Every Saturday, The Creative will feature a brief post about my current creative efforts and how they are progressing. If this doesn't interest you, read no further -- not only will I not be offended, I'll never know.
It's been a fantastic week here in Indianapolis. The highlight of the week, of course, was last Monday's Raleigh Ringers concert, which went off without a hitch (okay, a very minor hitch -- the A/C didn't work in the theater and it got a bit toasty, but with such fantastic entertainment, most folks didn't mind). A huge thank-you to Dave and all the Ringers for bringing such beautiful and inspiring music to around 700 handbell enthusiasts from Indiana and Surrounding Areas.
Of course, after such a performance, life returns to normal, though a normal that's just a bit better than it was beforehand. With that in mind, here's this week's Summary:
Music -- Still no finished pieces here, though I have got a couple of ideas for some new pieces percolating. I also revisited my piece Escape Velocity (which I wrote for the Raleigh Ringers and which I got to hear live for the first time Monday night) and edited it to be playable by ensembles other than ones with 7 1/2 octaves of bells and 6 octaves of chimes. I hope to start sending it off to publishers here in the near future.
Writing -- I've progressed a bit on SC2, though not as far as I'd like to. I had a couple days this week where I just got no editing done, and a couple where I got a respectable amount done. I'm hopeful that after the Patriotic Concert at our church tomorrow, my time will open up a bit and give me more freedom to work some longer hours on it. I still want to get this round of edits done by the end of July, though I wouldn't complain if I got them done a bit sooner.
Publishing -- About the only thing that happened here was that I checked on The Coming of the Heroes at Smashwords and found that there was an error that prevented it from being included in the online stores for the Nook, iPad, and all the other various readers. I think I've fixed the problem, but it will take them another week or two to check the file again and give it final approval. In the meantime, if you have a Nook, iPad, Kindle, or any other e-reader, I invite you to check out the book. When you purchase the book at Smashwords, you actually get access to multiple formats of the book, so even if you don't have an e-reader, you can still read the book in HTML or PDF format on your computer, or download one of the free e-reader programs out there and read it in e-book format directly on your computer. (Of course, you can still purchase a print version of the book here.)
I've also dropped the price on the electronic version, down to $3.99 from $5.99. I want to get as many folks as possible reading the book and getting into the land of Sadonia, and I don't want price to be a barrier to their journey.
That's it from here. If you're in the Indianapolis area Sunday afternoon (June 26), I invite you to check out Irvington United Methodist Church's annual Strawberry Festival from 12:30 to 4:00, and our free Patriotic Concert at 4:30. Until Wednesday, then, have a great weekend, and keep creating!
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