It has been a long time since I last published anything and I miss publishing dearly. I enjoy it immensely and no small part of that enjoyment is working with all the hardworking contributors to both The Chamber and Rural Fiction Magazine. While The Chamber will not be returning in the foreseeable future, RFM may reappear in the near future. It is quite a time commitment, and I have to find a way to make it profitable. Your donations have been deeply appreciated . It means a lot to me to think that RFM was so well-liked that people would actually give of their hard-earned money to keep it afloat. I thank you all sincerely for that.
I have recently decided to go ahead with my plans to create a second edition of my poetry collection, Nocturne (now available through Amazon). The second edition will include all the poems of the first edition plus some that were lost for many years. I will also include the stories from my slim short story collection, The Scent and Other Stories, as they have some of the same themes as Nocturne. The second edition will be in three parts vs. just one as in the first edition. They will be Section A, Section B, and Coda (the stories). I chose this organization, because these are generally the components of a musical nocturne.
I am also putting more emphasis on my YouTube Channel. When I first started it, I knew nothing about producing videos. However, with a little experience and study, I have decided to resurrect it and see if I can make it profitable also. I am also working on a channel where I produce ambience videos. I enjoy the ambience videos produced by other YouTubers and I have finally decided to explore this field. I will provide updates in the coming months.
I am also finishing up my first novel, which will be a mystery/thriller/supernatural tale of a woman’s investigation into the cold case of the disappearance of one of her grandparents’ neighbors fifty years ago. I have settled on a title yet, but I hope to have one soon. The length is now about 60,000 words and I may add another 5,000 before wrapping it up.
Because I expect to finish both of these books soon, I am also searching in earnest for a agent. I have yet to approach one, but I have found a few possibilities.
That’s all I have for this update. I wish you all the very best.
Hasta luego.
Phil Slattery, Writer, Publisher 