2014: A Roadmap

Dates are locked, courses are plotted, and the stars are right. Yep, it's time to reveal my publishing plans for the rest of 2014. That or raise dread Cthulhu from whence he slumbers in the watery halls of R'lyeh. Either-or, y'know. It's all good.

Redemption Song is in the hands of the ebook layout experts as we speak. Barring strange catastophes (like the aforementioned rise of Cthulhu), it'll be in your hands by the end of the month and maybe, if we're very lucky, sooner. Like...next Friday, sooner? No promises, but I'll do my best.

Oh, speaking of "in your hands," how about we go ahead and make that literal? From book three onward, all new releases will be available both as ebooks and, for you Paper Purists out there, trade paperbacks as well! James T. Egan (master of awesome cover designs) is going to create paperback covers for The Long Way Down and Redemption Song too, so you can have the whole series in paper if you like. I'll let you know as soon as the first two books are available in print.

The third Daniel Faust novel will hit shelves (with a vengeance) in September. Finally, in December, I'll have something new for you just in time for the holidays -- the first book of a new four-volume cycle. It's something a little different, a little dark, a little twisty, and if you like the Faust stories there's a good chance it'll be up your alley. We'll talk more about that soon, I promise. All I can say right now is that the first draft is done and it's looking good.

What am I doing right now (besides talking to you)? Full steam ahead! The fourth Daniel Faust novel is well underway, and I have a few fun ideas percolating for the year to come. There's a heck of a ride ahead -- thanks for sharing it with me!