Publication Update, Y'all!
Hi, Scribblers!
I hope you guys are having a great middle of the week and are excited for some Fourth of July F&F (Food and Fun) tomorrow! I have some developments/updates concerning the books that I want to share with you guys. If you're on my mailing list and have read my most recent email update, then you already know what I'm about to say. But for everyone else, this is pretty much what I said in the email.
So after a lot of thought and deliberation, I have decided to publish all the stories, including the Basilisk's Creed, in installments (or more commonly known as serializations). The installments will be shorter (about 20,000 words each) and hence cheaper than full length novels (which are typically 50k to 80k words). I have several reasons for choosing to publish this way, and the main ones are as follows.
1) I work on multiple stories at any given time (that's just my writing process) and I find it far less overwhelming to get work completed if I do each project in segments. Please note that I also work on screenplays and other non-writing projects that tend to be time consuming, so working in segments keeps me relatively sane :).
2) I will be able to get stories out to you guys much quicker than I would if I had to complete each full length novel before publishing it. I think this is a win-win for all of us. #charliesheening!
3) This is a pretty important reason and probably the most important of all. The stories in my head are fairly open-ended. That means the more time I get to spend on them, the better they tend to get. It's also very hard for me to comfortably write a story, all the while feeling compelled to end it at some point. I know that sounds weird, as every story technically has some kind of end, but I like to keep writing until that end comes naturally, i.e. I have absolutely nothing more to write about on that particular story. Like, NOTHING. Lol. Otherwise, I'd feel like I'd be ending it somewhat prematurely. That's not to say I'll write irrelevant ish just to keep a story going, but at the same time, I don't want the stories to feel rushed in any way.
4) Following from the above reason, I feel like both readers and writers develop stronger relationships with fictional characters (or anyone/anything, really) the longer they read/write about them. I have fairly complex characters and I feel like readers won't really get to know them as well from one or two books as opposed to a longer serialization over time. Think of how you view movies to TV shows. Both are great, but TV shows become more integral in your everyday life because you tune in weekly and follow the show over a longer period of time, instead of two or three hours at a movie.
I hope you guys understand why I'm making this change and I'm confident that it benefits everyone involved.
That said, the first installments of each of the stories will be published on Amazon sometime this month. Stay tuned for the exact date :).
Last but not least, if you haven't gotten your copy of A Weasely World: The Grown Toddler's Tribute to Cheating Bastards , do so by clicking the link. Happy Wednesday and I'll talk to you guys soon!
Until next time...
Much love,
Eme <3
I hope you guys are having a great middle of the week and are excited for some Fourth of July F&F (Food and Fun) tomorrow! I have some developments/updates concerning the books that I want to share with you guys. If you're on my mailing list and have read my most recent email update, then you already know what I'm about to say. But for everyone else, this is pretty much what I said in the email.
So after a lot of thought and deliberation, I have decided to publish all the stories, including the Basilisk's Creed, in installments (or more commonly known as serializations). The installments will be shorter (about 20,000 words each) and hence cheaper than full length novels (which are typically 50k to 80k words). I have several reasons for choosing to publish this way, and the main ones are as follows.
1) I work on multiple stories at any given time (that's just my writing process) and I find it far less overwhelming to get work completed if I do each project in segments. Please note that I also work on screenplays and other non-writing projects that tend to be time consuming, so working in segments keeps me relatively sane :).
2) I will be able to get stories out to you guys much quicker than I would if I had to complete each full length novel before publishing it. I think this is a win-win for all of us. #charliesheening!
3) This is a pretty important reason and probably the most important of all. The stories in my head are fairly open-ended. That means the more time I get to spend on them, the better they tend to get. It's also very hard for me to comfortably write a story, all the while feeling compelled to end it at some point. I know that sounds weird, as every story technically has some kind of end, but I like to keep writing until that end comes naturally, i.e. I have absolutely nothing more to write about on that particular story. Like, NOTHING. Lol. Otherwise, I'd feel like I'd be ending it somewhat prematurely. That's not to say I'll write irrelevant ish just to keep a story going, but at the same time, I don't want the stories to feel rushed in any way.
4) Following from the above reason, I feel like both readers and writers develop stronger relationships with fictional characters (or anyone/anything, really) the longer they read/write about them. I have fairly complex characters and I feel like readers won't really get to know them as well from one or two books as opposed to a longer serialization over time. Think of how you view movies to TV shows. Both are great, but TV shows become more integral in your everyday life because you tune in weekly and follow the show over a longer period of time, instead of two or three hours at a movie.
I hope you guys understand why I'm making this change and I'm confident that it benefits everyone involved.
That said, the first installments of each of the stories will be published on Amazon sometime this month. Stay tuned for the exact date :).
Last but not least, if you haven't gotten your copy of A Weasely World: The Grown Toddler's Tribute to Cheating Bastards , do so by clicking the link. Happy Wednesday and I'll talk to you guys soon!
Until next time...
Much love,
Eme <3
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