So, it’s been a couple weeks now since my last post. I thought that today would be a good time to update everyone on things as of late, so here we go.
Smallville Comic Con was great! I sold about half of my stock of The Rokkoh Adventures, and of course my friend Jody, who was hosting the event, got a copy for free for inviting me. I also sold some of the books from my personal library to a fellow Stephen King fan. I got to meet some cool new people, see some folks I hadn’t in a little while, and even my brother and his girlfriend showed up! It was so nice being there, and the sunburn was worth it.
Because I’ve been devoting brainpower toward Rokkoh and his world lately, I have been wanting to return to his tales more and more lately. This has taken attention away from Incinerate. I’ll be honest: I haven’t written much of Incinerate in the past few weeks. It also doesn’t help that I’ve hit a motivation roadblock regarding the project. I know once I get through this particular part in the story I’ll get back on track, but I’m just having a rough time trudging through the mud.
I’ve also been contemplating whether or not to continue updating it here. The chapters (or chapter parts, depending on chapter length) don’t get as many reads as other posts. Most readers have seemingly been more into just about everything else I post here. Maybe it’s the backlog of chapters/posts they would need to read to catch up that makes it a bit daunting, or maybe it’s the genre that doesn’t look appealing (or, perhaps, it’s just not good). Regardless, I’m on the fence about posting future chapters. I also need to take into account publishing options down the road. Traditional publishers probably won’t be keen on the fact that it’s already been serialized online. Even if I self-publish, the fact that it’s posted for free on my website kind of deviates would-be buyers from purchasing the final printed or digital product.
I’ve been thinking about this regarding the Rokkoh stories as well. When it comes time to add in the new things I want in The Rokkoh Adventures that have not yet been posted here, I’m worried that interest will wane from prospective readers since it’s available for free already. So now I’m also considering taking down pretty much all of my long-form content. The short stories and poetry will likely stay up since people tend to read those more. I also might change how often I post, perhaps with only monthly updates and the occasional shorter piece. I haven’t made any final decisions yet, though, so anything could happen.
Last, I want to cycle back around to the copies of The Rokkoh Adventures I had brought to Smallville Comic Con. I still have a dozen or so left, and they won’t do any good just sitting on my shelf. So, I would like to offer them to you. In order to weed out scammers/fraudsters (my spam box here is full of them), the ordering instructions will be on my Facebook this Sunday. Once they’re gone, they’re gone. I have no plans to order further copies of the Uncorrected Proof. So if you want one, now is the time.
Tyler Gohde 