Hey there,
Did I miss the May newsletter? I think I may have, but I have a great excuse! I was so busy in May, writing Book 5 of the Portals Series (titled Towers & Trolls), that I didn’t have time to even look at the newsletter. I wrote a full length novel, and next in the series, in less than thirty days. All while live-streaming it on my Twitch Channel, TravisTavern.
Do you know what that means comes next? If you said, “a cover reveal” then you were right! I have the cover for Portals, Book 4 - Satyrs & Sigils designed and ready for publication.
Wait, what was that about quitting?
Oh yeah, that. Okay, here’s what happened…
For decades, I’ve been wanting to quit my job and write full time. But that’s not something you can do and still pay your bills. The starving artist thing sounds romantic and all, but I like knowing when I’m getting my next meal. So, I waited, and worked, and waited, and so on.
Until now, I’ve finally come to the point that my writing, podcasts, and live-streaming is making enough to meet my minimum requirement to make ends meet. So, in February, I quit Amazon. But my wife and her boss needed some extra help, so I went there and worked for a few months. Now, they’re good to go, and as of TODAY, right now, I am officially unemployed by my own choosing. Or, should I say self-employed?
I’m equally excited and terrified, and have to focus on the next step in the plan so I don’t get anxious or overwhelmed. But, as you guys have proven, I write well, and can do this.
And I want to thank you for all YOU do in my journey. You read this, click on links, grab your favorite books, tell friends and social media about my books, and encourage me in so many ways. So, thank you for all you do.
But I do have a plan!
Coming up next:
Here’s a list/slash/timeline of what’s coming up between now and the end of the year:
July - Demons & Daggers, Portals Book 2, Audiobook
August - Sigils & Satyrs, Portals Book 4, eBook/paperback
October - Towers & Trolls, Portals Book 5, eBook/paperback
December - Legions & Liches, Portals Book 6, eBook/paperback
February - Silver & Smith and the Time Raiders (Book 3), eBook/paperback
March - Legions & Liches, Portals Book 6, Audiobook
April - Silver & Smith and the Jazeer’s Light (Book 1), Audiobook
May - Silver & Smith and the Doppelganger’s Gate (Book 2), Audiobook
June - Silver & Smith and the Time Raiders (Book 3), Audiobook
Here’s the summarization of the above. I’m writing and publishing 3 books before the end of the year, AND recording and publishing 5 audiobooks before the end of the year. And I have the first 6 months of next year planned out so my readers are getting something new every-single-month.
Another exciting change is that I’ve moved my audiobooks so they are now distributed across 44 different retailers, instead of just one! For example, you can find Beliefs & Black Magics, Portals Book 1, on Apple, Audible, Audibooks.com, BAM, Chirp, Google Play, kobo, nook, Scribd, and more!
And I will be live-streaming all of this on my Twitch channel, Travis Tavern. You can even meet Cogsley, my uppity channel bot. So, come on by, hang out, do your thing as I do mine, and let’s make some dreams happen together!
I’ll keep you posted, or at least try, in this—my monthly newsletter—and look forward to the emails you guys send me in reply.
Oh, speaking of replying to this email, I need some help. Well, really just your opinion. It’s regarding that list of scheduled stuff above and the possibility of doing a Kickstarter to help fund and support it.
If you don’t know what a Kickstarter is, it’s crowd sourcing. And that means people get to contribute a small amount of money to help make a big dream come true. They usually get things in return, and in this case it would be books, bookmarks, autographed post cards, and similar things.
It makes sense, I’m writing and publishing 3 novels this year, and recording and editing 5 audiobooks, and releasing them all this year. Why not let me know what you think about the idea?
But, I’m excited about finally trying to succeed in this dream that I’ve been working at for more than twenty-five years, and look forward to what the future holds!
Thank you,
And my website, oh yeah, that thing. Click here for all things “Travis”
*%$#@ awesome, Travis!! Living the dream...