In my ongoing bid to
afford luxuries such as food, shelter, and the works of Titus Livy,
as well as trying to release more books this year I’m also going to
write a serial.
The idea would be to
release it monthly, usually for 99p/c (occasionally free). E-books
make this sort of thing much easier to do, the low price point should
be attractive and the regular nature will, hopefully, help keep
readers engaged.
The idea I have is for
a mish-mash of Robin Hood and Ancient China, following a number of
heroes but focusing on two called Wandering Phoenix and Roaming
Tiger.
What I want to do is
get a plan for the first twelve parts initially outlined and get at
least the first few actually written prior to releasing part one. The
style will be inspired by Outlaws of the Marsh, my favourite of the
Ancient Chinese classics I’ve read. So, expect a heavy dose of
action and plot twists, and light description.
My main focus this year
remains getting Traitor’s Prize finished and released
(incidentally,
Kingdom Asunder’s paperback will hopefully be ready
in a week or two) but there are necessarily waiting periods and
sometimes taking a break can help see things with fresh eyes. So,
when that happens and I don’t have anything else on, I’ll be
working on Wandering Phoenix and Roaming Tiger’s adventures. A
release date will depend both on getting enough written and when
Traitor’s Prize is ready (I don’t want to release them too close
together). I’ve done about two-fifths of the planning, so I’d
guess Q2 or Q3 will be a likely release for the first part, but I’ll
be sure to bang on about it ahead of time.
Of course, if you can’t
wait that long and/or want something with a more Polish flavour, you
can pre-order
Journeys for 99p. Not only does it have stories by
Adrian Tchaikovsky, John Gywnne et al., it also includes Black Sails,
by me.
Thaddeus
