Well, so much for that.<\/p>\n
I have received and approved the contracts for Relics of War<\/i>, a.k.a. Ishta’s Companion<\/i>, and will sign them when I find a pen. This means I need (per Wildside’s request) to shut down the online serial.<\/p>\n
Said serial got twenty-two chapters into a twenty-four-chapter novel; very disappointing. I think this pretty much settles the possibility of doing any more serials this way; they aren’t worth the trouble anymore.<\/p>\n
I’m not sure yet what this means for the future of Ethshar, or my writing career in general. Given the way things have gone for the past five years or so, I think I’m effectively retired as a novelist, whether I want to be or not. Not that I’m going to quit writing, but I’m no longer necessarily going to consider it my full-time job. I’ll continue writing as a hobby. Haven’t yet decided whether to look for another job or not — I have enough investments that I don’t really need<\/i> to work anymore, though money will be tight if I don’t. (I’m not counting my wife’s income in this calculation; with that, we’ll actually be quite comfortable.)<\/p>\n
I’d be interested in feedback, folks — suggestions, advice, comments, anything.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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