Project Updates - Summer 2011

So, I'll definitely have a new book out next year. The editing process for Novel #3 is going to take place over the summer. I just need to nail down a release date.

Also, probably going to be having a novella dropping sometime early 2012 as well. I haven't written it yet, but I know the story and I think it's a cute idea that people will like.

Quick Publishing Plans Update

So, here's a very vague, almost information-free update on what my publication plans are for the coming year or so.

If my current schedule holds, I should have a new novella ready to release later this year; right now, I'm aiming for November, which should be doable.

Also, I've got my current novel project. That one has been a fun struggle so far, but hey, I'm liking how it's coming along. That one is likely going to be released in January 2012, barring any more unfortunate incidents in the editing process that make me go back to the drawing board all over again.

News, Awards, and Honors!

It's been an exciting week for me on the writing front!

The 2010 Ursa Major Awards finally announced their nominees, and I'm very happy to say that my work has been nominated in two of the categories. The Seventh Chakra is up for Best Novel, and The Peculiar Quandary of Simon Canopus Artyle is up for Best Short Fiction.

Competition in both of these categories is pretty strong. Still, while it may sound trite, it really is an honor just to be nominated, and I'm happy with just that.

In arguably even more exciting news, I've also been invited to Camp Feral! this coming summer to be one of their Guests of Honour. Yes, note the 'u' there; I'm going to be traveling to mystical, far-off Canada for the first time. My passport renewal application is sitting in my car right now, waiting to be mailed off.

This is a really, really exciting thing for me. Having my writing recognized on this level is beyond flattering, and I was floored when I got the invitation. It's equal parts scary and exhilarating, and I'm sure the time between now and the actual event will be like a roller coaster of anxiety and giddiness in the meantime.

So, yeah, big news all around on that front! Hopefully the good news will continue.

Project Updates

My writing continues apace!

I've got a new short story called "Shadows of Novoprypiatsk" that's featured in the just-released ROAR volume 3. It's set in the same universe as my novels Thousand Leaves and The Seventh Chakra, but it doesn't directly tie in to either of them, so you can read it even if you haven't read the books. I'm really happy with how this one came out, and at least one of the characters in it is clamoring to make a return in a future piece.

My third novel is coming along nicely, as well. I'm not ready to reveal a lot about it yet, except to say that it is not related to either of my previously released novels. I know that I promised a follow-up that delves into the history of the Butterfly Islands War, and I do still plan on writing that; this other story just crept up on me when I wasn't expecting it and demanded the brainspace to be written.

I expect to have a near-finished draft of it done by the middle of Spring or so. It's already been through a few revisions already, and the current manuscript is feeling pretty solid to me. Should be pretty exciting.

Stay tuned for more info and updates!