Stardate: 20251107
Intro:
Well, hello there. I’m Devlin, call me Dev (please, for the love of god call me Dev, I hate my name). I’ve been writing and drawing for what feels like at least half a century, but despite having gone pro with my art a few years ago, I’ve never published anything.
I can just sense the head nods. A lot of you out there in the same boat? You want to take the plunge, but you’re worried those dark shapes below might be sharks? Well I intend to document my self-publishing journey. Not just the (hopefully many) successes, but the spectacular failures too. Hopefully, I can help someone avoid a few of the pitfalls I’ll plunge into.
This is the first issue of what I hope will become a weekly newsletter. For now, I’ve no intention of putting it behind a paywall or anything,. I just want to bring a little thoughtful joy to the inboxes of the world.
News:
I’m holding off on publishing anything until my first trilogy is ready to drop all at once. The series is called “Flame and Claw” and like I said, trilogy.
The first book is ready to go, the second need a cover, and I just got book three back from my amazing editor, Charlie Knight. The good news, is I should be getting it back sometime next month!
In The Library:
This is where I’ll talk about the stories I want to tell, about the books I’ve read recently, anything story/publishing/pop culture that I find interesting.
To that end, I’m kind of at a loss for what to work on next. I’ve got a work-in-progress pile that can better be described as a small mountain, and a lot of it i super exciting to me right now. Everything from Don Bluth inspired epic fantasy, to cozy stories to Anime-infused giant robots in space…. So what do I do next?
The Good
This will be something awesome about the post’s topic that was hopefully introduced in the Intro. That’s what the fancy types call a call-back.
The Bad
Something not awesome about the same thing. Not bad news, but how things can go sour.
The Fugly
Something funny about the topic. I always want to end on a smile, if I can. There’s enough negativity in the world already. It’s not going to improve by adding more.
So, thanks for coming along, and welcome aboard!
-Dev