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Michael Allen Rose First Glimpse at MAELSTROM 2015

WHERE THINGS STAND – WIP, Lifetimers, Manuscripts, etc.

Being an update on all things, presented below, after the cut (for easy mobile access):

Yes, it’s fair to say I have pulled back from social media — the exception being Twitter. Expect that to continue. It’s also fair to say I have pulled back from Blogging, in lieu of podcasting instead. Expect that to continue, as well (although I do occasionally still churn out a Blog, like this one from earlier in the week).

Kids come first. One graduates from college tomorrow. The other finishes first grade next month.

Health comes second. There are good days. There are bad days. That’s all I’ll say in public. Today I can both see and type, and I didn’t have to pop nitroglycerin, so I consider today a win.

J.F. Gonzalez’s estate comes third. I don’t care if you don’t agree with that. His wife and daughter and remaining literary obligations rank before you.

That leaves email, works in progress, Lifetime subscriptions, mail, and manuscript reviews.

EMAIL: Email is a lost fucking cause. I manage to answer about 2 of every 24 I receive. It’s nothing personal. It’s an issue of time management.

MANUSCRIPT REVIEWS: Right now, these are my main focus. If you haven’t heard back, it’s because you’re in relatively good shape and I am either writing you an introduction or a cover blurb. My goal is to have ALL of these finished by May 31.

LIFETIMERS: BLOOD ON THE PAGE is in house and signed. Half the outstanding Deadite titles are in house but unsigned. The other half are en route. I believe that’s everything? Lifetimers will also be receiving an exclusive holiday chapbook this year, never to be reprinted.

NON-LIFETIMERS WHO I PROMISED TO MAIL A BOOK TO: Now that everything is out of storage and in house, this is my next top priority, after manuscript reviews are completed.

WORKS IN PROGRESS: Below is a list of works in progress and their various progress reports (as of this morning). This changes daily, depending on what I have time to work on.

PRESSURE (Macmillan, paperback and digital, 2016)

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