Something Different This Way Comes
Can I have your opinion?
Hey folks,
It’s been an exciting summer, and I’m marking milestones and thinking about some changes. I’d love to get your opinion! Let’s start with where we are.
This Is Where We Are
We’re a little more than halfway through my Greek mythology serial, Epiphany, which will be published in hard copy come December. I’m so grateful for your readership and all the thoughtful comments that I’ve received so far!
The ending is really the reason why I decided to write this book, so I hope you’ll stick around (or tune in) as the story begins to accelerate toward its dynamic conclusion. Here’s the latest chapter:
My Meeting with the Fates
Recap: Epiphany, the betrothed of Icarus, stands condemned in the court of the gods. This is the tale of how she got there, which started with Icarus’s death at sea. She ran away from serving in the house of her master Celeas, a nobleman of Athens. With the ambition to bring Icarus out of the Underworld, she commissioned a fisherman named Sulaiman to he…
If you’re new or trying to catch up, never fear! I finally created a post that outlines both serials in my publication and exactly where to start. Please enjoy!
Welcome! Here's Where to Start
Thanks for reading I Wanted to Tell You Something! If you’re looking for where to start reading this publication, here’s what you need to know.
What’s Coming
I’m still working on my Pilgrim’s Progress project, The Great Adventure of Christian Pilgrim, which is a modern retelling of Bunyan’s classic for middle grade to high school readers. I just commissioned illustrations from my artist friend Bryan Burk, who illustrated I Wanted to Tell You Something: Fairytales. Perhaps I’ll be able to share a few images with you soon…!
I’m also considering a limited nonfiction series to be published here on Substack that would cover ideas that have had a centrifugal impact on my writing — and why I believe fiction is an important tool for understanding human nature, our place in the world, and our ultimate destiny. This series would dive into the works of Dostoevsky, Lewis, Orwell, Bradbury, Tolstoy, London, and perhaps others for those core ideas and discussion. It may be a special segment, so let me know if you’d be interested!
Speaking of Which, I Need Your Opinion
Because I know that life gets busy, I wanted to get your opinion. Substack is developing audience tagging and segmentation, which means that in the future, I could accommodate weekly, monthly, and event-only readers. So let me ask you, just to gauge interest in post cadence, when do you prefer to read my posts?
More to come on this. Thanks for your response!
Get a Free, Signed Book!
Finally, I’d like to highlight a fun opportunity. Author Leo Vaughn is giving away FREE, SIGNED print copies of his novelette, The Grassman Terror. It’s not a raffle — if you fill out the form, you’ll get a book in the mail (US addresses only).
Pick up this book if you want a weekend thriller that involves a crazed sasquatch, a burial mound with deep secrets, and a curious student who gets caught in the middle of the mystery.
I believe Leo has a limited number of these left, so grab one before they’re gone! Request your FREE, signed copy of The Grassman Terror. (If you prefer an eBook, or if you’re outside the US, you can download the eBook on Bookfunnel.)
I hope you’re having a wonderful summer season. Take a paperback and a cup of lemonade into the shade, won’t you? And don’t forget to stare at the clouds for an unreasonable amount of time.
All my best,
Anna
P.S. If you’ve read and enjoyed I Wanted to Tell You Something: Fairytales, would you do me a huge favor and leave a review on Amazon? Even one line or a star rating would be amazing. Thanks! :)
Something ambivalent both ways went.
Substack's AI checker and audience targeting smells to me like marketing research made to look like a "service" to us. Then again, it might all work out. I don't know.