New Section: Black Sun Books. Also, burnout.
Separating my fiction from my non-fiction on Substack
Burnout
First about burnout. I originally was trying to do eight posts per month on this Substack. Eight!
For a while, I could do it. But recently, with writing a book and all the other things of life, I’ve been dropping the ball, feeling bad about it, and not producing work to my desired level of quality.
So, in order to keep going for the long haul, I will be doing four posts per month. That will be two for Ninja Nomad (articles on Japan and travel) and two for Black Sun (read below).
I’ll alternate posts, so for week one I’ll do a Japan article, then the next week will be one for Black Sun, and back and forth.
New section: Black Sun
I just made a new section to this Substack called “Black Sun Books.” Named after my new fiction series.
This area will be the home for all my posts concerning my fiction writing. I know that most of you are here for my travel and non-fiction writing about Japan and have no interest in horror, so, I’m splitting my posts between the two.
If you are interested in Black Sun Books, click here to receive those posts.
If you are NOT interested, don’t worry, you’ll only see Black Sun posts if you opt-in. No need to read on from here or do anything special :)
If you are interested, opt-in, and here’s what you can expect to get:
No additional subscriber fees. If you are already a paid subscriber to Ninja Nomad, you get all the pay-walled content in Black Sun as well.
If you are a free subscriber, one post per month will be free, the other will be paid.
I’ll give updates about my upcoming books: titles, plot, where I am in the writing process, and release dates.
You have a chance to give me direct feedback about the books.
General writing advice.
Book reviews (horror and suspense).
How to be self-published and traverse the murky waters of the market.
Occasional short stories.
As my book catalogue grows, chances to name characters, get free signed copies, and more.
As more books come out, detailed lore and maps and more.
Shameless plug
If you want a taste of what my books are like check out my first novel “Endless is the Night.” I will also be sending out a free short story connected to the novel within the next week as my first post for Black Sun.
Click here to see the book:
Good luck Shawn. Your new schedule sounds better.