So clearly I nailed that whole regular blogging schedule that I laid out back in March. At the time it seemed like such a good idea, and in an ideal world I would love to blog regularly. The reality of the situation is that less than a dozen people read these on average and the time that I put into these is frankly better spent elsewhere. Between my work schedule and my coursework for my MFA program, spare time can become a bit of a luxury. That being said, I also know that I thoroughly enjoy posting about my writing and the other random musings that occasionally come to mind, so I am hoping to post at least a little more regularly than I have been. It is worth noting that the bar is super low right now; all it would take for me to post more frequently than I have been is to write something between this post and October. Shouldn’t be too hard, right?

So now that I am back, I first want to share some less than stellar news. As we can tell by it currently being mid-July, I clearly missed the anticipated release window of the end of June for Episode II of Tuatha dé Danann. I have been excited to share the second part of Seth’s story with everyone and I was hard at work on it through the spring, making good progress and getting some quality feedback on what I had completed. Unfortunately, I began to realize that what I had written so far just didn’t stand very well on it’s own. There were some great character moments and a ton of character development for Seth and the rest of the Aes Sídhe, but there wasn’t really a story there. This wouldn’t be a problem if all this content was the middle of a novel, but in the episodic format that I committed to for this project it just didn’t work at all. My fear is that what I had would’ve been a disappointment after how well received the first episode was. What I can say is that what I have written so far for the new draft is vastly superior and I get to introduce a character that I was saving for a later episode that I am really excited about. With a little luck and a lot of hard work, I am hoping to get some real progress done on Episode II over the next month or so.

Now that the bad news is out of the way, time for some good news! After working with acclaimed author Justin Taylor during the first semester of my MFA, I have a renewed passion for writing short stories again. I have numerous short stories in the works right now that I will be sharing on the website over the course of the next few months. The first one will be the long awaited reboot of Eternal Vigilance, which should be up by the end of next week at the latest. Here’s a taste of some of the other stories that are coming up:

• A young clairvoyant girl in Dublin hears a desperate plea for help, spurring her to action.
• Privateers aboard an airship in the clouds of Jupiter stumble across an illegal Helium-3 mining operation.
• An ambitious, young politician runs a campaign to become the first extraterrestrial congressman in the United States.
• A short story set in the Tuatha dé Danann universe.
• The last one is my favorite, so all you get is three words: trains, aliens, steampunk. If that’s not enough to get you excited then you are clearly on the wrong page.

I am looking forward to sharing these stories with everyone and thank you all for your patience with Episode II. Keep you eyes on the page and on my social media over the next few weeks for the release of Eternal Vigilance! Let me know in the comments if you’re excited for any of the upcoming stories!

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