Writing Update
Well, with the loss of my profits from the past four months to car repair, I need to get off my tail and commit to adding several works to Amazon and Smashwords so I can get more sales. I'm rather like a mid-list author at this point. Sales aren't exactly flying out the door, but they're reasonably predictable, and if I can get enough works out there to catch the reader's eye, then I might be well rewarded.
So my current To Do List goes like this:
Triumvirate
1. After a very premature release, I've begun the process of re-editing it, using the beta-read provided by ankewehner. Real Life permitting, it should be back on the virtual book rack in a couple of weeks.
2. The cover art is still crap however. Need to see if I can do an art for prose trade with someone for a better piece.
Warbird
1. My big Nanowrimo project for this year, which I'm currently letting lay fallow while I finish working on Triumvirate. It's going to need a good beta-read once its done to prevent a repeat of the Triumvirate disaster.
2. Cover Art: My big bugaboo. It deserves a good one. Good ones cost money I don't have. Maybe if I can make googly eyes at chaypeta I can get one, if I promise her more Terinu pr0n.
In the Red Vixen's Wake/Wake of the Red Vixen
1. With the ongoing success of Captive of the Red Vixen a sequel is probably my best sales bet in the near future. I've got an inkling of an idea, probably a longish novella rather than a full novel, involving Rolas' sister, Salli, travelling to Earth and regaining her self-confidence. I want it to be a romance as well, but given the disaster of her first marriage that's going to be a tough sell to readers of CotRV.
2. Cover Art: Since this is a direct sequel to CotRV, I really want to keep the same visual style as Meg's most excellent cover art . Once I'm closer to publication I'll need to discuss a possible commission with her. Given my concept involves a simple bust of Salli, I'm hoping the price will be something in the range that potential sales can absorb.
So my current To Do List goes like this:
Triumvirate
1. After a very premature release, I've begun the process of re-editing it, using the beta-read provided by ankewehner. Real Life permitting, it should be back on the virtual book rack in a couple of weeks.
2. The cover art is still crap however. Need to see if I can do an art for prose trade with someone for a better piece.
Warbird
1. My big Nanowrimo project for this year, which I'm currently letting lay fallow while I finish working on Triumvirate. It's going to need a good beta-read once its done to prevent a repeat of the Triumvirate disaster.
2. Cover Art: My big bugaboo. It deserves a good one. Good ones cost money I don't have. Maybe if I can make googly eyes at chaypeta I can get one, if I promise her more Terinu pr0n.
In the Red Vixen's Wake/Wake of the Red Vixen
1. With the ongoing success of Captive of the Red Vixen a sequel is probably my best sales bet in the near future. I've got an inkling of an idea, probably a longish novella rather than a full novel, involving Rolas' sister, Salli, travelling to Earth and regaining her self-confidence. I want it to be a romance as well, but given the disaster of her first marriage that's going to be a tough sell to readers of CotRV.
2. Cover Art: Since this is a direct sequel to CotRV, I really want to keep the same visual style as Meg's most excellent cover art . Once I'm closer to publication I'll need to discuss a possible commission with her. Given my concept involves a simple bust of Salli, I'm hoping the price will be something in the range that potential sales can absorb.