Launchpaddywack
Tomorrow, THE THING IN YELLOW launches, and I'm hopeful for it, as I always am with launches, even as I'm worried it'll also fly off into the void (which, ironically, is a very on-the-nose fate for a book of weird fiction infused with cosmic horror).
That said, it should be well-received. It's a solid 13-story collection, and I'm very happy how it turned out. My hope is that because fans of the Yellow King are already aware of that universe, there'll be an audience for it, but you never know.
Here's a mini-interview of me on THE THING IN YELLOW.
Likely I'm reacting to the otherwise quiet reception for THE CURSED EARTH, which was very well-received in NetGalley (thank you again to all who reviewed it), but otherwise disappeared from anyone's awareness, at least on the Twit. I know that Twitter is not representative of the majority of the population (and, hell, it's like 15th in social media channels), but I had high hopes (haha, pun intended) that CURSED would find its audience, and that didn't really happen -- even though plenty of people are hopping on the fungus horror (aka, "sporror") bandwagon of late, and likely far more now that THE LAST OF US is drawing eyes. CURSED is one of my best novels, although I suppose because it's well over 400 pages, that curses it (definitely intended that pun) among readers who don't actually like to read too much.
Since THE THING IN YELLOW clocks in around 260 pages, my hope is that more readers and plays in a pre-existing (and, at least theoretically, pre-approved) mythos, that they'll will be willing to pick that one up.
I guess we'll see, won't we? Personally, I think THE THING will offer readers a satisfying weird/occult fictional ride, and I tried to put elements into those stories that might stick with readers, even if they're not familiar with THE KING IN YELLOW.
Meanwhile, the prelaunch jitters continue. I'm always most comfortable charging over the wall, am less at ease when I'm on the other side of the wall, waiting for the signal to charge.
I do hope if/when readers pick up this latest book, they actually read, rate, and review it. That'll hopefully help offset the thundering silence that typically accompanies my book launches.
This one may have a slow build as people discover it and take the plunge.
That said, it should be well-received. It's a solid 13-story collection, and I'm very happy how it turned out. My hope is that because fans of the Yellow King are already aware of that universe, there'll be an audience for it, but you never know.
Here's a mini-interview of me on THE THING IN YELLOW.
Likely I'm reacting to the otherwise quiet reception for THE CURSED EARTH, which was very well-received in NetGalley (thank you again to all who reviewed it), but otherwise disappeared from anyone's awareness, at least on the Twit. I know that Twitter is not representative of the majority of the population (and, hell, it's like 15th in social media channels), but I had high hopes (haha, pun intended) that CURSED would find its audience, and that didn't really happen -- even though plenty of people are hopping on the fungus horror (aka, "sporror") bandwagon of late, and likely far more now that THE LAST OF US is drawing eyes. CURSED is one of my best novels, although I suppose because it's well over 400 pages, that curses it (definitely intended that pun) among readers who don't actually like to read too much.
Since THE THING IN YELLOW clocks in around 260 pages, my hope is that more readers and plays in a pre-existing (and, at least theoretically, pre-approved) mythos, that they'll will be willing to pick that one up.
I guess we'll see, won't we? Personally, I think THE THING will offer readers a satisfying weird/occult fictional ride, and I tried to put elements into those stories that might stick with readers, even if they're not familiar with THE KING IN YELLOW.
Meanwhile, the prelaunch jitters continue. I'm always most comfortable charging over the wall, am less at ease when I'm on the other side of the wall, waiting for the signal to charge.
I do hope if/when readers pick up this latest book, they actually read, rate, and review it. That'll hopefully help offset the thundering silence that typically accompanies my book launches.
This one may have a slow build as people discover it and take the plunge.
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