General Update on Numerous Projects

Boy, what a week!

I have a lot of writing projects going on right now, most of which are not related to The Color of Water and Sky series. Though this is the main series I work to push, it is not the sole focus of my efforts. I have other series’ as well, including work done under different names. All in all, there’s a lot for me to do in the world of writing and I find myself perhaps stretching myself a tad too thin.

Alas, while I know you lovely-readers are clamoring for more of The Color of Water and Sky, and are likely wondering why I would ever focus my attention on anything else, you can rest assured in the knowledge that my other projects will be finished soon and I will get back to prioritizing your favorite series.

So… what is the status of my books?

Cassidy

It has been a STRONG sales day today for The Color of Water and Sky, all due to a big sales push I’m doing for Cassidy this week. On this day alone, I’ve moved 300+ copies of Cassidy at a reduced price, which in turn, has directly led to an increase in the sale of other books Iris and Kholvaria.

What I’ve learned from this experience is that running a promotion on Cassidy is far more rewarding than running a promotion on Iris. While a promotion on Cassidy seems to lead to an increase in the sale of Iris and Kholvaria, a promotion on Iris generally just leads to an increase in the sale of Kholvaria.

Finally, this book is beginning to show its worth.

 

Veznek

The upcoming third book in the series has been a bit delayed, all due to a particularly difficult chapter: Chapter 14. While the book’s rough draft has already been written for many months now, the editing process is proving to be long and slow, all because of this difficult chapter.

Chapter 14 has a lot going on. I draw inspiration for this chapter from some pretty dark stuff including The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, Game of Thrones, and the case could even be made for Saw (but mainly The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo). It’s brutal and gory and divisive and I know if it’s not handled well, it has the potential to lose a lot of readers. They’ll drop the book and never come back. That is why I know this chapter needs to be handled with a great degree of tact. Unfortunately for you all, that also means it’s taking a long time.

But rest assured, once this detailed work on Chapter 14 is out of the way, I’ll start getting other editors involved and the process will begin to move a lot faster. Currently I have one other person looking at it and offering her advice. Her notes will be very helpful.

Pew! Pew!

My short story for the next volume of the comedy sci-fi collection, Pew! Pew!, has already been written and it should be out sometime around April (sorry, I know I said February before, but it’s actually April). I eluded to this story in a prior post, so this may be old news for those of you who follow this blog regularly.

My new story will be titled Valentine’s Day 1979: An Intergalactic Adventure. The story is about a man in the 70’s who must marry an alien named Princess Mayra in order to prevent an intergalactic war. It’s full of 70’s references and slang and it will be my first released story written in the first-person (something I typically do not enjoy).

As always, you’ll get more updates on that closer to the day.

 

Other Projects

Believe it or not, I have a total of five additional books I haven’t referenced yet that have been written. Two of those five still need to undergo heavy editing. Three of those five are in a finished stage and are ready for release.

On top of that, I also have a sixth secret book in the works now, which is about 1/5 written. So… all in all, there’s a lot going on, most of which I am not prepared to share at this time.

One thing I can share, which I eluded to during my last blog post, is my idea for a collection of short stories set in the world of The Color of Water and Sky. You can read more about that by clicking HERE. The second story in that collection, tentatively titled Descent, has now been finished and is in a rough draft stage. So, things are definitely moving.

As I said before, once I get finished with these side-projects, I’ll be able to better re-focus on The Color of Water and Sky series, which I admit, has taken a bit of a backseat lately.

 

Overall, things are looking good. It’s busy, but it’s good. As always, keep checking back here for more news and updates.

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