I’m Going On (My First Proper) Hiatus
During which I will be writing, writing...
Good day, my readers.
I have a sad announcement to make.
For those of you who’ve been following my work over the last 23 months, this will be déjà vu.
Once again, I find myself needing to study for an exam. I have written so much about exams here that this topic could have its own category. Thankfully, though, this next one will be the last, at least for a long while.
Unfortunately, owing to the sheer amount of material I’ll have to revise, as well as the continued work on my novella, I have decided to suspend my missives to you for the next six-ish months.
This won’t mean complete silence. I have promised you at least one new post every month for the remainder of the year, and I will honor that promise.
This month’s post was last week’s awesome interview with
.Next month, to celebrate the second anniversary of this newsletter, I’ll be sharing an intimate, poetic guest essay by my friend
.Beyond that, only time will tell. I’ll mainly be using Substack as a reader. I may even delete the app and read exclusively on email, as I find Notes unnecessarily draining these days.
The writers among you will still see me in your comment sections, and I’ll likely be updating this newsletter randomly with important announcements and news.
For example, on the 15th of December I’ll be receiving results for a flash essay contest I participated in. I also sent a story about my cat to Chicken Soup for the Soul at the beginning of this year. I look forward to sharing those two pieces with you sometime soon.
As for when I’ll truly be back, my exam is due at the beginning of April, 2025. After that, I intend to return in force.
Speaking of, I plan on introducing some small changes here in the coming year.
With luck, my book will be finished by the end of my exam.
With even more luck, I’ll find a local publisher and sign a contract.
If that contract allows it, I will begin serializing the novella here, in translation, sometime next year.
If not, perhaps the publisher will agree to buy the English rights and you’ll be able to actually purchase the book in that language.
I also want to start translating some of my stuff into Romanian and, when I do begin publishing new essays and stories again next year, to do so bilingually.
These are the plans. What will actually end up happening is another matter, but I am hopeful.
That’s it from me at this time. I’ll see you in November.
From my cabin in the woods,
Andrei
Andrei, As Hong Kongers say, Add oil! 加油 Have a productive next few months♥️
All the best with your exam, Andrei. And with finding a good publisher. (If you change your mind and self-publish, try draft2digital).