Daylight Savings is here, and that means the winter blues are just about over.\u00a0 While I don\u2019t really get into any kind of physiological funk, I certainly won\u2019t tell you that my work doesn\u2019t suffer at least a little bit in the winter.\u00a0 With the days being brighter just a little bit longer, I often find my determination extended quite a bit too.<\/p>\n
Things have been somewhat quiet here for a little while.\u00a0 We\u2019ve had plenty of great authors featured in our book promos, and of course we haven\u2019t gone a week without missing an awesome art update.\u00a0 We even had a new short story that ran over the past month or so.\u00a0 But there\u2019s still more to come, and I wanted to pull back the curtain a little bit so that you could see what to expect.<\/p>\n
\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Tales of Tellest: Volume One<\/strong><\/p>\n While we\u2019re working on the final novella, The Fall<\/em>, we\u2019re also trying to figure out where we\u2019re at with the rest of the stories that are supposed to comprise this first bargain set of Tellest stories.\u00a0 First off, let\u2019s just talk about that fifth novella for a moment.\u00a0 It\u2019s a stubborn itch to be sure, and I\u2019m not sure exactly when it is going to be done, but I can tell you that I work on it every day.\u00a0 I probably should have expected as such from it \u2013 it\u2019s such a crucial element in the overall Tellest story that I should have never been taken as off guard as I was with it.\u00a0 And even fleshing it out as much as I am, I still feel like it is moving so quickly.\u00a0 That said, we are nearing the end here.\u00a0 I can see the light at the end of the tunnel, and at that point, we\u2019re really just putting all the pieces together.\u00a0 After a quick stop at the editor, the final component will be in place.<\/p>\n We\u2019ve also put together a \u201cfinal\u201d list of all the stories that are going to comprise this first set of Tellest stories.\u00a0 Brought to you by a handful of authors, this is going to be one of the coolest things that I\u2019ve ever done, and I can\u2019t wait to actually be able to bring it to you.\u00a0 Below, you\u2019ll see the list as it stands right now.\u00a0 Things are always subject to change, as we have a couple other writers who are considering things too, so a reshuffle is always on the table.<\/p>\n Tales of Tellest: Volume One:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Tales of Tellest: Volume Two?<\/strong><\/p>\n What\u2019s that you say?\u00a0 Volume Two?\u00a0 Yes, it\u2019s always been in the works, from the moment I started the Kickstarter for the original five.\u00a0 When you have a mind that flows as much as mine does, it can get a little out of control, but I\u2019m usually able to reign things in enough to get a cognizant idea of what direction I\u2019m trying to go in.\u00a0 And while I\u2019m not sure of the details of other stories, I do know at least the five novellas that are going to make up this set.\u00a0 By title alone, see what you can divulge from this:<\/p>\n We\u2019re still a long way away from the second volume, mind you.\u00a0 These stories are going to be secondary to the return to the feature length novels.\u00a0 Kaos, Steel Tip, Christopher and all the rest of the heroes from the Child of the Stars trilogy have many more stories to tell, and it\u2019s possible that the scope of the world is going to grow that much wider because of it.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Enemy Within Rerelease<\/strong><\/p>\n Part of the Kickstarter deal that I made was getting new art for the original set of books.\u00a0 We\u2019ve had one that\u2019s been kind of holding out for a while now, but we finally have it in place.\u00a0 Leo is working on the cover for The Enemy Within, and even without full color, it is a sight to behold.\u00a0 It really is a great way to end the commitment that was made, and I can\u2019t wait to finally show everyone.\u00a0 I\u2019m also hoping it revitalizes sales on Amazon and Smashwords, but that\u2019s yet to be seen.<\/p>\n The good news is, after that\u2019s all put together, there\u2019s just the matter of cleaning up The Bindings of Fate a slight bit in an effort to bring it up to the same quality that you\u2019ve come to expect from the novellas.\u00a0 Four or five years makes a heck of a lot of a difference in the quality of a writer\u2019s work, and I want my readers to be comfortable across the board.\u00a0 So stay tuned for that!<\/p>\n <\/p>\n That\u2019s not all that we\u2019ve been working on.\u00a0 As always, we\u2019re on the lookout for new talent, new opportunities, and new adventures.\u00a0 We\u2019re in talks with a few close contractors that you might have seen us work with before, and, behind closed doors there\u2019s a super secret project that we\u2019re beginning preproduction on.\u00a0 Once some steps have been taken to protect our interests, we\u2019ll announce that.<\/p>\n In the meantime, thank you for being a loyal reader.\u00a0 We\u2019re going to make sure you never regret putting your faith in Tellest.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Cheers,<\/p>\n Mike<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Daylight Savings is here, and that means the winter blues are just about over.\u00a0 While I don\u2019t really get into any kind of physiological funk, I certainly won\u2019t tell you that my work doesn\u2019t suffer at least a little bit in the winter.\u00a0 With the days being brighter just a little bit longer, I often 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