.
Now, I've been working pretty hard on the book for a long time, but like a deranged fool for the best part of the last few months. I'm making great progress, but I'm still not finished. Clearly, if I don't get to finish with this puppy soon, it's going to send me around the bend.
Crackers!
Okay, so perhaps I'm already part way there.
I'm not writing about this to get sympathy, but to let you know some of what's actually involved in this process in terms of blood, sweat and tears.
Simply, soon the book will be finished, hopefully without blowing any more critical deadlines. In the meantime, I hope I can continue to count on your support and interest, which I not only enjoy, but count on when I sit down to tackle that manuscript everyday.
More soon.
Promise.
January 6, 2011
A Really Reluctant Blogger...
Sorry for the long silence.
And it has been a long silence, over eight months!
As I've said before, the best place to keep up with Ossard news is on the Facebook fan page http://www.facebook.com/?ref=home#!/pages/Colin-Taber/156306680488 but I will try very hard to get back here much more often.
So, an update on the news:
Ossard's Hope is wrapping up and will be released during 2011, that much is true. Dates are still to be finalised (more so for the Australian retail release). The book should be available on Amazon.com first, and possibly as soon as late February. I will confirm that date very soon.
Kindle/e-books will also become available of both The Fall of Ossard and Ossard's Hope around the same time as Ossard's Hope (the trade paperback) lists on Amazon.com. The actual break in time between paper and e-book should be limited to just a few weeks.
My own and more personal news is varied, but boils down to me being pretty busy with editing and work. I have had two different jobs since I last posted, and there's now a third on the horizon. All of this is keeping me on my toes. Other than that, I surived Christmas and New Year, but did eat far too much turkey and cranberry sauce. A strict regime of salads and running awaits, to start... some time... soon... I hope.
I'm also announcing that on February 1st at 5PM I will be making an appearance at Borders Perth. In said appearance, I will sign books, talk about Ossard and the Unae setting, as well as writing. I may even manage to be funny or charming - but probably not both at the same time.
For now, that's all I got. I promise I'll be back soon.
And it has been a long silence, over eight months!
As I've said before, the best place to keep up with Ossard news is on the Facebook fan page http://www.facebook.com/?ref=home#!/pages/Colin-Taber/156306680488 but I will try very hard to get back here much more often.
So, an update on the news:
Ossard's Hope is wrapping up and will be released during 2011, that much is true. Dates are still to be finalised (more so for the Australian retail release). The book should be available on Amazon.com first, and possibly as soon as late February. I will confirm that date very soon.
Kindle/e-books will also become available of both The Fall of Ossard and Ossard's Hope around the same time as Ossard's Hope (the trade paperback) lists on Amazon.com. The actual break in time between paper and e-book should be limited to just a few weeks.
My own and more personal news is varied, but boils down to me being pretty busy with editing and work. I have had two different jobs since I last posted, and there's now a third on the horizon. All of this is keeping me on my toes. Other than that, I surived Christmas and New Year, but did eat far too much turkey and cranberry sauce. A strict regime of salads and running awaits, to start... some time... soon... I hope.
I'm also announcing that on February 1st at 5PM I will be making an appearance at Borders Perth. In said appearance, I will sign books, talk about Ossard and the Unae setting, as well as writing. I may even manage to be funny or charming - but probably not both at the same time.
For now, that's all I got. I promise I'll be back soon.
April 18, 2010
A Reluctant Blogger...
Hi guys and gals,
Just a note to say that I'm still working away on the revision of Ossard's Hope despite laptop meltdowns and all such things. The best place to catch me is at the Facebook fan page, which I update more than a couple of times a week (unlike here - sorry).
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Colin-Taber/156306680488?ref=mf
Work continues on the book, plus the outlining of the next project as I prepare to sell it to publishers. The third Ossard book already exists as a rough draft, so don't fret that any talk of future projects means The Ossard Trilogy is in some way suffering.
Hope everyone is well!
Just a note to say that I'm still working away on the revision of Ossard's Hope despite laptop meltdowns and all such things. The best place to catch me is at the Facebook fan page, which I update more than a couple of times a week (unlike here - sorry).
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Colin-Taber/156306680488?ref=mf
Work continues on the book, plus the outlining of the next project as I prepare to sell it to publishers. The third Ossard book already exists as a rough draft, so don't fret that any talk of future projects means The Ossard Trilogy is in some way suffering.
Hope everyone is well!
March 8, 2010
A Free Agent
It's been a while since I've posted, and, hell, maybe that's a good thing, for I've a lot of news:
For those of you who didn't know, I did until a week a go work at Borders Hay Street Mall in Perth as a manager, but have since resigned (after five years) and moved on. I am currently working full time on Ossard's Hope (and making good progress with reviewing the current draft) as well as rebuilding an old gym habit as I attempt to get into better shape. Here's the happenings in more detail:
By the end of March I hope to be interviewing for some other work to help pay the bills, but in the meantime, the book has me (and the gym). Ossard's Hope is going well, but still has some bumps in it that need to be smoothed. There's a lot of people out there who really loved Fall of Ossard because it was different and deeper, and I don't want the next book to be any different. One of the main stumbling blocks with Ossard's Hope is getting the balance right as I deal with the dark side of Juvela's rising addiction, without the book reading as a recovery biography telling you about the deathly spiral of an alcoholic or junkie. Aside from hoping to finish off the current draft review in about 3 or 4 weeks, I'm also hoping to soon be in a position to set up a sample chapter to post for those patiently waiting.
Leaving Borders was in the end a relief. I've been with the company for just over five years and seen many changes and much growth (from 7 stores to 26 in Australia). I enjoyed my time there and met some great people. It was also a fantastic opportunity to see the retail end of the book trade. Over the years I've met some great people and made some great friends through Borders. WIth changes in the company and a management restructure in full swing, it was time to either adapt or leave. I chose to leave. I haven't enjoyed it so much in the last year, and the future direction of the company wasn't really set to change that. So, now I'm free.
Getting back to the gym is something I've been trying to squeeze in the for the past year or so. To actually get it in and to rebuild the habit is now what I'm doing. I'm not in bad shape, but could be better, and am also just days away from hitting forty. If I don't do it now, I know it'll only get harder next year, etc. So far so good, and without any strains or injuries. I'm clocking up around ten hours of exercise a week at the moment with just under half of that being low impact cardio, the rest being a move back into weights. I already feel better for it!
Other than that life revolves around Ossard's Hope. I've been doing a fair bit of research reading (and re-reading), but hope to have most of that behind me soon. Spare moments see me mapping out two other writing projects as I prepare to put proposals together to sell them to publishers. And, of course, there's always time for contemplation of what's to happen in the third Ossard book.
For those of you who didn't know, I did until a week a go work at Borders Hay Street Mall in Perth as a manager, but have since resigned (after five years) and moved on. I am currently working full time on Ossard's Hope (and making good progress with reviewing the current draft) as well as rebuilding an old gym habit as I attempt to get into better shape. Here's the happenings in more detail:
By the end of March I hope to be interviewing for some other work to help pay the bills, but in the meantime, the book has me (and the gym). Ossard's Hope is going well, but still has some bumps in it that need to be smoothed. There's a lot of people out there who really loved Fall of Ossard because it was different and deeper, and I don't want the next book to be any different. One of the main stumbling blocks with Ossard's Hope is getting the balance right as I deal with the dark side of Juvela's rising addiction, without the book reading as a recovery biography telling you about the deathly spiral of an alcoholic or junkie. Aside from hoping to finish off the current draft review in about 3 or 4 weeks, I'm also hoping to soon be in a position to set up a sample chapter to post for those patiently waiting.
Leaving Borders was in the end a relief. I've been with the company for just over five years and seen many changes and much growth (from 7 stores to 26 in Australia). I enjoyed my time there and met some great people. It was also a fantastic opportunity to see the retail end of the book trade. Over the years I've met some great people and made some great friends through Borders. WIth changes in the company and a management restructure in full swing, it was time to either adapt or leave. I chose to leave. I haven't enjoyed it so much in the last year, and the future direction of the company wasn't really set to change that. So, now I'm free.
Getting back to the gym is something I've been trying to squeeze in the for the past year or so. To actually get it in and to rebuild the habit is now what I'm doing. I'm not in bad shape, but could be better, and am also just days away from hitting forty. If I don't do it now, I know it'll only get harder next year, etc. So far so good, and without any strains or injuries. I'm clocking up around ten hours of exercise a week at the moment with just under half of that being low impact cardio, the rest being a move back into weights. I already feel better for it!
Other than that life revolves around Ossard's Hope. I've been doing a fair bit of research reading (and re-reading), but hope to have most of that behind me soon. Spare moments see me mapping out two other writing projects as I prepare to put proposals together to sell them to publishers. And, of course, there's always time for contemplation of what's to happen in the third Ossard book.
