RSSFiction Update
July 7, 2010
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I haven’t released a volume of my fiction since January. With two little ones at home now, it has been more difficult to make progress on the longer story that I try to include as a bonus. However, I have been making progress lately, and should be ready to deliver a new volume later this month or in early August. I’m pushing for late July.
Instead of the naming convention I have used in the past (The Fiction of Kosmo: Volume X), this volume will be titled The Victimless Crime and Other Stories. Not surprisingly, the main story will be The Victimless Crime. I’ve had a lot of ideas for the centerpiece of the edition before settling on this. Some of the other ideas may very well make their way into the centerpiece of a future edition. At the beginning of this story, police are interviewing a man they believe witnessed a crime. The witness misunderstands the situation and confesses to a murder. The rest of the story chronicles the efforts of the police department to piece together the crime. In an effort to be as true to life as possible, I have engaged the services of a former law enforcement officer to serve as a technical consultant. His assistance has been very valuable so far.
Of course, I’ll also bundle a bunch of other stories with The Victimless Crime. At this point, twenty six other stories will be included. The shorter stories have all appeared on The Soap Boxers, but their inclusion in the PDF allows you easier access to them – not to mention the fact that I have proofread them a second time. The final version will likely have at least 30 stories (including The Victimless Crime). How long? I think we’ll be look at 100 pages and around 30,000 words.
I’m also going to make an effort to simultaneously launch the audio version of The Victimless Crime. There will be three different purchase options – The PDF eBook, An MP3 Audio book narrated by Kosmo (just The Victimless Crime, not the other stories), and a combination edition that may include a small bonus. What’s that bonus? Kosmo doing a very short stand-up comedy routine. I’m not guaranteeing this, but it’s a strong possibility.
I’m still working on the pricing. As usual, I’ll try to keep prices low enough for anyone to afford. Also as usual, regular readers and RSS subscribers will get a discount on the basic edition.
This is the fourth volume of fiction I have released. The combined word count will be around 80,000 words. This should go a long way toward quelling any doubts I might have about my ability to write a novel. Essentially, I have created a novel-length work – I’ve just done it one story at a time.
The audio book edition of The Cell Window continues to get good reviews. If you haven’t bought it yet, purchase it today. I’ll happily refund your money if you’re not satisfied.