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hrjSomething is setting off my allergies. Possibly the heater-plus-circulation-fan stirring up a higher level of dust than usual. Possibly some random plant deciding that rain is a more important factor in blooming than warmth is. Not sure. All I know is, having taken the decongestants, I want to lie down and take a nap rather than working. (And being pleasantly stuffed from the holiday lunch doesn't help.)
I'd been wondering about how the change in publishers for Sword and Sorceress might affect the book's distribution. I figured that the lack of any booksellers who'd heard of it at Darkovercon (which is basically ground zero for the franchise, as far as conventions go) could have been an oversight or a timing issue. But when I dropped by the Other Change of Hobbit bookstore to pick up a spare copy for the brag shelf, it turned out they had to special-order it. So basically, you have to already know S&S-22 exists and be willing to either go on-line to hunt it down or take the trouble to convince your local bookseller to do a special order. It was one of the possibilities I'd already considered, but I was hoping it wasn't the case. It doesn't make much difference to my future plans for the "Skins" characters, since I'd already concluded the series had grown beyond sustainability as a series of independent stories. I suppose, though, that I should work on some more overt promotional material on my own website.
I'd been wondering about how the change in publishers for Sword and Sorceress might affect the book's distribution. I figured that the lack of any booksellers who'd heard of it at Darkovercon (which is basically ground zero for the franchise, as far as conventions go) could have been an oversight or a timing issue. But when I dropped by the Other Change of Hobbit bookstore to pick up a spare copy for the brag shelf, it turned out they had to special-order it. So basically, you have to already know S&S-22 exists and be willing to either go on-line to hunt it down or take the trouble to convince your local bookseller to do a special order. It was one of the possibilities I'd already considered, but I was hoping it wasn't the case. It doesn't make much difference to my future plans for the "Skins" characters, since I'd already concluded the series had grown beyond sustainability as a series of independent stories. I suppose, though, that I should work on some more overt promotional material on my own website.
