Alright, sorry for no blog post last week. I was doing a quick turn around beta reading project for someone. I thought that since we are now in late March, I would do a first quarter update on my writing goals.

Promoting Christmas in Pandemonium–It’s a black box. I’ve gotten some local stores in West Virginia to do consignment deals, but as to national sales, I don’t know because I haven’t gotten any updates on it. My publisher, I Ain’t Your Marionette Press, hasn’t yet given me their yearly accounting of sales. They appear to have placed this book in various local book stores across the country. Maybe I’ll ask for a list that I can publish on this blog. I can’t believe I thought of that just now. Still working on getting the book on eBook and Audio book.

Sequel to Christmas in Pandemonium–Still in the middle of beta reading, but getting there. I am only waiting on two beta readers to finish though. After that, I’ll do one last read through and then turn it over to my publisher.

Live in the Dream-I have been querying this with literary agents since November. Swing and a miss. No requests for full manuscripts or partial manuscripts. That’s how it goes sometimes. I don’t know how long I’ll keep trying, but there are still literary agents I’m waiting on to get back to me, and others who were not open to queries in the first place. It’s a long process.

Hailey Phillips Escapes the Terran Birdcage–I’ve received the first round of Beta Reader reviews back. I’ve made some initial changes. I’m taking a breather before making bigger changes, which I think might be necessary. I’ve drafted an outline as to where I need to go. I’m also reading a lot of young adult science fiction, humorous science fiction, etc. to both make up a list of books similar to Hailey Phillips, for when I want to sell it, and to be in conversation with other artists.

The Adventures of Bruce Manley–This is my newest project. Basically, it’s a light, grounded science fiction story about the most unlikeable protagonist in literary history. Really, it’s a story from the perspective of the villain. I just finished the first draft. I plan to do a first revision of this story before setting it aside and starting on Hailey Phillips. I’m wondering how this will go down with Beta readers when I finally put it in front of people.