Short newsletter this month. In my experience, the Fiction category on Substack is split between those who write fiction and those who write about fiction, with very little overlap. I firmly consider myself one of the former, and since I have a lot of fiction to write, I should probably focus on that instead of devoting word count to a monthly newsletter.
Here are my current/upcoming projects for the next couple months.
March 16th - Regularly scheduled Micro Monday post. This one’s called The Flood, and I’m really pleased with it.
March 27th - A speculative short story called Super. Honestly not sure how to classify this one. Blue-collar horror? Broompunk fantasy? I’ll let the reader decide.
March 30th - Too Many Mondays. This is a tradition where I devote the fifth Monday in a given month to sharing work from other writers I enjoy. I only have two stories in my folder so far for March, so send me your recommendations!
April 3rd - Chapter one of a new serial called Crickets. It’s my take on the Fossegrim story, though I’d say it’s more magical realism than modern fairy tale.
April 10th - Crickets, Chapter 2.
April 17th - Crickets, Chapter 3.
April 24th - Crickets, Chapter 4.
May - Hiatus.
All other waking moments - Second draft of The Hope and the Ruin, which I hope to have done before I go on vacation in May. This is a sequel to my debut fantasy novel, Company of Ghosts, so if you haven’t checked that one out, please do so!