Anyone who reads my blog just for updates has to be wicked confused by now. First I posted that I was starting a new series called Southern Watch, hyped it a little, even wrote the first book, then I abruptly shelved it for an entire year because my wife was having a baby. Which made total sense at the time. Actually, it still makes sense. But...some things have happened since then that changed the equation somewhat. Someone made me an offer I couldn't refuse, and so Southern Watch #1 is coming out in January 2014. I'm also trying to ready books 2 and 3 for roughly the same timetable (#2 is doable by then, #3 is probably not, but I'm trying to get it out by Feb/March).
Why would I do such a thing to myself, chucking 3-4 more books into my schedule next year? Because, uh...well, because it made a lot of sense given what's going to happen with book 1. Anyway, I'm sorry I'm being so vague. There will be more official announcements forthcoming in December or so ahead of the January release. I also apologize for the apparently schizophrenic or indecisive nature of my scheduling. There's a lot of thought that goes into everything, I swear.
In that vein, I'm pulling forward the release of Sanctuary Tales, Volume 1 to ASAP. It'll be my next book, now that Girl in the Box 8 is out. Following that I'll be at work on the next two Southern Watch installments, then back to Girl in the Box 9 before finally tackling Thy Father's Shadow again.
A few words about Thy Father's Shadow: it's not going as well as I would have hoped, which is why Sanctuary Tales #1 is coming out now instead of after it. I've got some serious thought to put into this one, trying to figure out what needs to be told NOW and what can wait.
Updated Schedule (Tentative as always):
2013:
Sanctuary Tales, Volume 1 - (4.5 out of 6 stories written)
2014:
Called: Southern Watch #1
Depths: Southern Watch #2
Southern Watch #3 (title TBA)
Destiny: The Girl in the Box #9
Thy Father's Shadow: A Sanctuary Novel
Power: The Girl in the Box, Book 10
Master: The Sanctuary Series, Volume Five
Southern Watch #4
Limitless: Out of the Box #1
Warlord: The Sanctuary Series, Volume Six
I'll see what I can do with this schedule. Probably wad it up and toss it in the trash after three weeks, if past experience is any guide. Which brings me to this caveat: for those of you who are looking at this thinking it's set in stone (You must be new around here), it's not. For those who are thinking there's no possible way I can do all this next year...well, you may be right. But would you rather I aim for 10 books and miss, getting 7 out? Or would you rather I aim for 5 and end up slacking so I only get out 3? It's better that I keep the pressure on, lest my more aggressive fans think I'm being lazy or something churning out only six books this year (one was Crusader, so all arguments about me being lazy are invalid, I'm just being sarcastic here).
Why would I do such a thing to myself, chucking 3-4 more books into my schedule next year? Because, uh...well, because it made a lot of sense given what's going to happen with book 1. Anyway, I'm sorry I'm being so vague. There will be more official announcements forthcoming in December or so ahead of the January release. I also apologize for the apparently schizophrenic or indecisive nature of my scheduling. There's a lot of thought that goes into everything, I swear.
In that vein, I'm pulling forward the release of Sanctuary Tales, Volume 1 to ASAP. It'll be my next book, now that Girl in the Box 8 is out. Following that I'll be at work on the next two Southern Watch installments, then back to Girl in the Box 9 before finally tackling Thy Father's Shadow again.
A few words about Thy Father's Shadow: it's not going as well as I would have hoped, which is why Sanctuary Tales #1 is coming out now instead of after it. I've got some serious thought to put into this one, trying to figure out what needs to be told NOW and what can wait.
Updated Schedule (Tentative as always):
2013:
Sanctuary Tales, Volume 1 - (4.5 out of 6 stories written)
2014:
Called: Southern Watch #1
Depths: Southern Watch #2
Southern Watch #3 (title TBA)
Destiny: The Girl in the Box #9
Thy Father's Shadow: A Sanctuary Novel
Power: The Girl in the Box, Book 10
Master: The Sanctuary Series, Volume Five
Southern Watch #4
Limitless: Out of the Box #1
Warlord: The Sanctuary Series, Volume Six
I'll see what I can do with this schedule. Probably wad it up and toss it in the trash after three weeks, if past experience is any guide. Which brings me to this caveat: for those of you who are looking at this thinking it's set in stone (You must be new around here), it's not. For those who are thinking there's no possible way I can do all this next year...well, you may be right. But would you rather I aim for 10 books and miss, getting 7 out? Or would you rather I aim for 5 and end up slacking so I only get out 3? It's better that I keep the pressure on, lest my more aggressive fans think I'm being lazy or something churning out only six books this year (one was Crusader, so all arguments about me being lazy are invalid, I'm just being sarcastic here).