I got yet another request for paperbacks this morning, asking for a schedule. I left a reply on the comment itself – and also replied to the accompanying email but here’s what it looks like right now for publication schedule…

It takes about a month per title. I’m working on the paperback of Half Share now and should have it done by the end of the month.

Full Share in February
Double Share in March
Captain’s Share in April

I don’t have Owner’s Share back from the editor yet, but if I get it back in time I’ll publish that in ebook as soon as possible and paperback in May.

Then on to revise and re-release Ravenwood in June, Zypheria’s Call in July, and Hermit of Lammas Wood in August.

By then I should have South Coast back and will publish that in ebook as soon as possible and paperback in September.

The rest of the year will be recording audio for those books that don’t have it yet. The Tanyth Fairport stories – arguably much better – are suffering because they’ve not had the same exposure as Ishmael Wang has enjoyed. I need to fix that.

Hardcovers will have to wait until 2015.

My six book year will have to wait for a bit, too.

My plan is to approach publishing as my “day job” and see if I can carve an hour or two a day out of the schedule to actually write something new. There won’t be any 10,000 word days in there, but I might be able to get something written by mid summer for publication in the fall. If I can get those paperbacks out sooner, then of course, I will because that will be one huge load off my back.

Stay tuned.

Or more accurately, start the presses.

I’ve gotten feedback from readers that moving forward with new books this year is the wrong course to steer. They’ve convinced me that until I get all the books out in all the formats (ebook, audio, and – most importantly – paperback), I should not move forward with new work.

Of course, ideally, I’d be able to do both but there are only so many hours in the day. Every hour I take away for writing is an hour I’m not working on getting the paperbacks ready.

So, new course.

I just published the ebook of Hermit of Lammas Wood – the final volume of Tanyth Fairport’s first trilogy. It’s available on Kindle, Nook, and Kobo. (Links point to US stores so you may need to adjust for your local.)

That will be the last new book until I get the entire catalog published in paper.

Realistically, that should take four to five months but it will probably take closer to six. I’ve eight titles and each book takes two to three weeks to get prepped, laid out, and proofed. Maybe once I’ve done a few, I’ll be able to speed up a bit.

Quarter Share is out in paperback now and I have the galley proof for Half Share sitting on my desk. I have some overdue audio work that will have priority this week but next week I’ll be back in the vaults working through the old books one more time.