Good question. The short answer is I'm excited to write all four stories at some point, for different reasons.
In terms of pure fun, Fire at Will or The Ghost Diaries rise to the top. I have early versions of these stories I wrote a few years ago and enjoyed taking a stab at blending comedy into their respective genres.
Snow Dragon is compelling and piques my curiosity because it would allow me to take a deeper dive into Deer Falls, the small town I introduced in Pandora Reborn (and inspired by my real-life hometown). I want to explore some of the lore I introduced in the aforementioned novel and this would be my first serious opportunity to do it.
Tales of Lathos would stretch me as an author in a good way because of the scope it offers in terms of storytelling. It would cover stories on an alien planet that is a core world in my Alien People Chronicles series at any point over tens of thousands of years. I included only a fraction of the backstory driving those novels and this anthology would allow me to bring more of it to life.
They all sound intriguing. It will be interesting to see what your poll ends up telling you to write. My vote was Ghost Diaries but it was a close call with Snow Dragon but really any of them sound great. See you around!
With how close Snow Dragon and The Ghost Diaries are to one another in total votes now, I may choose to serialize both stories this year if my schedule permits. The poll results would determine the order of publication if that happens.
Love the idea of letting your readers choose. Looks like you'll have a couple bubbling to the top. Which are you most excited to write?
Good question. The short answer is I'm excited to write all four stories at some point, for different reasons.
In terms of pure fun, Fire at Will or The Ghost Diaries rise to the top. I have early versions of these stories I wrote a few years ago and enjoyed taking a stab at blending comedy into their respective genres.
Snow Dragon is compelling and piques my curiosity because it would allow me to take a deeper dive into Deer Falls, the small town I introduced in Pandora Reborn (and inspired by my real-life hometown). I want to explore some of the lore I introduced in the aforementioned novel and this would be my first serious opportunity to do it.
Tales of Lathos would stretch me as an author in a good way because of the scope it offers in terms of storytelling. It would cover stories on an alien planet that is a core world in my Alien People Chronicles series at any point over tens of thousands of years. I included only a fraction of the backstory driving those novels and this anthology would allow me to bring more of it to life.
They all sound intriguing. It will be interesting to see what your poll ends up telling you to write. My vote was Ghost Diaries but it was a close call with Snow Dragon but really any of them sound great. See you around!
With how close Snow Dragon and The Ghost Diaries are to one another in total votes now, I may choose to serialize both stories this year if my schedule permits. The poll results would determine the order of publication if that happens.
This is what's so cool about writing fiction on Substack. Writers can give readers what they want!
It's always fun to gauge your audience and find out what types of stories they enjoy reading from you.