Delays, or, "What's going on with The Last Zombie, Of Keene Interest, and Hole In the World?"
The title is pretty self-explanatory. Regular readers know the story. I suffered a series of setbacks, both personal and professional, in the first half of 2010 (beginning with a divorce and ending with the Leisure meltdown) that impacted deadlines across the board. Things have since turned around, but there are still three things that remain delayed. So let's update you on those.
THE LAST ZOMBIE: Scripts for the first five issues are complete. We are experiencing art delays. As stated, that will most-likely impact the release date for the first trade paperback. Antarctic Press announced that Benn Dunn will be illustrating the next story-arc (Inferno), and that the comic should come out on a more regular schedule as a result.
OF KEENE INTEREST: The Leisure situation left me almost penniless, and funds that should have been used for the newsletter were instead diverted to things like food, rent, and child support. Issue #3 was slated to come out in September. The news for it was already outdated, so I decided to go with fresh material. That fresh material has been collected, and funds are looking better. It was my sincere hope to release it this month. That is still my hope. However, it's more likely you will see it in January. To make up for the delay, issue #3 will include a Top Secret bonus that I think will please all subscribers.
HOLE IN THE WORLD: For the real-life F.U.K.U. members featured in this novel, I have to finish The Damned Highway (a novel I'm co-writing with Nick Mamatas) and The Witching Tree (a new Levi novella for Camelot Books), and then will focus all of my attention on Hole In The World. As of this morning, both The Damned Highway and The Witching Tree are more than halfway completed. I will certainly finish both by the end of the month.
As always, thanks for your patience and understanding. I went ten years in this business without blowing deadlines. I intend to renew that effort in 2011. And I want to take a moment to especially thank Tony and Kim at Camelot Books, Bill Schafer at Subterranean Press, Paul Goblirsch at Thunderstorm Books, and Tim Deal at Shroud Magazine, all of whom have been incredibly gracious, patient and supportive while I try to get caught up on various things for them. I hope that you will support them in turn.
