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Wonder City Stories: Next Steps PSA
May. 11th, 2015 11:29 amHi, all!
In case you missed yesterday's finale, it's right here.
Hat tip to Hanne Blank for suggesting the Fat Lady's song and other music ideas, and to my wife Akycha for diligently editing this episode in the midst of her end-of-semester grading frenzy.
Thank you all SO much for SIX YEARS of reading and support! I had no idea I'd still be here, doing this and loving it, six years after I started, and you all have been a big part of that.
So what am I doing next? I'm taking the summer (mostly) off posting to do two things:
1. Get Wonder City Stories Volume 1 polished and published as, at least, an e-book by the end of the summer. I would also like to figure out how to do the hardcopy piece, because I love books and know a lot of you do too. I have some ideas right now, but need to do some more research and figure out if I need to try a small Kickstarter or at least a series of Madame Destiny readings to fund the design and setup.
2. Firm up the plotting and write ahead on Wonder City Stories Volume 4. I had been toying with ideas for spinoffs that I might play with for a while before I came back to these characters, but I think I've got a firm enough A plot now to go ahead on Vol 4. I have a new POV character I need to nail down more completely -- I've been really lucky with Renata and Angelica, as both popped out of my head pretty much fully formed, like unto Athena, but this one is being a little sticky. I just have to let her simmer a bit.
As we get closer to time, I'll give a firmer publishing date for Wonder City Stories, as well as updates like the cover design and snippets of the text. I think you'll like the cleaner prose, characterization, and plotting of this version of the book—I know I'm pleased with it, and my writing group seems to like it bunches more than earlier drafts. :)
Thank you all again! I hope you all have a fabulous summer, and I'll be talking to you periodically throughout to give you updates on progress.
In case you missed yesterday's finale, it's right here.
Hat tip to Hanne Blank for suggesting the Fat Lady's song and other music ideas, and to my wife Akycha for diligently editing this episode in the midst of her end-of-semester grading frenzy.
Thank you all SO much for SIX YEARS of reading and support! I had no idea I'd still be here, doing this and loving it, six years after I started, and you all have been a big part of that.
So what am I doing next? I'm taking the summer (mostly) off posting to do two things:
1. Get Wonder City Stories Volume 1 polished and published as, at least, an e-book by the end of the summer. I would also like to figure out how to do the hardcopy piece, because I love books and know a lot of you do too. I have some ideas right now, but need to do some more research and figure out if I need to try a small Kickstarter or at least a series of Madame Destiny readings to fund the design and setup.
2. Firm up the plotting and write ahead on Wonder City Stories Volume 4. I had been toying with ideas for spinoffs that I might play with for a while before I came back to these characters, but I think I've got a firm enough A plot now to go ahead on Vol 4. I have a new POV character I need to nail down more completely -- I've been really lucky with Renata and Angelica, as both popped out of my head pretty much fully formed, like unto Athena, but this one is being a little sticky. I just have to let her simmer a bit.
As we get closer to time, I'll give a firmer publishing date for Wonder City Stories, as well as updates like the cover design and snippets of the text. I think you'll like the cleaner prose, characterization, and plotting of this version of the book—I know I'm pleased with it, and my writing group seems to like it bunches more than earlier drafts. :)
Thank you all again! I hope you all have a fabulous summer, and I'll be talking to you periodically throughout to give you updates on progress.
