Changes, They Are a Coming

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For the last several years this blog has been proudly attached to the Samuel Branch website. When I first started it, the idea was to use the blog as means for delivering updates on the Samuel Branch series of novels that I’m still hard at work on. It was also there for the occasional foray into book and movie reviews, some thoughts on writing and a bit of social commentary.

As we draw toward the end of 2013, and thanks to a salient comment on Twitter, I’ve been giving some thought to the future of this blog. In the last year and a half, give or take, this blog has evolved away from its original purpose and taken on a different kind of life. While I certainly intend to keep my readers abreast about my various writing ventures, this blog now serve primarily as platform devoted to the professional side of writing and, to some extent, the particular challenges facing indie authors. As such, I believe it’s time for a change.

In the next month or so, this blog will transition to a new URL: ericdontigney.com, specifically. (For the curious: At the moment, there isn’t anything to see on the new site, but there will be soon.)This move will come as part of a consolidation of some of my varied projects and the new site will, with any luck, serve as central hub for those interested in just what it is I do and what I write. Transitioning the blog is the first step in that process.

What you won’t see is any major changes in the appearance of the blog, though a new header that includes a decent picture of me is almost certainly in order. When the blog makes the transition, I will leave a redirect page in place at its old location. If I do this correctly, old links should automatically redirect to their corresponding post at the new URL location. If I don’t do this correctly…well, here’s hoping I do it correctly.

I will keep you updated on this process and make sure to announce it before the transition goes into full effect.

Branch Novel Update

For those of you who come here mainly to find out about Sam Branch related news, I have some. I have recently crossed the 80,000 word mark on the third Sam Branch novel (Rises). With hope, and some luck, I’m aiming to finish the first draft by Christmas.