I drew my stories before I ever thought to write. Then I realized I could create richer and more viv...
I would love to shake the hand of each person who has pre-ordered Sarcasm Font because each of you is as important to me as the rest of you. I honor you. But if I can let out a little *squeeeee!* here, I just want to let you know about the company you're keeping. Jeremy Thomas, CEO of Inkshares, pre-ordered Sarcasm Font.
You know what he said? Of course you don't know what he said. How could you possibly know what he said unless you're reading my email? Okay, I'll tell you what he said. He said, "I dig your writing style" But you know what? That only proves his taste in literature is just as good as yours, oh, Readers whom I honor. So, good news all around!
OMG! The past couple of days, I actually did some writing! Remember writing? This is a Web site about writing.
Mostly, I worked on a short story for an anthology Peter Buck at Elsewhen Press is considering publishing. The story is called “The Writer Did It!”; it’s a delirious mashup of half a dozen different genres. And the best part (other than the writing, I mean)? It sets up elements of the plot of my next novel (not the one I’m currently working on – number four in the series – but the one that comes after that). If the story makes it into the anthology, great. If it doesn’t, I can rework it so that it can be incorporated into the novel.
It’s all good.
I also started doing research and thinking about a short story for an anthology that focuses on Canadian mythological creatures. I even wrote a few paragraphs. I had the basic idea for the story about a month ago, when I first saw the call for submissions, but I couldn’t do much with it at the time (for reasons which everybody here should understand). I have high hopes that this story will be a lot of fun. Either way, the last couple of days have reminded me of an important truth.
Promotion is necessary. Writing is awesome.
I'm not your uncle's mailman or your mailman's uncle, just a fellow writer and supporter. Promise me you'll get this book published no matter what.