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Alliterative Announcements Are Announced.
Well kids, I waited a bit to make this announcement because I don't want anyone to freak out as much as I did. This is new territory for me, so I'm not sure the actual rules about this sort of thing. So here goes.
The Finster Effect is NOT being published by JournalStone Publishing.
The book is NO LONGER scheduled to drop May 2012.
I think this is the part where I cite "creative differences" as the reason, while trying not to make me, or anyone, sound like a pretentious douche bag.
This was not an easy decision. I had to ask some hard questions about the book, why I'm writing, what I have to offer the zeitgeist (Yeah, doing a shitty job of avoiding pretension, no?) and whether or not I have any confidence at all in my abilities to judge what good writing is.
As it happens, I do.
I believe in myself, in this book, and in the readers--that they will trust me enough to follow me into this story and believe that I will answer all their questions. I can't think of a reason to publish one more goddamn zombie book if I'm not bringing something new to the table. And I am. This book made me cry a few times as I wrote it, and the ending knocked my socks off. I didn't even realize how much I loved it until just before I gave it to the editor in December. God DAMN, it's a good book.
Sad times. I was SO ready to move forward. I've been pre-marketing this book for over a year, so I am ready to bust out of the gate with some heavy hitting reviews and a sizable network of peeps who will help me boost the signal. Swag is moving forward as planned, just to make sure everything is ready when I do find a publisher who loves The Finster Effect, and believes in it (and me) as much as I do.
Interested publishers should feel free to contact me. Beat the rush--hit me up NOW before I start shopping it around. You can avoid the *chuckle* *snerk* *snort* bidding war that is sure to ensue.
The book is NO LONGER scheduled to drop May 2012.
I think this is the part where I cite "creative differences" as the reason, while trying not to make me, or anyone, sound like a pretentious douche bag.
This was not an easy decision. I had to ask some hard questions about the book, why I'm writing, what I have to offer the zeitgeist (Yeah, doing a shitty job of avoiding pretension, no?) and whether or not I have any confidence at all in my abilities to judge what good writing is.
As it happens, I do.
I believe in myself, in this book, and in the readers--that they will trust me enough to follow me into this story and believe that I will answer all their questions. I can't think of a reason to publish one more goddamn zombie book if I'm not bringing something new to the table. And I am. This book made me cry a few times as I wrote it, and the ending knocked my socks off. I didn't even realize how much I loved it until just before I gave it to the editor in December. God DAMN, it's a good book.
Sad times. I was SO ready to move forward. I've been pre-marketing this book for over a year, so I am ready to bust out of the gate with some heavy hitting reviews and a sizable network of peeps who will help me boost the signal. Swag is moving forward as planned, just to make sure everything is ready when I do find a publisher who loves The Finster Effect, and believes in it (and me) as much as I do.
Interested publishers should feel free to contact me. Beat the rush--hit me up NOW before I start shopping it around. You can avoid the *chuckle* *snerk* *snort* bidding war that is sure to ensue.
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