When 2014 was new, we had a
“Fugitive Fiction Revolution” during which we made changes of attitude and
updated some policies. I’m feeling the
need for another yearly reassessment of where this publishing venture is going
and how to adjust course as an author to make my journey toward freedom a
shorter one. So those thoughts are
swirling around right now, and while I may not enumerate them for all to read
here, I’ll be working on that behind the scenes. One
change is quite obvious right now, though, if you’ve been reading this blog at all
lately: I changed the look of this blog. Again.
I did really, really like
that “magazine” layout. I liked the
look, I loved that there were images everywhere that made it easy to browse
recent posts and pick out something that interested you. That was great.
The big drawback—and the main
reason for the change back to the old style—was that I couldn’t insert a column
of images or links along the side. As an
author, I feel like having all my attractive book covers displayed for your
perusal is important. The “magazine” style had a hidden column that only appeared if you
activated it, and then it only showed a small black box that would link to
somewhere if you clicked it.
Not as
useful. I really wish I could combine
the two styles, but I didn’t see that as an option. I might be able to do that with another site
provider, but that would mean uprooting and moving all my stuff, as well as
having all my links and printed materials out there not going where they’re
supposed to anymore, which would suck.
I’m already facing that with a box full of bookmarks that bear the old
website that Google allowed to vanish out from under me because they wouldn’t
respond to my calls for help, so…
Frustrating.
Another factor of my 2015
Revolution is a reduction in cyber-time spent doing… well, pretty much everything. I only recently got onto Twitter and I've been trying
to “build my platform” and network and meet other fine writers that way, but
again… That’s time NOT WRITING. So those of you on Twitter, please don’t feel
offended if I don’t follow-back or seem to pay a lot of attention there,
because, well, I’m doing more productive things with my limited free time. (Note that if you send me a direct message,
though, I will respond in relatively short order.)
I also spent some time, and
will spend more, updating the Fugitive Fiction website. Click here to check it out, especially if
you’re interested in ordering paperback books, and especially if you’re a bookstore or interested in ordering multiple Fugitive Fiction paperbacks. You’ll
find good rates there.
(Please note,
though, that it isn’t worth the resources required to make that
“bookstore” there fully functional at this time, so if you want to order any,
do use the Contact Form and we’ll get back to you and make it happen.)
Okay, I guess that’s all I
have to say on this topic for now.
OH WAIT! It’s worth noting (or tooting, as in my own horn) that ever since Hungry Gods released there has only been one day thus far that I
haven’t sold books, which is very exciting!
And speaking of that kind of encouragement, I need to get back to work on “Invasion”. It’ll be the longest story in Dreams of Flying, which will be a collection
of four or five in the Identity Crisis series, shedding a little light on some
of the backgrounds hinted at in Hungry
Gods. Planning to publish around
June of this year, if all goes according to plan.
Okay, that’s it. Thanks for reading!
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