Well, this is the year I finally dedicate myself to getting my urban fantasy novel published.  I intend to blog about the journey a few times a week just for fun.  Read along if it amuses.

I have a pretty loose definition of what 'published' means.  I am not thinking of a big New York book deal, agents, and options for the movie rights.  More like getting my stories out there where others can enjoy them for free.  I'll consider that a success.  I'd get a kick out of just knowing that some strangers read my stuff and enjoyed it.  If something more comes from it then all the better.

I'm not a complete idiot though.  I'm also taking steps to allow for the big book deal since that's the dream.  There's a way to do it - I've learned from the success of others like Mur Lafferty and JC Hucthins (more on their pure awesomeness later).  I'll explain it as I go.

I am a project manager by trade so I have broken this into a series of steps.  The first is the get a website up where I can point people in case they gain interest in my work.  As you may have surmised by now, this is it.  Ta-da!

Next I wanted to get a place where I can post some of the smaller, funny things I write that I only share with friends.  I've done that on this site under 'stuff I done wrote' back on the Homepage (button, top left of screen).  Check out the entries there - I'm sharing them for free in the hopes of introducing myself to the interwebs.

Anyhoo, this is the start.  Next up?  Some thoughts on how I intend to get my work into the hands of my future adoring fans.  Don't expect the traditional tale of woe involving hundreds of rejected query letters.  I intend to bypass that process and use the interwebs to get right out there.  I am following in the footsteps of some pioneers in this new media publishing method - I'll share what I've learned, mistakes, and all the rest.

Thanks for tuning it - more to come.

Greg