Much to my chagrin, I am forced to delay the release of the second novel in the Malmaxa series – The Pilgrimage. Unfortunately real life reared its ugly head and resulted in my having to work for 17 unanticipated hours over the weekend. Hours I had hoped to spend on the final pass through the novel. So… a few more days till it is out and about.
Some good news though, I have reduced the price of Beltamar’s War to free, in celebration of the second novels imminent release. To secure this price simply visit SmashWords – feel free to tell anyone you know about this likely limited time offer, and notify Amazon, who should price match SmashWords (Amazon don’t allow me to give it away).
Nothing like an unexpected delay to add to one’s frustrations. My beta reader has just gotten an increase in her work load that is preventing her from getting me her next round of feedback. I want to get my revisions done so I can start querying, but it may be longer than expected. In the meantime, I’m applying some new tips I picked up off various writing sites to help improve my work. If she takes too long, I’ll just have to hope the changes I’m making are enough. My primary beta reader has already given me all her feedback so at least one person has seen it the whole way through.
Sometimes it seems the world conspires against us… then we wake up and realize how lucky we are. 17 hours of weekend time are a frustrating loss, as it will take me till Sunday to make them up :(. But it’s all for the good in the end, that forced break has opened my eyes to better ways to say things.
Better good, and late than poor and on time?