A Smitty novella is coming out in April. Called A Killing Kiss. It's a short novella depicting Smitty as his murderous best. The dark Avenging Angel, if you will.
Essentially it is a story about a mobster kingpin who knows he's about to die. But before he does, he wants to make arrangements with Smitty that, in his untimely demise, his young wife and baby son are protected from those who have more, shall we say, maleficent intentions in mind.
A new publisher is bringing this one out. Number Thirteen Press is a new English ebook publisher specializing in short stories and novellas. On the 13th of every month they bring a fresh voice and a hard noir little jewel out to share with everyone. I'm like the sixth or seventh author coming out in their inaugural year. I'm hoping we will have a long and lucrative relationship
One of the problems I have to be wary of is this; when it comes to my writing I can overload a potential publisher with sheer volume. Stories, novels, novellas, are everywhere! I've got computer memories groaning from the overload. Books that have been waiting for years to get out into the open and be read. Short stories . . . . sheez. More short stories than I can write in a hundred years waiting to be written.
But that's a problem about being a writer. Stories keep coming. Whether you want them to or not.
Sounds like Smitty needs to get down to basics. Great stuff! Love the cover too; it's got such an intimidating quality about it.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Joyce. Appreciate it.
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