Well, mostly trick, I’m afraid because I’ve got no treats.
Yet.
Owner’s Share is still being edited. I’ve got the first 500 pages back but the last 250 are still out. Until they’re back – and until I can get them loaded up – we’re kinda stuck in limbo.
I’ve spent this month catching up with old stuff that I’ve owed different people, which also means nothing new for my own worlds. That situation has to stop. I need to get some new content in the pipeline even if I don’t have all the old stuff out yet. It’s a matter of mental health.
So, I’m saddling up the word processor for NaNoWriMo again this year. I’ll be writing the final book in the Tanyth Fairport trilogy in November. Yes, I’m still planning on narrating Zypheria’s Call and I’ll get The Hermit of Lammas Wood out, too, but if I don’t write something soon, I’ll just burst!
No, not really, but yeah, I’ve got to interrupt the process in progress.
Good news is that it’s the first book in the string that should see new titles in January, March, May, July, September, and next November as well.
How fast they get distributed is still under negotiation, but I spoke with a new editor at MileHighCon and … we’ll see.
In the meantime, have a joyous Samhain!
Mr. Lowell
Write down the new stuff as fast as you can.
in a year from now nobody will value the fact that Owner´s Share came on month earlier but everyone will regret if the new works were delayed or lost in the limbo.
free your new stories, please.
Regards from Brazil
the guy above me is right get the new stuff out quickly I really want some new books for Trader Tales of the Solar Clipper.
I find that I totally enjoy whatever comes out. Old or new. So do what helps you mental health the most! Godspeed Captain.
Good to hear. I’m looking forward to The Hermit and to more from the South Coast.
Will the new books be available from you with signature like the first three Trader Tales were? That would be cool. Or do I need to look for you at a bookstore signing? My son enjoys his signed copies.
Sincerely, humbly, and fanatically,
I’m in the same boat as ken. I’d really like new material in the trailer tails.
No complaints her Mr Lowell. I’ve enjoyed every book I’ve read that you crafted. Thanks for the hard work.
Why is it the good authors can’t write fast enough? *heh* (As James Taranto might say, “Calling Fox Butterfield.”)
Do whatever keeps the voices in your head mollified, eh? I’ll read whatever you write, whenever it’s published.
Sadly, I treasure physical books over ebooks, and just can’t enjoy audio books at all (I’m a visual learner). You’d think I was a throwback to a bygone age of things on paper, but I’ve earned my living as a computer game designer and producer for 30 years – I’m totally at home with electronic media. It’s just that for enjoyment, I vastly, vastly prefer physical books.
So, here I am, stuck, unable to read the last books in the Solar Clipper series because they never got onto paper in ANY form, by any publisher. I realize that writers need to write, but you headed down the semi-self-publishing route you took on certain obligations to your audience. I urge you to balance the two, and to make realistic estimates of future releases based on actual timetables from the past, not idealized timetables “if everything goes right.”
Meanwhile, keep up the good work, and I hope you find editors, layout artists and printers who have the capacity to meet or beat the timetables they offer to you.
I understand, Arnold.
I’m going to stop all new production until I’ve caught up with paperbacks and audio. That means abandoning my plans for the year, but you’re right. Getting paperbacks of these books that are already available in other formats for those who are still locked into the cellulose is important.