Well, it’s June 1st, 2023; which means I’m officially 30 years old! Hurray! (I think). On the one hand, life is going great. The Kanta Chronicles just celebrated its 6th year anniversary (good Lord, it’s been 6 years already!) and Supernaturalis Mortem is set to be published later this month on the 23rd. And I’m quite hyped about that. I’m even hosting a book launch party at my work the following Wednesday (the 28th). More details to follow on that as they’re finalized.
On the other hand, I’m 30 now and feel like I have very little to show for it, outside of these two books. Which, don’t get me wrong, are impressive and I’m extremely proud of myself for being able to have essentially published one book before I was 25, and another by the time I was 30. And considering how expensive this has all been, the fact that I’m not broke and back living with my parents is another accomplishment in and of itself. But as I was telling my therapist just yesterday, I always wanted to have more to my name than just a couple of books (again, still huge accomplishments in their own right, just not the type of success that I thought I’d have growing up to this point). But that’s more of a Nick problem, than a problem with the rest of the world.
Anyways, with the release of the new book just over 3 weeks away, I’ve finally taken it off of FictionPress, so that the book is the only place that the story will exist. I’ll be posting details about the launch party and where you can buy the book (apart from me) when I get them. And while I love having everyone buy directly from me so that I can sign your copy, I’m also really, really wanting my publishers to see how popular I am. So, with that in mind, please really consider buying the book from places like Amazon, Chapters, Barnes & Noble etc. so that they see that I’m popular and will consider publishing future works with me (I’ve already sent them L&L, and they’re waiting to see how this one performs before properly offering me another contract). I’m still happy to sign your copies, no matter what. Despite this wish though, I will be selling the book at the launch party, as well as at FanExpo 2023 in Toronto (details on that also coming when I get them). For those out of the know, FanExpo is essentially ComicCon, so trying to sell both books there makes perfect sense (at least to me).
Thanks for all your support over the years and hope you’re as excited for this month as I am!
That is fantastic news Nick. Can’t wait to see the book. Love you