What’s Next?

Well, my first event of the year has come and gone. I can’t lie and say the sales and the crowd were as good this year as they were last year, but with the economy in the shape it is, and the country in the shape it is … well, it is what it is. The event was still a success and some really cool connections were made. I actually had one person who remembered The Nameless from my table last year. That in itself made the effort worth it. Sometimes results seem like a slow trickle, and it’s a nice reminder that even when I think I’m not making progress, I usually am. It’s little things like that that make it worth carrying on. So what now?

As far as events go, I still only have one on the books. That’s not until July. Ideally, I’d like to get another one between now and then, but so far the stars have not aligned for it. Rather than trying to force my hand, I’m going to ride the current. I have mentioned that schedules and norms in the household have been changing (nothing bad), so I’ll be letting things play out as they will. Because of said changes, I don’t have the same amount of time to devote to Black Feather Press as I did at the same time last year. Again, this is nothing bad. It’s simply different.

As for non-event news, my revisions on Sevina Gate #2 have stalled out for now, so I’m giving Niko a break for a little while. That’s fine. There’s no set publication schedule for the novellas, and the art side has also stalled. Rather than push, I’m letting it all rest for a bit. That being said, I’ve 99% convinced myself to release a short history piece I wrote quite a while back for the Cadillac Payback duology. It will be ebook format only. The writing needs cleaned up a bit, since I wrote it with no intention of ever doing anything with it. But I figure why not? I don’t really have anything to lose by making it available. So once I get it in shape, I’ll share more news about it.

Other than that, it’s just the usual online grind of trying to maintain some visibility, the every day non-author life things, and the constant adjustments and adaptation to new horizons. Hopefully, I’ll have some good news to share some time soon. Until then, stay upright, my friends!