I'm a bit overdue for an update, I suppose. As of the time of this post, I'm nearly 180 pages into my 4th novel. I've finished my very first short story as well and am merely waiting on the cover art before uploading it to Amazon. That's about it for actual updates.
On a more personal note, I've been mulling the idea of seeking a traditional publisher more often as of late. I abhor the idea of being owned, but as time passes, it becomes more and more obvious to me that if my books are ever going to go anywhere, I need a push. After all, writing a book is fairly easy, getting it in front of readers is a much more complicated venture. I'm reasonably confident in my ability to tell a fairly decent story, but I freely admit I don't know dick about marking. It seems some people can just write a book and it magically gets 200+ reviews overnight, and as any author knows, the more reviews your book has, the more likely a potential reader will be willing to check it out. My biggest concerns with traditional publishing, however, would be the time constraints (deadlines and such) as well as the idea that some agent or publisher can just up and decide at any given point that they don't like my ending, my characters, or my choice of words and demand I go back and rewrite MY story and MY characters in a way that far better suits THEIR individual taste. Believe me when I say that if there are two things that absolutely will not fly with me, it is A: being rushed, and B: someone telling me what I can and cannot do with MY story and MY characters. And, as you can imagine, such an attitude very likely wouldn't go over well with any traditional publisher either. So then the million-dollar question stands: do you sell your soul for a chance at success, or do you continue swimming laps in the sea of obscurity and just hope someone notices you? Who can say? (obviously not me at this particular moment lol)
At any rate, I suppose I'll get back to work. And before I forget, Happy Thanksgiving, everyone. Cheers for now.