Blade of Empire Update

[merlinscribe]

As of last week, BLADE OF EMPIRE has gone through *two* editorial revisions and is now in production at Tor! This puts it on schedule for a Fall 2017 release.

I will almost certainly be turning in SCOURGE OF FATE by the end of this year, though what Tor does with it after that, and when, is anybody's guess.

Comments

Re: So to clarify....

[destofworlds]

-Kickstarter or Patreon are both ways I would definitely support the continuation of the universe!

-Unfortunately I have little time to read so audiobooks between classes and when eating is a life saver for the book lover in me! I downloaded BLADE this morning and am already so happy to be immersed in the universe once more.

-You've brought it up, I know I have brought it up before, but I would pay good (teetering on far too much) money on an author's preferred edition (a directors cut if you will) if/when Tor may let you (or the rights revert back to you), so don't lose those original uncut copies!

-As much as I do love the Phoenix books, I always felt like they were horribly mutilated in the way only a publisher can manage (being cut far too much). Truthfully though, it did feel like a lot was missing, I know there is only so much you can do when a publisher wants to cut so much but it always felt like they were the weakest story-wise.

Re: So to clarify....

[destofworlds]

Also have you considered the Amazon direct to Kindle/ebook publishing? As much as I love physical books, it might be "easier", though I am not sure what the Amazon self-publishing entails.

Edit: after briefly looking to satisfy my own curiosity it appears you can publish your books physically through amazon too and even make audiobooks

Re: So to clarify....

[merlinscribe]

Yes, you can publish physical editions of books through CreateSpace, which is, I believe, an Amazon subsidiary. The problem is that last I looked, they enforce a minimum price (set by number of pages/length) and do not let an author go below it, which I don't really feel to be reader-friendly. Still, it's something to look into if I ever have something to put up there.

Re: So to clarify....

[merlinscribe]

::laughing:: Nine TB of storage means an author can keep EVERYTHING, so fear not for the "long version" form of anything. Phoenix #1, for example, was cut by at least half for publication. Unfortunately, there's no telling when TOR will release the rights. On the one hand, them keeping the rights means they have a vested interest in buying more books. On the other hand, it means there won't be an Author's Preferred Edition unless and until reversion occurs. It's a waiting game.