Just Published - Apocalyptus Interruptus: Episode One

I just published the first installment of a new serial I'm going to be working on for the next half year or so.

Apocalyptus Interruptus is a black comedy about Satan deciding to call off the Apocalypse and repent. He's paired with an atheist bodyguard as he makes the rounds to plead his case, even as Christians and Satanists work together to make sure the End happens right on schedule, with or without Satan.

Right now I'm planning on publishing a new "episode" once a month.

I've had this in the works for a long time. It was designed as a television series, which I submitted as a project to Amazon Studios last year (who declined, of course). So I've got a decent number of episodes planned out already, and I know the end of the story. I decided to just jump in and try my hand writing and publishing it as a serial.

I'm also still working on House at the Center of the Worlds (I hate that title! - have to think of a better one) and Zombie Galaxy 2. HCW will probably be released around the end of next month (June), with Zombie Galaxy 2 following a month or so later. And in the meantime, more Apocalyptus episodes. I'm also working on a book titled Death to Einstein!, and a new book of religious-themed essays.

So lots of writing stuff going on right now. This is the most projects I've been working on simultaneously, ever.

Ask and Ye Shall Receive

About a year ago I wrote a post about selling fan fiction on Kindle:

http://scottonwriting.blogspot.com/2012/06/way-to-sell-fan-fiction-on-kindle.html

Apparently someone at Amazon listened, because now they're announcing Kindle Worlds:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.html?docId=1001197421

As soon as Star Trek or some of my other sci-fi favorites come on board, I'm in!

Current Projects

I'm working on several concurrent writing projects right now.

One, which I'll be publishing in a few short days or a week, is a new collection of my poetry, titled Nuggets of Gold. I know the world is just clamoring for another book of my poetry (And yes, that is sarcasm).

The second is a new novel tentatively titled The House at the Center of the Worlds. I don't really know what genre it falls in. It's sort of a ghost story/haunted house/alternate worlds/romance novel, kind of a blending of Gothic horror, fantasy, and science fiction.

Third, I'm working on Zombie Galaxy 2, which will probably be titled Zombie Galaxy: Pandemic, but I'm not sure yet.

Nuggets of Gold will be published very soon. I'm shooting for June or July for both Zombie Galaxy 2 and House at the Center of the Worlds. Writing is well under way on both of the latter. But Zombie Galaxy 2 may take longer than that. I've got a new story line I'm thinking of adding to the book that will probably double its length. Not sure yet, though.

Further out, I have plans to write more Snowybrook Inn stories, a novel called Flames of the Sun which I've been putting off for far too long, and more Tales From the Big City. I'm probably going to be laid off from my day job in a month or so, and I plan to kick my writing into high gear at that time. Yes, I'm actually looking forward to being laid off :)