Ah,
Thanksgiving… How I’ve missed you and the gluttonous, calorie-rich glory you
represent! Smoked turkey breast,
spiral-cut ham, deep-fried venison, sweet potato souffle, pecan pie, pumpkin
pie, apple pie, banana puddin’, chocolate cake… vegetables that I’m sure
someone not named Ian will eat! I mean,
seriously people! Throw in all of your
favorite friends and family with some good, ole fashioned college football
rivalry games, and what else to you need in life?
Alas, it’s with
a mix of cheer and fear of indigestion that I must digress…
Okay, so in
the interests of time management (and because this cold is totally kicking my
butt), I’m gonna keep this one short with a few housekeeping notes:
Red Sky Dawning is almost done… the first draft, anyway
Draft one of
the Mako Saga’s next chapter is nearly
in the books, and I think you guys are really gonna like it. Naturally, there’s still loads of work to be
done (as is always the case with opening drafts), but the framework for the
story is in place along with most of the key elements that will comprise the
next chapter of the saga.
A new editor = Mako 2.0
I’m proud to
welcome Raleigh-based Red Adept
Publishing (RAP) as my new editor moving
forward. I bring this to your attention
because A., I know many of you are fellow indie authors in need of a good
editor, and B., because I’ve hired Lynn McNamee and her staff for a fresh proof
of Mako to buff out some of the final
blemishes from the original manuscript which, at the time, had tapped out my budget.
I’m running
through the Track Changes now, but hope to have the new files formatted and up
for sale by Christmas. FYI, this in no
way alters the story you’ve already read.
It’s more or less just an extra pass for grammar typos and spelling.
Illogicon 2014 in Raleigh
Speaking of
Lynn and RAP, I’ll be partnering with her to conduct a panel on indie
publishing at this
year’s illogicon,
held Jan. 10-12 at the Embassy Suites in Raleigh. At present, I still don’t have any date/time
specifics, but once I do, I’ll bounce them out via social media.
Alright
gang, that’s it for this Turkey Day edition of the Manifesto. All the best to you
and yours this weekend, travel safe if you’re on the road, and see ya back next
month for BCS picks and an in-depth discussion of why non-alcoholic eggnog is
useless! ;)
RUAH!!!
IJM
PS- Wanna
give a quick shout-out to all the seniors on this 10-0 FSU football team. Regardless of all of the legal crap that’s
swirling around you right now, you guys were the class that kick-started this
program’s climb back to national prominence and you’re to be commended for all
that you’ve achieved. Now, how about we roll
on down to The Swamp and carve us up some Gator, shall we? Good luck, boys, and GO NOLES!!!
