Funny how some things develop. I wrote Along Came a Demon as a fun little novella, with the idea I’d do a sequel only if anyone was interested. Somewhat to my surprise, they were interested, they wanted more. So I planned a four-book series. Now, people are asking what happens next.
The consecutive series began with Royal meeting Tiff in Along Came a Demon, and ended with her discovering her origins in Demon Demon Burning Bright. Note I say consecutive series. The four-book consecutive series is done. I’ve said all this before, I said it here. But I also said readers can expect to see stand alone Whisperings adventures and they will be coming. The first “Whisperings Mystery” will be Demon on a Distant Shore. Will they expand on Tiff’s history? Perhaps. Will Gia reappear in future books? Perhaps. And Chris Plowman? I go where the muse takes me and she can be a contrary bitch. Who knows what she will come up with. You can be sure of one thing: Royal and Tiff will have fun and solve cases.
In the meantime, I’m venturing into short stories. I heard writing shorts is difficult, and by golly they are. No sooner do you get deep into a character’s psyche, you have to leave them and go on to the next. It’s like ripping out a part of you. You can’t do as much world-building. You can’t spend time mapping out a character’s full history. You have to leave a lot to the reader’s imagination, and hope you gave them enough to make their imagination flow.
Coming spring 2012, Femme Fatales is unlike anything I have written before. The short stories are fantasy on a future earth. Yeah yeah, I know, been there done that. But although they are populated by trolls, vampires, angels, harpies and gargoyles, I don’t think you’ll have seen anything quite like them before. I hope not, anyway.
One of the advantages of publishing as an Independent is that I see sales as they happen, so I want to send a huge thank you to everyone who’s jumping in to get the Demon Demon Burning Bright e-book. And for those who prefer paperback, it’s finally here, available from Amazon.com. Wohoo!
Stay warm, everyone.
I can’t wait to read Femme Fatales! Have just begun Dead Demon Walking on my newly-acquired Kindle….watch this space…;-)
Look forward to seeing what you do with the shorts, and who doesn’t love trolls, vampires, angels, harpies and gargoyles!