Saturday, December 11, 2010

Dire News



Yesterday I finished writing Lost Tribes of the Dire Planet and it now stands at 128,000 words of pure pulp sword and science fiction.  This books ran somewhat longer than the other Dire Planet novels as I had a multitude of plot threads and story lines which needed some resolution.

Between Strange Gods of the Dire Planet and Lost Tribes of the Dire Planet I've been living on the Dire Planet for over a year.  Now the hard work begins--the brutal editing and revision process.  Because the two novels are closely knit together I'll be editing them consecutively before submitting them to Pulpwork Press--after which they will undergo yet further editing.

Strange Gods is slated for a 2011 release and Lost Tribes of the Dire Planet for a 2012 release.  Of course, the first three Dire Planet books are available at PulpWork.com, Amazon, and Barnes and Noble.

3 comments:

Paul Twinz said...

Thanks for the update, Joel

Unknown said...

Sorry to post off topic but I didn't know how else to send a message. Just wanted to let you know i was very entertained by your Artificial Woman story in Startling Adventures mag #2.

Unknown said...

Thanks, Erik! I keep meaning to do a posting about that.

For the rest of you who may not be aware of the story, The Artificial Woman is a Barclay Salvage tale that is pure Space Opera.

Copies of Startling Adventures #2 are available on Amazon for a measly $6.66 and they are even eligible for free super saver shipping. So if you combine your purchase with a couple other orders that total $25 or more the shipping is no cost.