Way With Worlds

Steve’s Update 8/26/2018

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Here’s my update.  As this week got INSANELY busy there’s not a lot.

So what have I done the last week?

  • A Bridge To The Quiet Planet:  Still editing, and the book is going to be seriously improved.  My editor’s advice let me see how to fuse my influences better into a much, much richer story.  Unfortunately because things are busy and there’s a lot of tweaking I want to do, it might go into November.  I don’t plan to have it go after that.  I’ll make the call end of September.
  • Way With Worlds: Doing the Organizations book on the side – and already planning a sequel.  This is real relaxing – which I can use.  I have a lot more planned.
  • Other: I did some speaking at the Toy Expo in the Bay Area and it was AWESOME.  I am also pleased to report that A) It was really diverse on subjects and merch, B) Had some great panels, C) Old-school figures like Gil Gerard and Eric Estrada got respect from people – there were CHiP’s cosplayers half my age.

What am I going to do this week?

  • A Bridge To The Quiet Planet: Still editing!  I want to get through at least 3 more chapters, and am considering putting them online for prereaders.
  • Way With Worlds: Writing!  More!
  • Other: I have no idea.  I’m still exhausted.

-Steven Savage

Steven’s Update: 8/19/2018

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How goes everyone!  Here’s my latest update!

So what have I done the last week?

  • A Bridge To The Quiet Planet:  Editing like crazy!  This is definitely not coming out until the end of October, but it’s going to be worth it.  Also end of September I may have a call for extra beta readers!  So for those of you keeping score on my novel, it’ll be ebook end of October, print in November.
  • Way With Worlds: Continuing to work on the Organizations book, and there will almost certainly be a sequel to it.  The idea is one book for “basic” worldbuilding and organizations and one on common ones.  I also have lots of plans, so expect to keep seeing these for ages . . .
  • Other: I was at Worldcon which kept me busy.
  • Note: Because I’ll be focusing on “A Bridge To The Quiet Planet” I won’t be doing other writing projects beyond my over-time Way With Worlds.  This still means updates, blogging, a few other projects, will be done, but expect no dramatic book announcements.

What am I going to do this week?

  • A Bridge To The Quiet Planet: Still editing!
  • Way With Worlds: Writing!
  • Other: A mix of things like speaking, events, some coding (yeah, I know . . .) and more.

-Steven Savage

Steve’s Update 8/12/2018

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How goes everyone!  Here’s my latest update!

So what have I done the last week?

  • A Bridge To The Quiet Planet: Back from the editor and I’m editing,  and I’m done with chapter 1 already! However, there’s going to be a one month delay in publishing.  The editor had a lot of good feedback, some of which is leading to style changes and altering some POV elements.  This makes the story much better and presents a more intimate view of the wild setting.  But it’s going to take an extra month.
  • Way With Worlds: I’ve started on the next book on Organizations, which might just be a two part series (though I may spread it out).  This one is near and dear to might heart as Organizations are often forgotten in worldbuilding beyond tropes.
  • Other: An unexpectedly busy week as I had a doctor’s appointment, some home stuff to deal with, and a lot of work stuff.

What am I going to do this week?

  • A Bridge To The Quiet Planet: Editing.  I may delay the cover art a bit since I’ve got an extra month.
  • Way With Worlds: Writing away of course – I’m basically doing a bit each day or so, so this one won’t be done for another two months or so.
  • Other: I’ve got a lot of cons stuff coming up so I’ll be preparing for that.  Where does the time go . . .

-Steven Savage