It’s been a while since I’ve added much to the blog. I try to make things that have more than passing promotional value to put on here and the day job has been interfering. What time I choose to invest into the writing experiment has been intended to edit Dropship Down, the first book set in my Science Fiction setting Total War. Of course, I’m only partially successful with that as I often find myself fiddling with other stuff that has nothing resembling an intended release date. Despite that progress is being made and I’m still feeling optimistic that I may be able to release earlier than expected.
I’ve commissioned cover art from the wonderful Daria. I’m exceedingly curious to see what she comes up with. The studies I’ve seen look very promising and I’m very happy with the cover of The Half Elven Orphan.
As far as sales, I still have no idea. I’ve learned that it takes at least six weeks for most sales data to show up in the Ingram Spark back-end. Except, of course, as discussed earlier, for print copies in Germany. That’s such a strange anomaly. There are some signs that there have been sales, but let’s just say I don’t expect to see it on any bestseller lists.
Of the people who have read it, response has been overwhelmingly positive which is wonderful. The German anomaly has led me to look at that market in a little more detail, which led me to believe it would be smart to go for German as the first translated language.
That’s about it from here. Hopefully I’ll get a chance to add some more in-setting stuff to the website. Perhaps an excerpt from something that is planned for far future release. I have not yet decided what’s next.
