Work proceeds apace: I have reached the part of the draft of the 46th novelette where I can loop back to finish the unfinished draft of the 45th novelette, and when that’s done I can skip ahead to what of the 46th novelette follows immediately thereafter to write that down and then, finally, settle back to finish what’s left of them both. And then? Revision, and polish, and cut to fit, and to press; and then, the third season will finally have begun.
Meanwhile: might I draw your attention to an avenue of support, for the city? There’s Patreon, for those who favor the tried and true, more commercial end of the market, but also Comradery, for the scrappy upstart end—but also, cooperatively owned and democratically run. —The tiers and the benefits from the city are the same for either, so join as you are moved; patreons and comrades receive regular updates, added extras, previews, and of course electronic and paper copies of the novelettes as they’re completed, before their public publication.
In June, for instance, there was a trip to Newport, to re-fix some perspectives and some qualities of light for the fifth volume, as well as to shoot some potential covers for upcoming zines—so, in July’s update, patreons and comrades got a preview of some possibles:
And then, coming up, in August’s update, patreons and comrades will get the cover reveal for the 45th novelette! And the title reveal, as well. Season three, step by step, begins to take shape. —And of course there’s the fact that the new novelettes won’t be appearing here until the re-runs catch up: patreons and comrades should be seeing no. 45 in about September, I’m thinking; it’ll be over a year after that before it shows up here.
So: Patreon, and Comradery. Sign up if and as you like to support the city—but of course, it’s the reading that is all. My thanks to each and every one of you, however you’ve come by.
Posted 13 days ago.
