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I just wanted to post a quick update to give you all the latest info on what I’ve been up to.
To begin with, I’ve recently finished a new short story! It’s currently titled The Card and is around 4,200 words long. This one is a more traditional horror piece, not vampires or zombies. It’s still in the first draft stage, but edits will be ongoing and it should be finished relatively soon. I’m not sure yet what I’ll do with it. I may release this one the same way I’ve released Out After Dark and Best Served Hot, but there may be other considerations. In any case, when it’s available, I’ll be letting you know about it here as well as Twitter and Facebook!
Meanwhile, Frostwalker is still undergoing edits. Nothing new to report there, but just wanted to mention that progress is being made. We have top men working on it. Top. Men. (And a couple of top women.)
In other news, Best Served Hot is currently on display at the Indie E-Books site! If you’re not familiar with Indie E-Books, here’s how it works: With the indie publishing revolution, there’s a huge amount of reading material out there. But, how do you know what you’ll like and what’s not for you? At Indie E-Books, you can view short stories by independent authors and get a feel for their work. Sort of a test drive for fiction. You can read the stories for free and even leave comments.
Also, Indie E-Books conducted a quick interview with me! If you want to check that out, it’s on their blog. Give it a read and be sure to tell your friends!
I’m taking a break from editing Frostwalker today. Instead, I thought I’d share some thinking that hit me in the shower, of all places. I do a lot of good thinking in the shower…
How many times have we been talking with friends when the subject turns to a recent movie? Inevitably, someone (maybe you) has to say it: “The book was way better.” It’s said so often that it has become a cliché. Now, I love both books and movies – I think most of us do. When you’re watching a movie, you’re usually not thinking about the book being so much better. Why is it that, after the experience, a book feels like it was better? Continue reading
It’s kind of strange how things come together sometimes; how we stumble into situations rather than striding boldly forward to our destiny. I’ve written fiction since I was a kid but in the past few years I’ve finally begun to take it seriously. However, progress has been slow. There was always something else to do other than write or edit or promote my work. There would always be time tomorrow.
But then, during this year’s NaNoWriMo, I stumbled across news of Lulu.com’s 2011 Short Story Contest. Intrigued, I thought I’d give it a shot. With a word count limit of 600 words it would be a fun challenge and quick enough that it wouldn’t slow down my “real” work on my NaNo novel.
Ah, but one of the entry requirements was that you had to make the story available for purchase through Lulu, even if you set the price as free.
OK, sure, why not?
Heck, while I’m at it, why not just polish up this other story and put it up there too?
Now, a few weeks later, I find myself posting on my new blog, which I’ve tied to my new Facebook page and new Twitter account. I spent last night working on yet another story (before setting up my WordPress account) and I’ve just been notified minutes ago that the Kindle edition of Out After Dark is live.
In short, I’ve gone from “maybe someday” to “now is the time” and all rather by accident. Funny how that happens…
Brandon R. Luffman 