Sweater Weather & Epic Failure…

I wore a light jacket this morning when I ventured outside the tomb to take Libra Dog on her morning constitutional. My beloved chilly autumn temperatures have finally returned! I am one joyful little misanthrope today! (Don’t question it; I am well versed in basking in duality.) However, my happiness is somewhat marred by one teensy little detail from yesterday. Go refresh your coffee, and I will explain.

So, if you have been around here a while, you know I have a love/hate relationship with Amazon. Yes, I use them to publish my books; however, I own my ISBNs and the full copyrights to all my work. I did attempt to use another service, but their interface was just too confusing. I gave up after 15 hours of file upload fails (not even joking) and hauled my repentant ass back to the big A. I have always felt a small sting of shame when I answer the question, “Where can I find your books?” Some people loathe Amazon as much as I do, so I hate that this is their only option. Except that, well, it isn’t.

You see, my books are apparently also available on Barnes and Noble’s website.

All this time. All this time, I have been sharing the link to Amazon, and my books were available through a more respected and well-known retailer. When I published, I chose the option for “expanded distribution.” While this gives me a smaller profit from any books sold (and trust me, I make fuck all as it is), I understood that it would allow larger retailers to order my book in bulk if they so wanted. I failed to understand that it made any paperback versions (which is the only format I currently have published) available through said retailers’ online stores. MY GODDAMN BOOKS HAVE BEEN AVAILABE THROUGH BARNES AND NOBLE THIS WHOLE TIME.

Silent rage doesn’t adequately describe my feelings over this, but let’s move on.

* deep breath *

In other news, I feel like I should get around to telling you all the title for my upcoming dark poetry book. I mean, you’ve been with me through so much, so why should I keep you in suspense? (And why do I pretend that there is any suspense involved? The reality is, you probably forgot about it until I mentioned it just now. Hell, are you even still reading this post? I’m most likely talking to myself, aren’t I?) You know what? Fuck it. I’ll pretend there is a gathering of my lovelies not only reading this post, but clamoring for the title to my newest creation. I’m still working on the cover design, and I can’t say for sure yet how long a book it will be, and don’t even think about asking when it will be out because all I will say at this point is, “It will be out when it is out.” Without any further ado, the title to the upcoming dark poetry book is:

Lollipop Daggers.

It’s fine; you all are applauding in my head. Anyway…there you have it. Blog post exclusive. My new work will be called Lollipop Daggers. It’s a phrase from one of my favorite poems that I wrote, and yes it is going to be in the book. As for the book after that…well, it is true that I am going to attempt a single story novel. I already have the title and the general idea. I’m excited and nervous, but for now let’s just focus on the poetry stuff, okay? As much as I would love an October release, it just isn’t feasible. September really kicked my ass and put me behind in my work. November is a more realistic expectation. Stay tuned to this blog for details. Other than that, I have nothing entertaining to say. The weather is lovely, the coffee is tasty, the dog is snuggly, and I have a good book to read. Can’t complain. Before you go, let me post the obligatory links for subscription to the blog and to buy my books. Today, I post both Amazon and B&N.

Find my books here: Amazon Author Page Barnes and Noble

(Okay, so apparently because of some Amazon glitch, the 2nd book is not currently available through B&N. Only the 1st and 3rd. I am working on this. Be patient.)

Follow my socials if you want: Where to find Twisted Libra

That is all I have today. I’m going to go crawl back under the covers and read.

Until next time…