For someone who spent much of his working life in IT, I’ve made a surprisingly poor showing on social media.
I have Facebook, Instagram and X accounts. They all exist. I have deliberately posted nothing on any of them.
Three novels, over 270,000 words, and those accounts are still waiting for their first post. Perhaps I used up all my words on the books.
The silence is deliberate. At the moment, I’m working out which publishing route to take with The Zamorian Chronicles and seeing where the film and television discussions lead. The trilogy is complete, and I’d like those plans to be clearer before I start talking about them on social media.
The film side has also taken me into work on a TV pilot, a feature screenplay, a lookbook and a series bible. There has been quite a lot to get my head around, alongside finishing and editing the books.
I’d like to have something definite to share when I do start posting. A publishing plan. Some proper screen news. Something that tells you where this adventure is going next.
I could probably find a way to turn ‘still working it out’ into a series of updates, but I suspect it would be more entertaining for me than for anyone reading them.
Of course, there will come a time when I need to sell books again. I’ll need to remind people that Millie exists, tell them where they can find her and make a little more noise.
I know that part of the job. The original book took me into around 100 schools, and getting a story in front of readers takes time and effort of its own. Eventually, I’ll have to give that side of things my attention again.
I’m quite happy to put it off for a little while longer.
For now, I’m concentrating on getting the publishing and screen plans into shape. This website gives me somewhere to share news as things develop, and the social accounts will be there when I’m ready to use them.
Millie already has enough to deal with. She doesn’t need me demanding that she come up with an Instagram strategy as well.
