I had to buckle back down to work, because the work does not stop.
Category: Books
06/02/2020 Non-Book Report, FROZEN DREAMS.
Not much happened today, honestly. I needed some distractions, so I went and got them. I am trying to figure out one thing, though: am I going to need an advertising budget? And if so, how much?
Continue reading 06/02/2020 Non-Book Report, FROZEN DREAMS.BEHOLD! The Flying Koala Publishing logos.
That’s what I’ll be publishing things under, you see. Flying Koala. My sister’s a graphic designer, so I hired to do a little work for me:
Continue reading BEHOLD! The Flying Koala Publishing logos.I will be locking the existing orders for FROZEN DREAMS on Friday.
Title says it all, really. The sooner I lock down existing orders, the sooner I can start releasing rewards. That’s going to include the Kindle/Nook/PDF book, mind you. Also: once the book is live on Kindle I can get started on proofing it for print.
You should still be able to pre-order via Backerkit, but in case you can’t: link. And, if you haven’t filled out your survey yet… FILL OUT YOUR SURVEY.
05/31/2020 Book Report, FROZEN DREAMS.
I put more finishing touches on the book. What’s keeping me from publishing? Mostly my wife doing one last look-see and me doing the Special Thanks section. Which means, by the way: FILL OUT YOUR SURVEYS, IF YOU HAVEN’T ALREADY.
In other news, got more feedback on the short stories – and I got the character sketches first drafts for the worldbook back from Ben Fleuter! He’s going to use the sample characters to populate the cover art, and he’s enthusiastic about that part of the project. As am I: I feel it’s gonna absolutely pop.
Continue reading 05/31/2020 Book Report, FROZEN DREAMS.Patreon Microfiction: Waiting.
What is the fellow in ‘Waiting’ waiting for? Good question. Shame nobody bothered to tell him the answer, huh?
May Patreon stuff!
Neither was what you’d call too cheerful. Or, perhaps, cheerful at all.
- As the Golden Emperor Lies Dying 5: RPG!
- Old Lou: Short story!
Book of the Week: Flameweaver.
Margaret Ball’s Flameweaver is very interesting, and an old favorite of mine. It’s a fantasy novel about a young woman (denied control over her magic because of an injury) who must go on a quest to find Items of Power, in order to defend her land against a pitiless foe. Quite potent Items, too, with a fell name: ‘Martini-Henry rifles.’ It’s a real shame it’s not on Kindle yet, but whaddya gonna do?
05/30/2020 Book Report, FROZEN DREAMS.
Welp. At some point in the process, you have to slam back the shot of whiskey and say That’s all the goram rogue em-dashes we’re gonna find. We have reached that point in the book’s journey. It’s back from the editor, and as soon as EVERYBODY SENDS THEIR SURVEYS IN I can start in with getting the list together for the Special Thanks. There’s just not that much left at this point.
Well, for the book. The audiobook and RPG worldbook are both later-stage projects. But the book (and the physical copy) are still coming along. But a big milestone’s been passed here.
05/28/2020 Snippet, MARIE AND THE CONTINENT.
I did not quite hit numbers today. Trying to figure out margins took up a large portion of the evening.