Status Update
I know you want news, and I really want to give it to you, but now I understand why other content creators are so cagey about announcements and such. There are relatively few moving parts to what I do, but there are just enough to make things uncertain to the point I don't know when exactly they'll be done.
So here's what's happening: Hall of Mirrors is almost done, but not completely. Feedback, final changes, the cover and more are being done simultaneously, but they all work on different time scales. I don't want to announce anything I can't stick to, so I haven't yet. It's close, though. I have a date in my head and on my calendar I'm shooting for, but I just can't share until I know I can hit it.
Paperbacks. I'm working on getting paperback versions of November and Fires ready, and want to launch Mirrors with one, as well. It's more complicated than I thought! (Fires is over 600 pages long printed out. I never even considered a physical version when I was writing it, but it turns out printing a doorstop on demand has its own complications. D'oh!) But that's going on, as well. I hope you are looking forward to them!
There are other behind-the-scenes things that also add up to me being busier than ever at this writing gig. I'm absolutely grateful and blessed to be able to do it, so this isn't an exercise in excuse-making. It's just all new to me, and I'm having to figure out a lot of it as I go. Going through it will make it a lot easier for next time, though!
I don't know if this post will be of interest, or lower/heighten your opinion of me, but I needed to get it all out, because I think I'm freaking out a little bit. I want my books to be as good as possible, but also have something to share with you all. I'm still finding the balance.
If I've ever complained about creators I like seemingly dragging their feet, or being coy about things, I'm sorry. I get it now.
I just want to keep you in the loop, but not feel like a tease, so the best I can do is be honest. And honestly, I'm excited to show you what's coming.
-Selene, Hall of Mirrors
So here's what's happening: Hall of Mirrors is almost done, but not completely. Feedback, final changes, the cover and more are being done simultaneously, but they all work on different time scales. I don't want to announce anything I can't stick to, so I haven't yet. It's close, though. I have a date in my head and on my calendar I'm shooting for, but I just can't share until I know I can hit it.
Paperbacks. I'm working on getting paperback versions of November and Fires ready, and want to launch Mirrors with one, as well. It's more complicated than I thought! (Fires is over 600 pages long printed out. I never even considered a physical version when I was writing it, but it turns out printing a doorstop on demand has its own complications. D'oh!) But that's going on, as well. I hope you are looking forward to them!
There are other behind-the-scenes things that also add up to me being busier than ever at this writing gig. I'm absolutely grateful and blessed to be able to do it, so this isn't an exercise in excuse-making. It's just all new to me, and I'm having to figure out a lot of it as I go. Going through it will make it a lot easier for next time, though!
I don't know if this post will be of interest, or lower/heighten your opinion of me, but I needed to get it all out, because I think I'm freaking out a little bit. I want my books to be as good as possible, but also have something to share with you all. I'm still finding the balance.
If I've ever complained about creators I like seemingly dragging their feet, or being coy about things, I'm sorry. I get it now.
I just want to keep you in the loop, but not feel like a tease, so the best I can do is be honest. And honestly, I'm excited to show you what's coming.
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"... don't shut yourself out from today in fear of tomorrow. The only thing worse than growing old with nothing but memories is growing old with nothing at all."-Selene, Hall of Mirrors
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