So yeah, I missed my post last Thursday morning. I was both sick and out of town, and I didn't plan ahead. I think this was the first time I missed a post without at least telling people I'd miss it since the blog began. However, the world didn't end, and I'm back in the saddle.
On another life note, a few people have asked why it has taken so long to get my debut novel out. Yes, I could've easily just uploaded it(and several more) before now, but that's just not the kind of person I am. I'm cautious by nature, and I've always said I wanted to treat this like a business rather than a lark. Several factors kept me from devoting the time I wanted to towards the business side of this(being out of the country for a year, a new birth, the location and its impact on marketing, etc), so I waited. Does that mean I missed the boat? I have no idea, but we'll soon find out.
Akeldama is 11 days from publication. I'm in the home stretch, and all that needs to be done now is final approval and ebook uploading. So why not just go ahead and make it available? Because I told my early subscribers that it'd be out May 18th, and I take my word pretty seriously. Yes, it may be a minor shift that few would notice or care about, but it means something to me. As with this blog and its predictability over the years, I want people to be able to count on something in our usually unpredictable world. It may be anal retentive, but it's the only small level of control I have.
And I freely admit that some minor glitch could still come up that could alter things. That'd be part of the learning process for when I release my second book sometime later this year. I suppose we'll all find out together.
On another life note, a few people have asked why it has taken so long to get my debut novel out. Yes, I could've easily just uploaded it(and several more) before now, but that's just not the kind of person I am. I'm cautious by nature, and I've always said I wanted to treat this like a business rather than a lark. Several factors kept me from devoting the time I wanted to towards the business side of this(being out of the country for a year, a new birth, the location and its impact on marketing, etc), so I waited. Does that mean I missed the boat? I have no idea, but we'll soon find out.
Akeldama is 11 days from publication. I'm in the home stretch, and all that needs to be done now is final approval and ebook uploading. So why not just go ahead and make it available? Because I told my early subscribers that it'd be out May 18th, and I take my word pretty seriously. Yes, it may be a minor shift that few would notice or care about, but it means something to me. As with this blog and its predictability over the years, I want people to be able to count on something in our usually unpredictable world. It may be anal retentive, but it's the only small level of control I have.
And I freely admit that some minor glitch could still come up that could alter things. That'd be part of the learning process for when I release my second book sometime later this year. I suppose we'll all find out together.
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