New Liaden chapbook in the works

[rolanni]

Today is entering the corrections into the manuscript of The Gate that Locks the Tree, destined to become Adventures in the Liaden Universe® Number 30. As I open the manuscript, it is 16,200 words thick -- that is, according to SFWA, a novelette.

 

The cover price for our last chapbook, Shout of Honor, Adventures in the Liaden Universe® Number 29 was (and is) $4.25 for ebook; $8.00 for paper. We anticipate no increases in cover prices at this time.

 

There is a better than 50% chance that this title will be collected at some point, into Liaden Universe® Constellation, Volume Five, if  Baen is willing.

 

There has lately been some confusion about the honor of authors and the requirements of readers.

 

I will attempt to clarify.

 

RE AUTHORS:

There is no dishonor in publishing our own stories independently; we've been doing it since 1997 (this time).

There is no dishonor in our charging such cover price as we find good.

There is no dishonor in selling reprint rights so that a publisher may bring X-number of indie-pubbed stories into a "collected works" edition.

There is, in fact, no dishonor in trading the products of our skill for money. That's what authors do.

 

RE READERS:

There is no dishonor in purchasing books, for whatever reasons seem good to you.

There is no dishonor in declining to purchase a book for whatever reasons seem good to you.

There is no dishonor in waiting for the collection.

There is no dishonor in not caring to read shorter works.

 

RE THE CONTRACT BETWEEN AUTHOR AND READER:

The authors put the stories out there, as an opportunity to readers.

Readers decide whether and when they wish to take advantage of this opportunity.

 

I hope this helps.

 

And now -- to work!  See y'all on the flipside.

Comments

[starrcat]

Love this

[filkferengi]

I'm looking forward to your next chap book!