14,000 words written this week! Not too sloppy a number at all. As always when I write a book, it takes me a little time to get into it and get those words cranked out. Now I'm in full swing and I expect another bumper week this week, despite Thanksgiving. I'm excited for Ryann's Bane.

On other fronts, I've sent out proofs of Interviews With 100 Indie Authors to all my authors, and expect their feedback in the next two weeks. Then it'll be a mad dash to get it published by the end of the year.

All that's left to do now, is to redo a few of my book covers, design some new business cards, and generally prepare myself for the end of the year. Sounds like it'll be another busy week, folks!

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Interviews With 100 Indie Authors - Coming Soon!

Much of the past month has been spent turning a hundred blog posts into a book! It's been long, hard, and exhausting work. The good news is I'm now almost done. All I have left to do is add author photos and send off the finished interviews to the actual authors for their final proof.

Writing any book is a lot of work. Foolishly, I thought this effort would be fairly straightforward. I started by emailing the 100 authors and asking them for updates. That was my first mistake! Actually, it wasn't a mistake; I just didn't anticipate such a large set of feedback. In all, over 50% of the authors sent me new and updated material. I was also very pleasantly surprised by the positive feedback I received. And so, the hard work of updating 100 interviews began. I had to copy them individually into Scrivener and then format them appropriately. The whole process has taken A LOT OF HOURS. Anyway, I digress slightly. I was going to promote the book a little!

Interviews With 100 Indie Authors covers authors from many countries and different walks of life. Some are full-time authors, while others are still working on their first book. Some have had good experiences, while others have struggled. All in all, the book is a cornucopia of advice, knowledge and experiences from modern-day authors. The book runs to nearly 150,000 words, more than enough to keep you reading for a while. There's honestly something for everybody to be found inside.

So, when's it being released? Everything is set for mid-January 2014. There'll be more detail nearer the date. In the meantime, hunt through my blog and read a few of the interviews. I'm sure you'll find them fascinating reading.

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Writing Update: 10/11/2013

Somehow, I managed to forget to write an update last week. I don't know how; it just happened.

Anyway, here we are, almost in the middle of November and I'm still as busy as ever.

I'm 17,000 words into Ryann's Bane, the second in the Ryann trilogy, and I'm trying to complete the manuscript by Christmas.

I'm also into edits of my upcoming book, Interviews With 100 Indie Authors. This is proving particularly challenging. There's still a lot of work to do before I get it out for proof-reading at the beginning of December.

Oh, and my final Xannu novel, Xannu - The Mayhem, is with my beta readers. This one is scheduled for a fast turnaround so it can be launched in time for Christmas.

Writing, and its associated activities, now takes up around three to five hours a day. It's become a second full-time job. Oh well, being your own company is never an easy thing.

Here's to a glass of wine later!

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Writing Update: 10/20/2013

Another week goes by, and it's been another busy one. I've spent most of the week copying author interviews into Scrivener, ready to get my latest ebook, Interviews With 100 Indie Authors, up and running. It's due to launch in January 2014, and there's a lot more work to do before it's ready. I've also been creating plot points for Ryann's Bane, the next book in the series which I'm due to start writing in ten days.

This coming week sees the launch of Ryann's Brother, for which I'm really excited, and it's time to make first edits on my latest manuscript Xannu - The Mayhem.

It never ends. Anyway, thanks for stopping by. I'll write further updates soon.

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Interviews With 100 Indie Authors

During the last 18 months, I have interviewed a total of 100 Indie Authors. For those of you who missed one or two, or are just interested in reading a little about a new Indie Author, take a look at the list.

And on a separate note, these interviews are currently being consolidated into an ebook that will be released in January 2014. It's going to be a treasure chest of information for aspiring authors, so look for more information over the coming weeks.

1. Karen Einsel
2. Paul Rice
3. Phyllis Zimbler Miller
4. Stacia Carlton
5. Russell Mardell
6. Jo VonBargen
7. Donna Galanti
8. Elizabeth Marshall
9. James Tenedero
10. Wayne Zurl
11. Jorge Salgado-Reyes
12. Samuel Ben White
13. Patricia Lynne
14. J D Currie
15. Bo Savino / A J Rand
16. James Calbraith
17. Margaret A Millmore
18. C C Cole
19. G E M Thomas
20. Jo Michaels
21. Kerry Sparks
22. Paul Carroll
23. Halli Lilburn
24. M Peters
25. Chris Redding
26. Martin Lake
27. Theresa Braun
28. Ryan Hunter
29. Katrina Adrian Miller
30. Bettye Griffin
31. Stewart Spaull
32. Ani Chibukhchyan
33. Susan Jean Ricci
34. Hamilton C Burger
35. Darryl S Ellrott
36. Lord David Prosser
37. Thaddeus White
38. Dave Lacey
39. Jackie Kingon
40. Patricia Vaccarino
41. Emily Ann Ward
42. Mary McCoy-Dressel
43. Richard Louden
44. J.P. Sloan
45. Orlando Sanchez
46. Charmain Zimmerman Brackett
47. April Danann
48. Terry Cronin
49. Katrina Avant
50. T.W. Grim
51. Randall St. Germain
52. Brad Cameron
53. Drew Merten
54. Mark Edward Hall
55. Natalie Buske Thomas
56. Sean Pól MacÚisdin
57. Heidi Angell
58. Tearon Watkins
59. Dangerous Lee
60. Dawn Tevy
61. K.L. Toth
62. Renata F. Barcelos
63. Venetia Lovelace
64. Gregory G Allen
65. Lynne Constantine
66. Vicki Hudson
67. Joseph M. Rinaldo
68. Alyssa Auch
69. Dani J Caile
70. Jessica Grace Coleman
71. J.D. Hallowell
72. David VanDyke
73. Jeanette M. Bennett
74. Louise Wise
75. Geraldine Evans
76. Robyn Oyeniyi
77. Dee Rayson
78. Sandra Bobek
79. Barry Finlay
80. David Lender
81. Jack Thompson
82. Brandt Legg
83. Larry Enright
84. W.P. Smith
85. Michelle Hughes
86. Wiliam M. Cooper
87. Ruthanne Reid
88. Pam Stucky
89. Tim Stutler
90. Janett Lee Wawrzyniak
91. Yiro Abari
92. Christopher Vera
93. Anthony Izzo
94. Cinthia Ritchie
95. Minnie Lahongrais
96. April Voytko Kempler
97. Hal Rappaport
98. AFN Clarke
99. Nonnie Jules
100. Rachel Amphlett

My thanks to you all!

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Writing Update: 10/13/2013

Phew! A week or so off from writing as a reward...

What? Well of course, that's not strictly true. It never is. There's always something going on in the Paul Dorset household.

You'd like a brief rundown from last Sunday to yesterday? Sure. Here goes...

Sunday 6th: Wrote Chapter 39 of Xannu - The Mayhem

Monday 7th: Wrote Chapter 40 of Xannu - The Mayhem

Tuesday 8th: Wrote all the accompanying scriptures for Xannu - The Mayhem. Book officially manuscript complete, and put away to rest. Wrote blog post for Thursday 10/10

Wednesday 9th: Wrote three blog posts for upcoming weeks. Wrote several documents, etc. for my Online Press Kit (click link) and uploaded everything to my website. Also received my proof paperback copy of Ryann's Brother (launching October 22nd)

Thursday 10th: Started preparation for my upcoming novel, Ryann's Bane, creating major plot points. Started preparation for my upcoming ebook, Interviews With 100 Indie Authors, transferring blog posts to Scrivener.

Friday 11th: Continued transferring blog interviews to Scrivener for Interviews With 100 Indie Authors. Created more plot points for Ryann's Bane. Emailed 100 Indie Authors with news they're going to be featured in my ebook, and requested more information. Wrote THIS blog post.

Saturday 12th: Continued transferring blog interviews to Scrivener for Interviews With 100 Indie Authors. Created more plot points for Ryann's Bane. Wrote another blog post. Wrote Q&A with Paul Dorset piece to send to a publication and also to publish to my Press Kit.

There we go! I think it's easier when I'm just writing a book. Oh, and I didn't even mention the Twitter and Facebook posts, or the email replies, or the...

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