Sorry for the long silence, Gentle Readers. It's been sheer madness as Casa de Oden for the past little while. Besides writing and being a devoted husband, I'm also the primary caregiver for my ailing parents -- which is not as doom-laced as it sounds. Basically, I make sure they eat and take their meds, run errands, and try to do some general cleaning; Home Health and Hospice do the rest. They are wonderful people and I'm fairly certain they don't get paid enough for what it is they do. God bless 'em!
Now, some bits and bobs:
The title of my story in the upcoming Heroes in Hell anthology -- the volume is called Lawyers in Hell -- has changed. It was "Sacrifice"; now it's "Theos Khthonios". It clocked in at a bit over 8000 words, and it's just a small slice of awesome, if you ask me.
Speaking of anthologies, I've taken up the mantle of editor in my own right and I'm shopping around what I hope will be the definitive anthology of short fiction concerning . . . Orcs! It is untitled as of now, and I can't speak too much about the authors I've approached to contribute except to say it's shaping up to be an Orcish fanboy's wet dream! More on this as the situation warrants . . .
I've been teaching a class this month at my local Library on how to get published. It has been very well-attended, and I'm glad to have so many patient souls who are interested in the eldritch secrets of publishing! I'm most likely going to make my class material available via Google Docs once the class concludes at the end of the month.
Lastly, I'm toying with throwing my hat into the digital publishing ring . . . I've dusted off an old novella about Hasdrabal Barca's (the protagonist of Men of Bronze) early years among the Medjay. If I can finish it to my satisfaction, I believe I'm going to give it the e-book treatment and offer it for sale via Amazon or some other e-book retailer. It's current title is Nitocris: A Tale of the Medjay, and it involves the young Phoenician's attempt to thwart an assassination in the Egyptian border town of Sile . . .
So, that's a bit of what's going on with me. Anything new to report among ye, Gentle Readers?
5 comments:
I liked what happened with my foray into digital publishing. I think it was worth it.
>Anything new to report among ye,
>Gentle Readers?
"Swords Versus Tanks", my Heroic Fantasy novel is languishing on three (!) slushpiles.
My middle grade historical about the Battle of Chalons is half written. And so it goes.
I have developed a new appreciation for writing in the first-person narrative.
Orc anthology = insane awesomeness. I'm going to be watching for that one very avidly.
Your Orc anthology sounds interesting. I hope some of your authors gives us 'heroic' Orcs as well as the stereotypical 'pure evil' Orcs (its all about point of view of the characters obviously).
Will certainly be watching for more news!
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