The Highs and the Lows
It has been busy for old Josh and I have been somewhat remiss in keeping you all updated on my professional machinations. To put things simply … life has been awesome!
But first the bad.
I had handed off the finished draft of Shores of the Dead Book One: the Rising to the person that had offered to do the editing. I had believed that everything was chugging along and we were on target to meet the November 1st release date. I had the cover finished and in my hands and I had done a dry run with the publishing process to make sure that I knew what the fuck I was doing.
Then I received THE email.
My editor told me that they had barely made a dent in the manuscript that had been in their possession for almost three months. They were apologetic and accepted all of the blame but the reality was I had no editor and no money to hire an editor. This editor was doing it as a final project for a university English class. After my stomach crawled up out of my feet I hit the social networks and laid it all out there. I told them that I needed help and that time and money was a factor.
The response was breathtaking.
Literally dozens of people responded and it was less than twelve hours before I had a new editor and the manuscript was in her hands. She has been updating me chapter by chapter as she has chewed her way through the book like a lioness.
Thanks Marla!
I think the book will be a little late but I am confident that I will be releasing it before the end of November. I feared that I wouldn’t have a prayer of releasing it before the first of the year. Mr. Mike Mumah is working on the covers for Book Two: The Escape and Book Three: The Last Stand and the things we have discussed makes me believe that they will blow your mind. And maybe turn your stomach!
The first draft of Camp of the Dead is chugging along. The various plot lines are gelling together and with every pass my characters feel more and more real to me. The ending has been roughed and I am now working on knitting all the islands of story into one cohesive continent of a novel.
Now for the big news …
… I have a new writing job. I am now a freelance writer for Fat Goblin Games (www. fatgoblingames.com). I am working on something that I can’t discuss at the moment but if I nail it it could lead to something awesome!
Alright that’s it folks!
Josh
But first the bad.
I had handed off the finished draft of Shores of the Dead Book One: the Rising to the person that had offered to do the editing. I had believed that everything was chugging along and we were on target to meet the November 1st release date. I had the cover finished and in my hands and I had done a dry run with the publishing process to make sure that I knew what the fuck I was doing.
Then I received THE email.
My editor told me that they had barely made a dent in the manuscript that had been in their possession for almost three months. They were apologetic and accepted all of the blame but the reality was I had no editor and no money to hire an editor. This editor was doing it as a final project for a university English class. After my stomach crawled up out of my feet I hit the social networks and laid it all out there. I told them that I needed help and that time and money was a factor.
The response was breathtaking.
Literally dozens of people responded and it was less than twelve hours before I had a new editor and the manuscript was in her hands. She has been updating me chapter by chapter as she has chewed her way through the book like a lioness.
Thanks Marla!
I think the book will be a little late but I am confident that I will be releasing it before the end of November. I feared that I wouldn’t have a prayer of releasing it before the first of the year. Mr. Mike Mumah is working on the covers for Book Two: The Escape and Book Three: The Last Stand and the things we have discussed makes me believe that they will blow your mind. And maybe turn your stomach!
The first draft of Camp of the Dead is chugging along. The various plot lines are gelling together and with every pass my characters feel more and more real to me. The ending has been roughed and I am now working on knitting all the islands of story into one cohesive continent of a novel.
Now for the big news …
… I have a new writing job. I am now a freelance writer for Fat Goblin Games (www. fatgoblingames.com). I am working on something that I can’t discuss at the moment but if I nail it it could lead to something awesome!
Alright that’s it folks!
Josh
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