On releasing the work

like a balloon (or a grenade)

I recently signed a contract for my second novel, Chaos Magic, with Kallisto Gaia Press. This book was easy to write. Because it came to me easily, I believe it will be easy to read and fun to share.

That said, I’d be disingenuous if I told you I didn’t have mixed feelings every time I publish. I’ve written before that I never liked the analogy of “birt…