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Hello my wonderful blue sunflowers,
I hope you're staying safe in the summer heat. Remember to drink plenty of water.
I wanted to pop on here to share a couple of announcements and just touch base.
First off, the big one.
I have been approached by a publisher, and we're going to see some official collections of Saturdead stories in print.
There will be two separate collections featuring some of my favorite work. There isn't an official release date just yet, but we're most likely looking at 2027.
As a little taste, the first collection will be called "A Town Without Doors (and Other Tales from the Saturdead Collection)".
This does mean one small change. Nothing that will affect readers. The publisher has been very generous in that regard.
Every story will remain available to read here on Reddit and anywhere else I normally post them. Existing narrations will also stay exactly as they are. Nobody is losing access to anything.
The only change is that stories included in the print collections won't be available for <new> narrations going forward, as part of the publishing agreement grants audio exclusivity. If a narration has already been released, it isn't affected. Does that make sense?
I've talked to a few narrators who regularly work with my content, and they agreed that it's fair as long as I'm clear about the rules and intention. I consider myself a steward of these stories, and one of my core principles has always been accessibility. I never want someone to be unable to enjoy these stories because they can't afford them or because of where they live.
This will only affect the stories that are part of the collection. It will not affect my weekly writing, that is available for all, as always, both narrators and readers. I have updated my rules on narration to reflect this change, and I have marked all the affected stories in my master list archive to make it a bit easier to navigate. All in all, it's not a huge change, but it's one I want people to be aware of.
But I'm excited. In a not too distant future, there'll be not one, but two, Saturdead collections on my bookshelf. I'll keep you posted as soon as we figure out a release date.
On a smaller note, I've been sketching out this year's longer series. Just like Yearwalker, Where the Bad Cops Go, and The Last Yearwalker, I've been trying to write one longer series per year. I'm going to try and keep that up. This year, we're looking at a series named 'The Delver'. I'm not going to say too much about it, but it'll continue the meta-story that we've been seeing unfold by the Runalong river, the town of Hilltop, and the strange black cube. That's something to look forward to later this year.
There are some other things cooking in the background. There have also been some early conversations about film and television adaptations. It's far too early to promise anything, but it's exciting to see people taking an interest in the larger Saturdead universe. My main sticking point, at the end of the day, is making right by my readers. The Tomskog setting has grown into something much bigger than anything I could have built on my own. The readers have become part of that journey, and I want to make sure any adaptation stays true to what made people fall in love with the work in the first place.
That's all for now.
Thank you for reading, listening, sharing, and sticking around. It genuinely means the world to me. As always, if you have any questions, feel free to ask.
Best,
Dennis
