Greetings fellow wayfarers!
I’m happy to report that I’ve made a good bit of progress since last week’s update.
The essay collection
I have finally completed my second round of minor revisions to the text. The plan is to keep all of the essays substantively the same as when they were first published. I’ve just been tuning up the grammar and editing for conciseness and clarity. I hope to hire a professional proofreader to go over the manuscript, but that will require funds that I simply don’t have at the moment. I need to do some research into how much I will actually need to spend on things like editing, ISBNs, cover design, etc.
Over the weekend I began writing the first draft of the introduction. The work is coming along slowly, but I hope to have the intro completed by the end of October.
A podcast???
I’m getting serious about launching a Perilous Realms podcast, at the very latest by the one year anniversary of the newsletter in February 2023. I would cover anything that strikes my fancy within the broad scope of “speculative fiction” (sci-fi, fantasy, etc.) and would also like to do interviews with some of the awesome writers and creatives I’ve connected with over the last couple of years. Expect further updates about this project over the next couple of months.
Paid tier???
I’m still considering whether or not to add a paid tier to Perilous Realms that would feature my short stories as well as other exclusive content. Please take a moment to read my recent post on that subject and vote in the community poll.
That’s all for this time. Until we meet again, “the Road goes ever on. . .”