PUBLISHING ANNOUNCEMENT and the return of the blog!
It’s been a while since I’ve used this space. Those of you who have read my blog posts before will know that I used to post short stories, poetry, and other such things here, but that’s not what my blog will be used for going forward. It will be, well… a normal blog. You will also notice that I’ve taken down all the stories and poetry, and that the blog is empty aside from this post, for now. That’s because I’ve decided not to waste my work by giving it away for free on a blog only a few might look at. But don’t worry, all those stories will turn up in various forms of publishing with time. Patience and tenacity are essential in this business, believe me.
I’ll be posting once a month, on the first. Maybe sometimes there will be a clear narrative focus, musings or anecdotes, or anything else rich in content. Though other times, like today’s post, will strictly be updates about publishing and anything I’ve been up to within that realm of things.
Which brings me to the reason I’m reviving the blog: my novel, The Monsters Among Us, will be published through Rowan Prose Publishing next year!
I want to gush all about that, so badly. But since it’s still some time away from publication, I must withhold details for now. But I’ll say this:
This book has been with me for nine years. It was the first novel I conceived, as well as my first story, period. I began writing it in 2015, and between writing and editing and researching and writing it a second time, and then much more editing, it was finally completed. And throughout all that time, I was studying hard in college as well as in my own time, all for the sake of making this novel the best it could possibly be. I can, and in time will, provide anecdotes from college about all the great things my professors said about The Monsters Among Us, but I’ll reserve those for later blog posts. They’re too good to talk about now, still over a year from publication. But these stories will come.
So yeah, I’m using the blog again. One of many new venues I’m working toward using to market The Monsters Among Us, with another being a YouTube account where I’ll be doing readings of others’ works, such an Edgar Allan Poe’s A Tell-Tale Heart, The Cask of Amontillado, and The Raven, as well as Plath’s Lady Lazarus and Mary Ventura and the Ninth Kingdom. And when publication of The Monsters Among Us nears, I’ll do a reading of the first chapter. There are no videos there yet, but will be soon, so I suggest subscribing to the channel. And if you find that my voice makes for good readings and would like me to read something of your choosing on the channel, I’m all ears! Send me an email through the contact form to make your suggestions!
Alongside this publication, I’ve been hard at work on new books. Last year alone I wrote three novels, two fiction and one creative nonfiction, and I’m currently readying them to be sent out to agents and publishers. So, the publication of The Monsters Among Us is only the beginning of what will be a large body of work for you all to enjoy.
And I couldn’t be more thrilled to share them all with you.
So make sure to stay up to date by following me on social media (@kentpriore), and signing up for my newsletter would also work in your favor. Its the best way to stay in the loop, as well as receiving exclusive details about The Monsters Among Us, such as character summaries, plot, setting, and more! So be sure to subscribe!
