Update on Current Plans
I checked the spreadsheet I use to keep track of submissions and publications yesterday and nearly had a panic attack. I have published one whole 100-word drabble so far this year, and I currently have no outstanding submissions. This year is almost half over! I feel like I should have accomplished more, but I want to do something that actually makes a difference. It doesn’t do any good for me to publish dozens of stories in anthologies produced by small presses. That doesn’t gain a writer fans willing to follow them and buy their books. I know this from experience.
I’ve dabbled with Tiktok, Reels, and YouTube without success. The analytics say that most people swipe on my videos after approximately 3.5 seconds. That’s not enough time for people to hear what I have to say and decide that they don’t like what they are hearing, so I have to assume that they don’t like what they see. I need a hook. Maybe I’ll start each video with women in bikinis jumping on a trampoline and then… Boom! I’m telling them about my books.
My home laptop hasn’t worked correctly for the last couple of years, so I went last week and bought a new one. Now I’m not limited to using my work computer and will have more opportunities to write. I’m going to sit down with my dad over the next few weeks and let the AI read it to us. This will be a great opportunity for us to accomplish something together and create a positive lasting memory.
The idea of a Hemingway-ish anthology is on hold at the moment. I’m sure I’ll do something with the idea in the future, but I have a couple of things to accomplish first.
I have some exciting news that truly deserves its own post, but I’ll bury it here for those who are decacated enough to read the entire post. (Please comment if you’ve made it this far.) If you listen to fantasy audiobooks, you have probably heard Robert Jordon’s Wheel of Time or Brandon Sanderson’s Stormlight series. These books are narrated by Michael Kramer & Kate Reading. They have agreed to narrate my anthology, Recirculated Tales! This will be a bucket list event for me, and I’ve never been so excited about the possibility of emptying my savings!
I’m currently working on a short story prompted by one of my writing friends, but I wanted to write a quick post for the blog. The clock keeps ticking, and I can’t shake the feeling that it’s running faster every day. I’m going to try to be more consistent about posting across every platform. Links below!
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Eddie.D.Moore.Author
Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@eddie.d.moore
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@eddie.d.moore.author
Books!
Frights & Flights – https://mybook.to/FrightsandFlights
Recirculated Tales – https://mybook.to/recirculatedtales
Poe-ish Tales – https://mybook.to/Forevermore
Misfits & Oddities – https://mybook.to/misfitsandoddities
After Storming Area 51 – https://mybook.to/afterstormingarea51
