Well, this is it! I'm busy working my behind off at getting this semester done so I can graduate. Only one class this term, plus I'm doing a thesis tutorial with a former professor of mine. I took her class a few years ago and loved it - gothic literature. Definitely right up my alley, plus she's just published an original fiction piece herself and is having a book signing in October, so definitely someone I want to have mentor me.
Before I mentioned there were changes coming. Some of them have already started. So much more to come. Lux Ex Tenebris (my thesis project and soon to be published novel) is going to be the key to a lot of that change, but personally I'm ready to take some bold steps into directions never before explored. Finishing school will be the start of it. Trust me!
More later.
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Friday, September 16, 2011
Wednesday, August 24, 2011
Mission Accomplished (Partly)
I cannot believe it's actually happened, but I have completed the re-release of Falling Down and Mystery, Malevolence & Murder: Volume One. Both books have now successfully been released through my own press, as of yesterday. For some reason it continues to defy belief that I started this process a few years ago with a simple thought, a simple spark of inspiration. Now it's grown into this huge thing that I've been blessed to witness firsthand. God has really been very good to me on a number of levels and I'm glad that I was wise enough to slow down and accept his blessing.
This was one of a few things on my short list that I'm marking down. The next challenge will be to complete my thesis and graduate from CCNY this coming December. I'm so busy getting Lux ex Tenebris ready for evaluation and will be meeting with a faculty advisor, who will serve as a mentor to me through this process. It's not over by a long shot; there will be a lot of long nights ahead of me, but I can do it. If I can get my publishing company off the ground, and do so where it doesn't break the bank, I can do just about anything.
In the upcoming months I have a few other projects I'm working on. I have another short story collection that I'm putting together. Lux will be released through Another Shore Press, LLC sometime late next year or early 2013. MM&M Volume Two was completed a year ago and will enter the copy editing stage shortly. The Falling Down film project is moving forward. Lots of great things coming, so I'm looking forward to posting them here.
Stick with me. There's a lot more to come.
Special Thanks: Rolf Wolff, David P. Schafer.
This was one of a few things on my short list that I'm marking down. The next challenge will be to complete my thesis and graduate from CCNY this coming December. I'm so busy getting Lux ex Tenebris ready for evaluation and will be meeting with a faculty advisor, who will serve as a mentor to me through this process. It's not over by a long shot; there will be a lot of long nights ahead of me, but I can do it. If I can get my publishing company off the ground, and do so where it doesn't break the bank, I can do just about anything.
In the upcoming months I have a few other projects I'm working on. I have another short story collection that I'm putting together. Lux will be released through Another Shore Press, LLC sometime late next year or early 2013. MM&M Volume Two was completed a year ago and will enter the copy editing stage shortly. The Falling Down film project is moving forward. Lots of great things coming, so I'm looking forward to posting them here.
Stick with me. There's a lot more to come.
Special Thanks: Rolf Wolff, David P. Schafer.
Saturday, July 9, 2011
Changes
This has been an interesting couple of months for me. My business has officially launched its first publications, I'm in the process of completing my master's degree and am making plans on my future. I have to admit, I'm both excited and nervous because I'm actually on the verge of really living my dream. I've always wanted to write while also being in full control of my destiny, which is really not an easy task. Every step I've taken over the last five and a half years has been carefully thought out, and to see it come so close to fruition is such a blessing. While I'm glad to be finishing at The City College of New York in December, I'm really going to miss it. A good portion of what I'm doing now originated from being in the MFA program and I really owe a lot to CCNY as well as my professors and classmates, some of whom I'm going to be working with professionally.
In terms of what happens after I graduate, I plan on hustling - getting out there and telling as many people as I can about me and the press and what I'm trying to accomplish with all of this. I also have this dream of making my hometown of Chicago proud by representing the city through my art. My inspiration, drive and determination all come from that "Windy City by the Lake", and so often Chicago is overlooked for being a hotbed of culture, art and music (which it has been for many years). I think with the innovations in technology and a growing movement of new and fresh independent artistry, the ability of writers to get their work published and in front of the reader is changing the entire publishing industry. Chicago has long had a thriving literary scene and the list of talented authors from the city is long, but now there's going to be an upswing because more people are able to more things on their own. That's going to be a wonderful thing to witness and I plan on being a part of it.
There are more changes coming, but I'll hold onto those for now. I don't want to give away too much too fast! :-)
Dave
In terms of what happens after I graduate, I plan on hustling - getting out there and telling as many people as I can about me and the press and what I'm trying to accomplish with all of this. I also have this dream of making my hometown of Chicago proud by representing the city through my art. My inspiration, drive and determination all come from that "Windy City by the Lake", and so often Chicago is overlooked for being a hotbed of culture, art and music (which it has been for many years). I think with the innovations in technology and a growing movement of new and fresh independent artistry, the ability of writers to get their work published and in front of the reader is changing the entire publishing industry. Chicago has long had a thriving literary scene and the list of talented authors from the city is long, but now there's going to be an upswing because more people are able to more things on their own. That's going to be a wonderful thing to witness and I plan on being a part of it.
There are more changes coming, but I'll hold onto those for now. I don't want to give away too much too fast! :-)
Dave
Saturday, May 14, 2011
May 19th
Saturday, May 22, 2010
Summer's here and there's lots of work to do!
Well, I've completed my second year of graduate studies on a high note. Now that the summer is here and things have settled down at my "day job" I'm able to focus more of my time and energy on various projects that I've been preparing for these last few months. By August I will have discontinued my contracts with iUniverse for Falling Down and Mystery, Malevolence & Murder - Volume One. I'm doing re-writes on both books and will re-release them through Another Shore Press, LLC. I've turned in all the legal paperwork to the state and have submitted notices of LLC formation (a requirement for New York State) to local newspapers. The IRS sent me information regarding taxes, which I've already completed. My fax and phone lines are done. I've got a working PO Box, business cards, etc. Things are moving along.
I have already completed Mystery, Malevolence & Murder - Volume Two. This will be the first original release of Another Shore Press, LLC sometime next year. I haven't determined the date yet, but will post it as soon as it's available. Based on the comments from people in my class, I will also be doing re-writes of Lux ex Tenebris as well. Thus far I'm quite satisfied with my progress on this novel and think it will do well.
I cannot say how blessed I feel right now for all the good things that have been happening lately. I've really worked hard at making all of this happen. I'm actually exhausted from work, school and writing non-stop since I went back to get my degree in 2006. I don't sleep as well as I did before this whirlwind started, but on the flip side I'm within a year and a half of having my MFA and am embarking on an interesting chapter of my life - writing and publishing my own work. Once all this is done, I'll make a little more time for sleep. :-)
Until next time....
I have already completed Mystery, Malevolence & Murder - Volume Two. This will be the first original release of Another Shore Press, LLC sometime next year. I haven't determined the date yet, but will post it as soon as it's available. Based on the comments from people in my class, I will also be doing re-writes of Lux ex Tenebris as well. Thus far I'm quite satisfied with my progress on this novel and think it will do well.
I cannot say how blessed I feel right now for all the good things that have been happening lately. I've really worked hard at making all of this happen. I'm actually exhausted from work, school and writing non-stop since I went back to get my degree in 2006. I don't sleep as well as I did before this whirlwind started, but on the flip side I'm within a year and a half of having my MFA and am embarking on an interesting chapter of my life - writing and publishing my own work. Once all this is done, I'll make a little more time for sleep. :-)
Until next time....
Saturday, April 3, 2010
"Lux" and LLC's!
Well, my fourth semester is drawing to a close, and though it's been a fairly hectic few months I've been quite happy with what I've accomplished. I've screened my latest novel, Lux ex Tenebris, to my novel workshop class and the response has been wonderful. In upcoming weeks I will be doing extensive re-writes of the book, with the hope that I will have everything completed (to my satisfaction) by the end of the year. I'm also in the middle of a new project titled The Merchant Chronicles, which is a four-part piece about a strange old man who owns a "curio shop from hell." Fun stuff! I will tell more at a later time.
I also have made a decision, one that I feel is leading me in the right direction. For a long time I've considered the possibility of running my own independent press. Given the economy and the change in how people read books (Kindle, eBooks), publishers are selecting fewer new writers, and for those they DO choose, funding for book tours and literary events is next to nothing. These days the writers have to, as Hercule Poirot would say, "exercise the little grey cells" in order to gain a following. Because of the sophistication of computers, the internet, social networking sites and a little will power, I think it's possible for writers to create a market of their own. I've spent the last year carefully putting together a business plan for an independent press - one that I think, if done correctly, will enable me to have the freedom of expression I've been searching for, as well as the ability to blaze a trail of my own. Therefore, after sharing ideas with a dear friend from Ohio, I've selected "Another Shore Press" as the name of my press for two reasons: first, it reminds me of The Marginal Way in Ogunquit, Maine - one of the most serene places I've ever visited. Second, it denotes an arrival at a new destination where there is opportunity in a place not originally seen before. This is the shore where I will search for the meaning of life through the written word. In this land is where my destiny resides.
A general site is now available. There will be further updates to the site as the official launch date nears.
www.anothershorepress.com
I also have made a decision, one that I feel is leading me in the right direction. For a long time I've considered the possibility of running my own independent press. Given the economy and the change in how people read books (Kindle, eBooks), publishers are selecting fewer new writers, and for those they DO choose, funding for book tours and literary events is next to nothing. These days the writers have to, as Hercule Poirot would say, "exercise the little grey cells" in order to gain a following. Because of the sophistication of computers, the internet, social networking sites and a little will power, I think it's possible for writers to create a market of their own. I've spent the last year carefully putting together a business plan for an independent press - one that I think, if done correctly, will enable me to have the freedom of expression I've been searching for, as well as the ability to blaze a trail of my own. Therefore, after sharing ideas with a dear friend from Ohio, I've selected "Another Shore Press" as the name of my press for two reasons: first, it reminds me of The Marginal Way in Ogunquit, Maine - one of the most serene places I've ever visited. Second, it denotes an arrival at a new destination where there is opportunity in a place not originally seen before. This is the shore where I will search for the meaning of life through the written word. In this land is where my destiny resides.
A general site is now available. There will be further updates to the site as the official launch date nears.
www.anothershorepress.com
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