It’s coming, my friends. I don’t know about you, but I know I’m already feeling the push-back and we don’t actually hit Retro until the 14th. Over the years, I have learned to identify the pre-shadow time leading into Mercury Retrograde as a tendency to socially retreat and find comfort in my writing. I tend to channel the universe’s signals to slow down and rest. I find it works best for me when I listen. That slow-down will either manifest as a writing sprint of first draft quality, or it might be the opposite and become a break spent reading the words of others. That being said, this year’s first Retrograde will be carrying the momentum of several exciting ventures that I’ve recently kicked into motion. Now will be the time to sit back and let them sail into fruition.
First order of business. I mentioned in my last post that The Nameless sequel had landed in my editor’s inbox. A couple days ago, I received her initial response. She has deemed this sequel “my best book yet.” I can’t even begin to explain how exciting that is and how much it means to me. Obviously, she has read all my books so I trust her judgement. If this is your first time stopping by, The Nameless is the first book in my Fae-Cursed series. It’s full of punk rock, Fae intrigue, and Irish mythology. The sequel is slated to release later this year.
Next stop. I also mentioned in my last post that I was looking to schedule my first indie in-person event. If you’re local to me, you can look for me at the Cocoa Village Book Fest (Cocoa Village, Florida) on April 5th from 10am to 3pm. I have been steadily working on turning some resources into readiness for that event. Again, I’m ridiculously excited for it. If you’re not local to me, you can still be a great support by sharing and liking information as I begin to share it. You can look for links via my socials, but I’ll be mostly trying to centralize announcements here. Please take a moment to subscribe.
What else? My partner-in-all-things and I have decided to make the push into a more official business presence. This venture is in a “hurry up and wait” point right now, but hopefully it won’t be long before I can make an official announcement for it. When that happens, you, my friends, may be seeing some new social accounts. Any support in that area is always appreciated. It shouldn’t be long before that happens.
In more minor news, we are also steadily working toward the release of our joint-novella project. I only say minor because we don’t have any actual release dates. However, I think our approach will be interesting for readers and also a cheaper, shorter option as a means to support us. I might be on the lookout for some preliminary readers, so if that’s something you might be interested in, do contact me or comment here.
I think that about wraps it up for today. Remember, folks, if you start feeling like every move is met with resistance at this point, you’re not imagining it. It is legit. Consider taking it a littler easier on yourself than you usually would. Happy Sunday!
Aj Elmore, Author 