13. We Have Lift-Off!
It’s been ten years of research, eight months of writing, eighteen months of editing and fifteen months of prepping for publishing. After such a massive adventure it is with HUGE excitement that I can say The World That Was is here! It is finally a real book and is now available for the general public to purchase!!!
A massive thank you to everyone who has joined me along the journey. The friends and family who weathered years of story ideas, historical tidbits and travels to obscure locations. The test-readers who provided vital guidance on early drafts. The internet strangers I have met along the way. The feedback I have received at all stages of the project has been instrumental to shaping the final narrative that is now being sent out to all corners of the globe.
Copies can be purchased through Amazon or directly through my web-store – all physical copies purchased through my website will be signed and there are still twenty of the 100 limited-run Early Adopter Editions available. I will be travelling to the UK this Easter weekend to try getting the book stocked in some Somerset bookstores (one of my long-time goals) and I will spend the coming weeks working to further expand distribution and create the next batch of hand-bound copies.
I am still awaiting confirmation from the winner of my mailing list contest (who will receive a copy of the hand-bound edition) so there is still a chance to go in the running. I will start preparing the hand-bound versions after I return from sunny UK.
It is a massive relief to get this project over the line (I tamed the hummingbird Matt! For real life!) and yet, this is not the end of the adventure… I am in the process of getting an audiobook recorded and already have ideas bouncing around for my next writing project. Sequel? Prequel? Spin off? Something completely different…
Let me know what you think I should work on next and help spread the word about The World That Was. Every rating, review or social media post goes a long way to making my next project a reality.
Woooooooooo!!!
It is so surreal seeing the book in the same place that my characters once truly walked!