The Hermit's Return
Hello Readers,
Sorry it has been so long since I've blogged. The past three months have been a trying time with health and weather, including the fact I missed a show for the very first time. It's both fortunate and unfortunate that I didn't make it to ConDFW.
I'll start with the unfortunate reason: Last year, Charlaine Harris was the Guest of Honor. She had to cancel last minute for gall bladder surgery (been there, done that, got the scars and indigestion to prove it). She returned to ConDFW this year and I missed it, which really sucks (she writes about vampires...get it?) Not to mention all my other author, artist, and friends I missed seeing. I wasn't sure if I was coming down with the flu or if it was just my lupus acting up. I didn't get the flu, so it must've been a lupus flare causing all sorts of issues that wouldn't have made it easy to drive that far, much less sit at a table or participate on panels with any guarantee my body was going to cooperate.
Additionally, I discovered it was the last ConDFW. I have been attending ConDFW for several years and enjoyed the friendliness of the people who ran it and volunteered for the convention. I'm sure I'll see most of them at FenCon, but I hate to see ConDFW go away.
The fortunate reason (for me, but not the people I am about to mention) I didn't go is that I normally stay at my sister's house and visit them a little. My brother-in-law and nephew ended up with the flu. I discovered that some of the people attending ConDFW also had the flu. So, it's a good thing I missed it.
I do plan on attending MidSouthCon this coming weekend (March 15-17). I have a few panels and Pro Row signings. Plus, I'll be sharing a dealer's table with author/illustrator Dr. Mel. White. We'll have our books and other stuff for sale.
I'm sure that Alban Lake Publishing (ALP) and Pro Se Press (PSP) will be in attendance. There are a few books published by ALP & PSP I am in that I won't have available at my table, but I'll be happy to sign copies if you swing by. I'm not certain if some of the other publishers I have stories with ( i.e. Yard Dog Press & Seventh Star Press) will be attending.
A side note, since my last blog, I have had two stories come out with ALP. "Son of Caddaja" appears in Disturbed Digest: December 2018 and "Space Marbles" appears in Anatomy of Hate. I have more stories sold and waiting to be published, so stay tuned for the 411.
The NahteWords site is being a royal pain. This is a recurring issue. I may be switching servers due to the constant problems with the site being unavailable or filled with code and ASCII garbage! (Yes, I'm ticked off.) There is an older version of the site you can access, but if you have an order or question, it's easier to contact me at Nahteboy@livenloud.net
Beyond battling the website gremlins, the rest of my recluse winter was spent writing, revising and submitting stories and poetry. I also have a MG short story that I have ready to go with the exception of the cover art, which is currently being worked on. Imagine a ten-year-old version of the The Hardy Boys investigating spectres, cryptos, and UFOs. The stories will eventually be combined into a full-length novel, but for those who want a quick, short read that they can do on their lunch break, I plan on releasing several stories over the next year or so in The Weird Tales Investigators series.
Work still continues on the novel (working title) The Savage Cat Unleashed: Book Two of The Savage Cat Adventures. The first novella The Savage Caged has done all right in sales and reads. Creator and artist David Martinez was telling me how cool and strange it is to hear people quoting lines from the novella and they can't wait for the next book. A couple of the fans have even gotten tattoos of the character. That's some dedication.
A couple of other novel projects and a non-fiction book is in the works, along with another screenplay. It may seem like I have too many irons in the fire, but I work on what strikes me at the moment because the muse is there.
I'll be giving another class at Books & Stuf in Mena, Arkansas @ 6:00 p.m. on Friday, March 22. The class is a hybrid of a writing and a critique class. It's free and open to anyone.
In addition, Books & Stuf owner Jennifer Schubbe and I have been collaborating on an idea for a writing competition. I'll not say anything more about it at the moment, but we hope to announce the news soon. Potential sponsors to promote writing and literacy are welcome to contact me.
One of the bookstores where my books are sold, Chapters On Main in Van Buren, Arkansas made the Top 51 book stores to visit across the U.S.A. & the #1 Local Bookstore in Arkansas That's a cool honor for them.
Don't forget Dog Ear Books in Russellville, Arkansas. If you didn't catch my message on Facebook back around the new year, Dog Ear Books has new hours/days of operation.
I might as well mention once again that Wings of Mercury is also available at The Museum of Automobiles since it's getting that time of the year that people go camping and vacationing up on Petit Jean Mountain.
I also spent a portion of the winter submitting some of my photography to Shutterstock and to Halsell images. I created a T-shirt line on Virtual Style, I have a Zazzle page (featuring more of my photography), and I started a Patreon page. As you can see, I have been extremely busy.
Well, that should be an abundance of information to stuff in your pipe for a few days until I get back on here with a follow-up to MidSouthCon.
Sorry it has been so long since I've blogged. The past three months have been a trying time with health and weather, including the fact I missed a show for the very first time. It's both fortunate and unfortunate that I didn't make it to ConDFW.
I'll start with the unfortunate reason: Last year, Charlaine Harris was the Guest of Honor. She had to cancel last minute for gall bladder surgery (been there, done that, got the scars and indigestion to prove it). She returned to ConDFW this year and I missed it, which really sucks (she writes about vampires...get it?) Not to mention all my other author, artist, and friends I missed seeing. I wasn't sure if I was coming down with the flu or if it was just my lupus acting up. I didn't get the flu, so it must've been a lupus flare causing all sorts of issues that wouldn't have made it easy to drive that far, much less sit at a table or participate on panels with any guarantee my body was going to cooperate.
Additionally, I discovered it was the last ConDFW. I have been attending ConDFW for several years and enjoyed the friendliness of the people who ran it and volunteered for the convention. I'm sure I'll see most of them at FenCon, but I hate to see ConDFW go away.
The fortunate reason (for me, but not the people I am about to mention) I didn't go is that I normally stay at my sister's house and visit them a little. My brother-in-law and nephew ended up with the flu. I discovered that some of the people attending ConDFW also had the flu. So, it's a good thing I missed it.
I do plan on attending MidSouthCon this coming weekend (March 15-17). I have a few panels and Pro Row signings. Plus, I'll be sharing a dealer's table with author/illustrator Dr. Mel. White. We'll have our books and other stuff for sale.
I'm sure that Alban Lake Publishing (ALP) and Pro Se Press (PSP) will be in attendance. There are a few books published by ALP & PSP I am in that I won't have available at my table, but I'll be happy to sign copies if you swing by. I'm not certain if some of the other publishers I have stories with ( i.e. Yard Dog Press & Seventh Star Press) will be attending.
A side note, since my last blog, I have had two stories come out with ALP. "Son of Caddaja" appears in Disturbed Digest: December 2018 and "Space Marbles" appears in Anatomy of Hate. I have more stories sold and waiting to be published, so stay tuned for the 411.
The NahteWords site is being a royal pain. This is a recurring issue. I may be switching servers due to the constant problems with the site being unavailable or filled with code and ASCII garbage! (Yes, I'm ticked off.) There is an older version of the site you can access, but if you have an order or question, it's easier to contact me at Nahteboy@livenloud.net
Beyond battling the website gremlins, the rest of my recluse winter was spent writing, revising and submitting stories and poetry. I also have a MG short story that I have ready to go with the exception of the cover art, which is currently being worked on. Imagine a ten-year-old version of the The Hardy Boys investigating spectres, cryptos, and UFOs. The stories will eventually be combined into a full-length novel, but for those who want a quick, short read that they can do on their lunch break, I plan on releasing several stories over the next year or so in The Weird Tales Investigators series.
Work still continues on the novel (working title) The Savage Cat Unleashed: Book Two of The Savage Cat Adventures. The first novella The Savage Caged has done all right in sales and reads. Creator and artist David Martinez was telling me how cool and strange it is to hear people quoting lines from the novella and they can't wait for the next book. A couple of the fans have even gotten tattoos of the character. That's some dedication.
A couple of other novel projects and a non-fiction book is in the works, along with another screenplay. It may seem like I have too many irons in the fire, but I work on what strikes me at the moment because the muse is there.
I'll be giving another class at Books & Stuf in Mena, Arkansas @ 6:00 p.m. on Friday, March 22. The class is a hybrid of a writing and a critique class. It's free and open to anyone.
In addition, Books & Stuf owner Jennifer Schubbe and I have been collaborating on an idea for a writing competition. I'll not say anything more about it at the moment, but we hope to announce the news soon. Potential sponsors to promote writing and literacy are welcome to contact me.
One of the bookstores where my books are sold, Chapters On Main in Van Buren, Arkansas made the Top 51 book stores to visit across the U.S.A. & the #1 Local Bookstore in Arkansas That's a cool honor for them.
Don't forget Dog Ear Books in Russellville, Arkansas. If you didn't catch my message on Facebook back around the new year, Dog Ear Books has new hours/days of operation.
I might as well mention once again that Wings of Mercury is also available at The Museum of Automobiles since it's getting that time of the year that people go camping and vacationing up on Petit Jean Mountain.
I also spent a portion of the winter submitting some of my photography to Shutterstock and to Halsell images. I created a T-shirt line on Virtual Style, I have a Zazzle page (featuring more of my photography), and I started a Patreon page. As you can see, I have been extremely busy.
Well, that should be an abundance of information to stuff in your pipe for a few days until I get back on here with a follow-up to MidSouthCon.
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