Several of you are asking where we are on the various projects so let me take a moment to give you a status report.
The last of the major edits for the paper version of Quarter Share have been sent back to Ridan. We should be clearing the last of the “clean up” edits in the next few days in order to have the books available at Balticon at the end of May.
Owner’s Share will be the next book, but I’ve not been able to give it the attention it deserves for a number of reasons. Putting the edits together for Quarter Share hasn’t really made as much difference as this next bullet…
I’m losing my Day Job at the end of June. Some of you know I work for a national research and development institute dedicated to helping support education for children with the most severe disabilities — blindness, deafness, and significant support. That work depends on Federal grant funding. With the recent economic downturn and some fundamental changes in the way grants are awarded, we’ve been unable to secure additional funding and so my day job is going away at the end of June. This has been rather a tougher blow than I’d anticipated but I’m recovering.
What all this means is that, after June I’ll have a lot more time to devote to creative pursuits like writing and recording. I”ll also have a lot more incentive to do so. The situation is far from desperate here, so please don’t fret on that score. I’ve got many prospects for teaching in the fall and with the pending release of the dead tree scrolls, my status as “second income” here at Casa de Lowell is secure. It just will be more “second” than “income” for a few months.
Owner’s Share will be out this year but it looks more like “Summer” than “Spring” at this point. The sequel to Ravenwood is likewise on the table. I really need to find a place for Cape Grace in this line up, too.
In addition to that, I’ll be producing the podio version of Michael J. Sullivan’s Avempartha for Ridan and I’ve still got voice work with a couple authors out there. It’s shaping up to be a fun ride.
So, thank you all for you continued support. We’re moving on with creative pursuits and I will still be at Balticon at the end of may. I better be or Paul will shoot me. I’ve got nine events on the schedule already, including a reading, an autograph session, and a book party!
Stay tuned for more news and, as Ishmael would say, “Trust Lois.”
