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First things first: thank you for
subscribing to this newsletter. I’m
delighted to see so many of you signing up, and I’m doubly delighted that I
know very few of you: yet! Hopefully
this is something that changes over time…..
feel free to get in touch if there’s something you want to know, or
read!
So: what to expect from this
newsletter?
I’m certainly not planning to bombard you
with trivia. You’re busy and so am I,
but if you want a constant Justin-Hill-Buzz in your life, feel free to
subscribe to my twitter account at @JHillAuthor, or go ahead and find my Facebook page, where
there’s an almost daily feed of things that seem interesting.
What this newsletter will give you is a place
to find out first what’s coming up from me.
In fact, I want it to be the
place. First and foremost!
As you may know, I’ve set out to place 1066
and the Battle of Hastings in its proper historical context in a series of
novels. Shieldwall has given this
story a cracking start, and I intend to follow it up with great books that bring
you through this history in a way that’s compelling, informative and most
importantly, great reads.
One problem I have heard from readers is that
it takes too long between finishing reading a book and the next book getting to
print. There’s nothing I can do about
this, I’m afraid! Compared to some, I
write slowly. Compared to others, I’m a
blur of pages. But as a reader, I
understand how frustrating it is to have to wait for an author to put the rest
of the story under the feet of the characters you love.
To tide you over, I’ve decided to start
releasing a few special items that will hopefully keep you happy, and not leave
you too hungry.
Many bits of the historical story fell out of
Shieldwall because they didn’t fit into Godwin’s story. So I’ve decided to rework some of those into
short pieces (a proper name would be short story or novella – although I see
them all as part of the jigsaw) and publish these as ebooks, print on demand and
limited edition prints.
Other publications are some of the translations
of Old English poetry that I worked on as part of ‘background mood’ building, some
non-fiction pieces, or other translations.
I have ideas of what might be interesting to you, but I’d love to hear your ideas too!
As a writer I find all the possibilities of
epublishing both exciting and liberating, and I hope it means I can keep
readers happy too.
So – to get back to the original question –
what’s this newsletter for?
Well, it’ll be the best and first place I announce upcoming work and
publications; and all the e-publications to keep you in Hill writing. There’s a few things coming soon – so stay
posted.
It’s also where I’ll give you news on the
progression of the second novel, Hastings, which is due out in Spring
2014. (No guesses what that’s about..!)
Thank you again! And welcome!
Justin
