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Symposium of the Reaper 2
Hello, my name is Andrew Adams.
I began my days as an author writing horror and horror-related novels, one of which being Constructing Entropy. However, between a hectic day job and full life, writing 60,000 or more words can be a lengthy commitment both timewise and mentally.
I began to break up long projects with short stories to avoid fatigue, and thus Pavor Nocturnus was born. I had a simple whim to follow, something difficult to do with novels, and so I wrote it. The feeling was liberating, which led me to write another and then eleven more. Any thought or what-if ideas I had could become stories, though my only rule for myself was not to have any. If I had a truly horrific story to write, or a silly horror story, or anything in between, they would all be included next to each other in the anthology. Then eventually when they were all finished, That became Symposium of the Reaper and I returned to writing novels.
My following book (not yet released) was the most extensive project I had ever worked on and burn-out set in after the six-month process. I love writing novels and creating a world for someone to dive into, including myself, though my attention span is also next to zero. What to do next? Just write a short story to unwind and have a bit of fun again, so I did, and then another and so on.
Which brings us to present day. Symposium of the Reaper 2 is with the publisher and looks to be released in February 2023. I never had the thought of making a sequel to a book, and actually didn't write the first SOTR with plans to release it at the time. Things just happen as they do when you enjoy the process, which is exactly the case with SOTR 2. I had more fun with this project than anything I have ever written, and in turn I am happy with the product. You can expect 13 more short stories in many different time periods and genres, moods, and themes. Whatever whim I had at the time, or whichever what-if idea to explore. I will reveal the titles soon enough, but I can guarantee volume 2 starts off with a bang. The first story, number 14 in order, was my palette cleanser coming off my previous novel. It is titled "The Hunger...It Aches" and that will set the tone for the rest of the anthology.
As far as future plans, I had so many ideas beginning Volume 2 that a trilogy is in order. I am currently deep into writing a novel, so you can expect volume 3 to follow that project. Alternating between full-length and short stories has really allowed me to expand my ideas and enjoy each one more. I absolutely cannot wait to share Symposium of the Reaper 2 with everyone, though.
I began my days as an author writing horror and horror-related novels, one of which being Constructing Entropy. However, between a hectic day job and full life, writing 60,000 or more words can be a lengthy commitment both timewise and mentally.
I began to break up long projects with short stories to avoid fatigue, and thus Pavor Nocturnus was born. I had a simple whim to follow, something difficult to do with novels, and so I wrote it. The feeling was liberating, which led me to write another and then eleven more. Any thought or what-if ideas I had could become stories, though my only rule for myself was not to have any. If I had a truly horrific story to write, or a silly horror story, or anything in between, they would all be included next to each other in the anthology. Then eventually when they were all finished, That became Symposium of the Reaper and I returned to writing novels.
My following book (not yet released) was the most extensive project I had ever worked on and burn-out set in after the six-month process. I love writing novels and creating a world for someone to dive into, including myself, though my attention span is also next to zero. What to do next? Just write a short story to unwind and have a bit of fun again, so I did, and then another and so on.
Which brings us to present day. Symposium of the Reaper 2 is with the publisher and looks to be released in February 2023. I never had the thought of making a sequel to a book, and actually didn't write the first SOTR with plans to release it at the time. Things just happen as they do when you enjoy the process, which is exactly the case with SOTR 2. I had more fun with this project than anything I have ever written, and in turn I am happy with the product. You can expect 13 more short stories in many different time periods and genres, moods, and themes. Whatever whim I had at the time, or whichever what-if idea to explore. I will reveal the titles soon enough, but I can guarantee volume 2 starts off with a bang. The first story, number 14 in order, was my palette cleanser coming off my previous novel. It is titled "The Hunger...It Aches" and that will set the tone for the rest of the anthology.
As far as future plans, I had so many ideas beginning Volume 2 that a trilogy is in order. I am currently deep into writing a novel, so you can expect volume 3 to follow that project. Alternating between full-length and short stories has really allowed me to expand my ideas and enjoy each one more. I absolutely cannot wait to share Symposium of the Reaper 2 with everyone, though.
SOTR:2 Announcement
As of today, I can officially announce Symposium of the Reaper: Volume 2 will be released February 10th, 2023 worldwide.
The stories are as follows, continuing in sequence from volume 1:
XIV: The Hunger...It Aches
XV: Necrocide
XVI: As Within So Without
XVII: Fear of Life
XVIII: Eye for an Eye
XIX: You Only Die Once
XX: Float Like a Butterfly
XXI: Lake Umbra
XXII: Killers Anonymous
XXIII: Hell is Other People
XXIV: The Truth About Cannibalism
XXV: The Beast and Me
XXVI: Satan Claus
The reason for the stories to be numbered as they are, following 1-13 (or I-XIII) in book one, is because I want Symposium of the Reaper to be considered one complete volume when all three are complete. A symposium of 39 wildly varied, manic, and demented short stories.
I had a ton of fun writing this book and can't wait for everyone to read them, truly. I may be a tad biased, but I believe this volume is much stronger than the first, and hopefully the third will be even that much better.
Speaking of SOTR:3, which still seems odd to think about, it is deep in the planning stages and shaping up nicely. Once I am done with the current project, that will be my full focus.
The stories are as follows, continuing in sequence from volume 1:
XIV: The Hunger...It Aches
XV: Necrocide
XVI: As Within So Without
XVII: Fear of Life
XVIII: Eye for an Eye
XIX: You Only Die Once
XX: Float Like a Butterfly
XXI: Lake Umbra
XXII: Killers Anonymous
XXIII: Hell is Other People
XXIV: The Truth About Cannibalism
XXV: The Beast and Me
XXVI: Satan Claus
The reason for the stories to be numbered as they are, following 1-13 (or I-XIII) in book one, is because I want Symposium of the Reaper to be considered one complete volume when all three are complete. A symposium of 39 wildly varied, manic, and demented short stories.
I had a ton of fun writing this book and can't wait for everyone to read them, truly. I may be a tad biased, but I believe this volume is much stronger than the first, and hopefully the third will be even that much better.
Speaking of SOTR:3, which still seems odd to think about, it is deep in the planning stages and shaping up nicely. Once I am done with the current project, that will be my full focus.
