Anthology Announcement and Sequel Update

Hello friends and fans! I’ve decided to publish a collection of some of the short stories that I’ve been accumulating over the years. These stories will be a combination of shorter pieces that were once available to read on www.lindsayschopfer.com and longer pieces that I submitted at one time or another to various small presses and genre contests. While I hate giving myself a deadline, I’m guessing that the anthology should be available sometime this coming fall.

So why did I decide to publish an anthology of short stories? For one thing, I stopped submitting these types of stories to small presses years ago, and I really have no interest in continuing to feed the submission mill. Genre magazines have all but been replaced by online e-zines, and the poor payment and lack of real exposure just didn’t justify the amount of time and effort it was taking to find these publishers, research them, submit pieces, and then track those submissions.

Despite that, I still really wanted these stories to be read and enjoyed. I found myself talking about them all the time with my fans. After talking with some author friends of mine, I realized that an anthology would be the best way to expose my readers to a more varied selection of my work. While nearly all of the stories in this collection will be some type of fantasy, nearly each story will be a different sub-genre, including strange tales, parody, and magic realism. As a side benefit, this anthology will also ensure that I have a 2015 release, since it’s not looking like any other project will be ready before the end of the year.

Which brings me to the subject of sequels. I realize that many of my readers are wondering when I’m planning on releasing sequels to Lost Under Two Moons and The Beast Hunter. The good news is that I have been working steadily on both of these projects, and will continue to work on them even as I prepare the anthology. I anticipate that one (or perhaps both) of these sequels will be published sometime in 2016. The Beast Hunter sequel is going particularly well, and I think that fans of the first book will find a lot to love in the follow up.

I realize that all of my fans have already been very patient in waiting for these sequels, and I hope that they feel that the wait will be worth it. In the meantime, I’ll be announcing more about the anthology as we get closer to the release date. Follow this blog and my social media profiles to stay updated!