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How’re ya now?

I don’t know if you ever watched LetterKenny, but I loved that show. Admittedly, I am pretty sure that the ideal audience for it is thirteen-year-old boys. This probably shows you my level of maturity, I guess, but who cares.

So things have been moving along at a clip lately. I have finished the first and second drafts of the follow-up to DEAD STATION. I am working through some edits, and by the time this newsletter goes out, it should be in the hands of some advanced readers for comment and critique.

I will meet with those readers individually and gather feedback. If I need to make some adjustments to the story, then I will do that after. I would like to have a pre-order for the second book up on Amazon soon. I don’t want to tie myself down to a release date yet, but I am really close now. It will either be in November or December.

What has to happen before that?

I need to finalize the cover. I have been working on a ton of concepts and have not really settled on a top two or three as of yet. Once I do, I'll test the market on those covers by using Facebook ads to see which ones get the most engagement. That will be the deciding factor on what cover I use.

I have to incorporate any last-minute story adjustments and finalize the editing.

Set the book up in Amazon KDP.

Order a proof copy of the paperback for evaluation.

Prep and Launch the new release marketing plan… ugh…

Reach out to possible audiobook creators so I can get that process going.

This has been my world lately, along with my day job, and doing my best to spend time with my family.

I am pretty proud of the follow-up story. It picks up in the days after DEAD STATION and is quite a ride. It has a lot of the same intense feel as the first story. I am excited for you to read it.

Once it's ready, I will be sending out some notifications.

Shamon

P.S. The image is another concept cover for the next book.