How do you e-read?

As you know if you've read the latest ITL update, we're moving into the next book now.  I'm having a great time with it, and I hope that you'll enjoy it, too!

In response to comments:

Michelle, I'm sorry!  When Lulu offered me publishing options and recommended the DRM version, I was like, sure, sounds good!  I didn't realize that it would drastically change the file's readability.  I'll look into fixing that if I can.

Pukku, I apologize.  Right now, the CreateSpace, Lulu, and Amazon versions available are all I have.  Eventually, ideally, I'll have a version of everything to suit everyone's needs.  I'm sorry, y'all are way more versed in e-publishing than I am, so I'm not aware of the pros and cons of every version and how they work with various readers.

I think the main problem here is that a lot of people read e-books in different ways.  Some people want PDFs and some want EPUBs and some people use Nook and some people want Kindle and some people don't use either but prefer Kindle formatting anyway.

Maybe it would help if you'd all let me know what works best for you, so that I can prioritize whatever suits the most people.  Should I e-publish through Lulu?  Should I publish for Kindle?  Is there some other thing I should be doing altogether?

From comments

Well, y'all are awesome, but I already knew that.

Thank you for the great feedback on Trent and Jason and The Mystery of the Golden Goddess!  I'm glad that everyone's having so much fun with them!

Okay, from comments, I got votes for Talin and Selorin to take their turns next in ITL.  And was it my imagination, or did Vade's name keep cropping up?

Talin and Selorin.  Let's compare.

(This is where I mention, just for the sake of clarity, that this is a conversation for fun because I like to hear what y'all think, but the plot of ITL is already settled, and it was decided long ago which book is next.  I don't want you to get all annoyed if you vote for Desin and The Green Book isn't next.)

We've seen Selorin with a string of boyfriends, but he reserves his deep relationships for family.  Still, playing the Maiden to Orinakin's Wanderer is no fun.  Now that Orinakin's a.) always away and b.) married, it makes sense for Selorin to move on and find someone of his own.

Talin has known great love (Anosanim) as well as great heartbreak and betrayal (Hitari).  He seems to think that he'll never know romance again, but I can't wait to prove him wrong.  In time, he'll heal and learn that his days of passion aren't all behind him.  Is now the moment?

What kinds of guys would be best for Selorin and Talin?  Ack, I can't answer.  All of my answers either give too much away, or are deliberately misleading and take my brain off on interesting tangents which lead to fun new worlds of cheerful sex adventures.  You tell me what you think about the kinds of guys Selorin and Talin should end up with.

Emmytie, I wish you all of the best in your job hunt!

More about dragons

Hooray and thanks to the folks looking forward to the stuff I talked about here.

From comments!

Mountie: Dragons? O_O You have a book on your hard drive Matthew called Dragons and you haven't told us about it. Please answer: Is it about REAL large reptilian like Dragons or the human kind, like oriental martial artist kind of Dragons? Or some other subject.

Real dragons!  Big ol' fire-breathing beasts.  I don't know if the book's title will actually be Dragons - -  probably not - - but I don't have anything else to call it at the moment.

I thought of a title like Dragons: Sacred Trust, but I don't love it.  So, so far, just Dragons.

Wednesday

Hi, Mandy! Thank you!

I spent some time working on non-ITL stuff, like the upcoming short story collection, prepping and editing and writing blurbs. Now it's back to ITL. I really enjoy Tano, and it's fun to see Remin connect his mature, devout, responsible self with his sensual, avaricious, sexual self.  We've heard a lot about the old Remin, but it's great to see him in action.

In other news, I just had a birthday. So, that was nice.

Comments!

Hey, comments! Hello!

To K: Thank you! It's really a fantastic thing, to have real, live people excited about my work! I really appreciate it!

To Amber: Thank you! I'm very glad to hear how excited you are about ITL. It's terrific to have other people enjoy that world.

To Sylvie: For now, I plan to publish everything myself, through Lulu.com. I've found it easier, and I've decided to put all of my eggs in one basket. It may not be my brightest plan ever, and I'm happy to speak with any publishers.

 Thank you all for reading my work, and for stopping by my blog! I hope to use this space to let people in on what's going on behind the scenes.