A few days ago, we passed our first birthday as a company. While we have had our ups and downs, we thought we’d share with you a little bit about where we have been and what we intend to do in between now and our second birthday. Needless to say, it’s been a hell of a ride.
Where We’ve Been.
Over the course of the past year, we’ve released one novel and a short story. Destruction has received great reviews from the start, mostly in the range of 4 to 5 stars. It has been a while since we returned to that place in the world of Maereath, but more on that when we point out where we are going. The team is quite pleased with the product, and we are looking forward to seeing where we go next.
Independence has proven to be a much harder sell, but we expected some difficulties in marketing a short story to the world. Despite this, we intend to continue to use the property and the short stories that emerge from it as a low cost way to try out our products. However, we are going to be restructuring our original plan for the sequels to that short and push back the release for the time being.
You may have noticed that we have also partnered up with Amazon, which has given us a few more tools to exploit in our quest to expand this company. For the time being, we intend to market exclusively on Kindle, as it represents well over 90% of our business across all territories worldwide.
Where We Are Going.
We are pleased to announce that the sequels to Destruction are going to be released much sooner than you think. We thought about delivering both of the books at the same time, but we have decided to space out their release dates and give them time to make their way out into the world. Rest assured, they will both be available before Q3 2016 is out.
We are also proud to announce that the sequels to Independence are projected for release in the fourth quarter of this year or Q1 2017, depending upon the time investment required. Initially, we thought about delivering six separate stories over time, but we’ve decided to change up this plan and combine the various stories into two full volumes. The first will lead to the conclusion of the Fiean Revolution. The second will at least partially bridge the gap between that saga and The War of the Democratic Coalition.
We also have a few surprises coming your way on the merchandising front, but it is going to take some time as we are still sifting through the designs. When we have some more information, we will have a new branch of our site for you to explore!
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