September writing wrap-up.
September, by design, was a bit of a light month for me. August was brutal thanks to a variety of factors, and I needed a break. That said, I was still able to accomplish a few things:
What Judgments Come - Star Trek: Vanguard - Our novel officially went on sale on September 27th, kicking off the two-part "series finale" of the Vanguard saga. The second half, David Mack's Storming Heaven, will be out in March 2012, but for now? Christmas shopping starts early this year!
"Stop-Loss" - Included in the brand-spankin' new Zombified anthology edited by Carol Hightshoe for Sky Warrior Books. The book was made available in various e-Book formats on September 21st, so go on and get yourself some of that zombie goodness!
That Which Divides - Star Trek original series novel for 2012 - The manuscript was delivered on August 29th. I received editor feedback about a week later, and I received the copyedited manuscript back on September 22nd. I have until October 5th to return it along with all of my corrections and the other stuff I need to do in order to respond to editorial comments (which ended up not being much at all). The book is still on target for publication on or around February 28, 2012.
"Music for My Fingers" - My newest column for the Novel Spaces blog, which was posted on September 16th. This time, I ramble a bit about the role of music in my writing, a line of thinking which was kick-started by reading about the forthcoming shuttering of Film Score Monthly.
"Ten for Ward: Ten Favorite 'Classic' Trek Comics" - My latest contribution as a guest blogger for StarTrek.com. In honor of IDW Publishing's kicking off their monthly Star Trek comic, which spins out of the continuity established by the most recent movie, I decided to take a look back at ten illustrated adventures featuring Kirk and the gang. The post went live on September 26th.
Also, I took the lead and wrote the first draft of the script for Part 7 of the "Trek Life" story arc currently running in Star Trek Magazine. I sent it to editor Paul Simpson on September 18th, who gave it a quick polish before sending it on to artist Dave Reddick and his magic pens. This will conclude the ongoing storyline of Carl and the gang and their epic quest to find the elusive shuttlecraft Galileo, so stay tuned!
Other stuff in the pipeline:
This year's Halloween story - It has a general idea and theme, but I haven't yet sat down to start scribbling. Hey, I have until the 31st, right?
Kid's story book - Something I've been contemplating for quite some time now, actually, but it keeps getting pushed aside. I envision it as one of those illustrated books for very young kids (like, say...my 5 and 3-year old). I started writing it in September, but I have no artist lined up. There are a few other obstacles to navigate before I can approach the appropriate parties about publication. This is one of those "vanity" projects that I can work on in between stuff with real deadlines...of which I actually have none at the moment.
"And Then One Night...All Hell Broke Loose" - My contribution to a series of "special stories" set in the universe of HG World, the kick-ass zombie apocalypse audio drama series which is the brainchild of Jay Smith (aka dr_p_venkman). Other installments are being written are authors Keith DeCandido (kradical), Terri Osborne (terri_osborne), and Elizabeth Donald (reannon). I got to listen to voice actor auditions for various parts a week or so ago, which was quite a rush. Things are still in the pre-production stages as the crew works on other episodes of the show, so stay tuned for exciting updates!
I also have a few other personal projects I'm considering tackling, since I appear to have some "free" time coming to me. A few of these notions require participation with or from other parties, and they're still pretty vague at this point.
And so went September.
(Originally posted at The Fog of Ward and cross-posted to LiveJournal.)