Wow, there are a lot of updates to get to. I would have updated the blog last week, but after the New York City trip, I was exhausted. Honestly, I just needed a day to chill out. I'm rested (for the most part) and ready to get everyone up to speed.
First and foremost, I was on Evansville Podcast talking about BulletProof Ghost, among other things, but mostly BPG. You can check out the episode here. For my first interview, I think it went pretty well, especially considering how little sleep I got. I also talk about some of the origins of BPG that I may not have touched on in this blog. I was supposed to be on Owensboro's Own, but scheduling/job-job overtime/lack of sleep prevented me from being on that show. I'm not sure when/if I will be on now, but I'll post it up on Twitter ( @thebroofghost ) as soon as possible. You can check out the podcast series here.
Next on the list of updates: I will be at Big Bang Comics and Toys in Owensboro, KY on Saturday, August 27 from 10am until 4pm signing copies of The BulletProof Ghost Prototypes or anything else you want me to sign. I will have other items like button pins and a limited supply of shirts. The books will be $9. Generally, I've learned that events like this don't sell a lot of books, but maybe this will break the mold.
In case you didn't know, I went to New York City to take part in the Writers Digest Conference 2016 (WDC16). I was specifically there to take place in what is called a Pitch Slam. I know this sounds like a sex position, but stick with me. I pitched BPG to 5 literary agents in the span of an hour. I was flatly rejected by three of them due to the fact the book had already been self published.
An agent said she liked the pitch, but because of the self published status and less than stellar sales, she couldn't give BPG to her publisher, but... and this is a big but, she gave me her card. She liked the pitch enough that she offered to check out the next book I wrote that was not BPG related. Okay, I'll take that.
The first agent I talked to wanted to see the book regardless. I may have failed/forgot to mention that this specific book was self-published. I made sure to let her know in the email I literally just sent her. I think that she'll turn it down due to that technicality. That doesn't make me sad or anything, it just means that BPG is going to be self-published and possibly indie-published for a while if not exclusively.
One of the things I learned at the conference is that I have to market myself as an author more and not just concentrate of The BulletProof Ghost. This is my baby, but I have to branch out and create new stories if I ever want to do this for a living, which I do. I will be altering the blog and website a little bit to reflect me as a writer, instead of focusing solely on BPG. The urls will stay the same, but I'll be altering the graphics and images a bit.
I'm also outlining a new book specifically to send to agents within the year. I'm going to try my hand at fantasy (or so it will seem). I'm also writing a few horror short stories that I'll be posting on here for free. The first story may be up as early as next week, because I've already started writing it. The short stories will be pretty raw and unedited, but this is a blog, not a published piece.
That's about it. You'll be getting new short stories for free. The next BPG novel is more or less finished and in the process of being edited. And if that wasn't enough, I'll be starting an entirely new novel/series... well next weekend if all goes well.
Thanks for the support and I'll see you later.
-Jake dh
www.bulletproofghost.com
