Keep an Eye Out for Gardens of Mist!

12/31/2013

Happy New Year, ladies and gentlemen! Here's the deal: Gardens of Mist is finished, it's ready, and I'll be uploading it ASAP.

As usual, Amazon has to put the book up on their end after I upload it, which can take as much as a day. Based on how long it took them last time, I suspect Gardens of Mist will be available for sale late this afternoon or evening.

That's a guess, though. Once I upload it, which will happen soon, it's all in Amazon's smooth, delicate hands.

I'm sure you guys know the drill by this point: Gardens of Mist will show up if you search for it before it will show up on my Amazon page, so it will be available for sale hours before it officially shows up on my page.

Once I get a link that works, I'll put it up here. But there are more of you than there are of me, so if you're able to buy a copy before I post a link on the blog, let me know! Send me an email or leave a comment with a link to the book, and I'll update as soon as I can.

Hope you enjoy it, and Happy New Year's!

I don't know about yours, but my 2013 was pretty fantastic.

-Will

28 Comments

Ross alexander

12/30/2013 09:53:52 pm

Waiting with baited breath!

Jeremiah

12/30/2013 10:23:51 pm

Eww... Worm breath! Have you been haning out with Avernus travelers?

Will Wight link

1/9/2014 12:38:53 am

Aaaahhhh, I see what you did there.

Skuse

12/31/2013 12:40:54 am

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KBWuDhIv9B0

1/9/2014 12:38:33 am

You know, I read most of these comments days before I respond, but somehow I missed this one. I'm saving this link.

tophlayton

12/31/2013 02:03:20 am

I just bought it on theAmazon. Link below:

http://www.amazon.com/Gardens-Mist-Travelers-Gate-Chronicles-ebook/dp/B00HM8ZR7O/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1388512912&sr=1-1&keywords=gardens+of+mist

12/31/2013 02:10:13 am

I can't believe it, but yeah, it's up! I just bought a copy myself. I'm actually in the car, and I won't be able to make an official blog post until tonight, but the link above definitely works.

Thanks!

12/31/2013 02:38:32 am

Naturally, I've already found a typo.

In the second story, there's a sentence that begins "Gems of precious metal," which is nonsense. It should be "Rings of precious metal."

I'll fix it tonight, but I thought you ought to know.

12/31/2013 04:08:01 am

Oh no! Not a typo!

forShame ;-P

Dave

12/31/2013 02:52:17 am

Happy New Year to you Will and to my fellow readers. I am very excited about the book. Anyone found a UK link?

12/31/2013 04:06:36 am

If history is any indication, the UK link will go live a little after the US one. I have no idea why.

If it's still not up in the UK tomorrow, let me know.

Rhys

12/31/2013 08:49:55 am

Its up in the U.K. Thanks Will and happy new year everyone.

cam

12/31/2013 03:09:25 am

Just bought it!

Will M

12/31/2013 06:46:46 am

I hope you travel safely. I got and thoroughly enjoyed the book. Enjoy your New Years.

Elder III

12/31/2013 07:05:23 am

Working on Amazon now. I just downloaded it and am looking forward to welcoming in the New Year with it. :)

ailema

12/31/2013 11:49:23 am

Just bought it! Have a Happy New Year, Will!

Harlequin

1/2/2014 04:28:55 am

Hmm. I dug the asphodel story, felt like a good horror short story. I don't know if you've read it, but when i was a kid i read a short story about a Lottery, this gave off a similar vibe.

And I dug the Valin short too. Was interesting

1/9/2014 12:40:27 am

That would be Shirley Jackson's The Lottery, I would imagine. You know, I didn't intend the parallel, but I can absolutely see the connection now that you point it out. It is kind of similar, isn't it?

Dan Gracia

1/2/2014 12:31:31 pm

OK, just bought the second of the Traveler's Gate Chronicles "Garden's of Mist". It will probably take me a few days to read it. I thoroughly enjoyed your Winter Tower too, but am hoping that the early 2014 release date for the third book in your Traveler's Gate Trilogy "City of Light" is coming out soon...maybe?...please...

I enjoy your writing way too much and read it way too quickly!

Thanks,
Dan

1/4/2014 01:08:15 am

I'm glad you enjoyed it, Dan!

As for City of Light, I'm still aiming for February, but I usually set overly optimistic goals. More realistically, expect a March release.

Scott Pike

1/4/2014 06:09:18 am

I just but the second short story collection.
http://www.amazon.com/Gardens-Mist-Travelers-Gate-Chronicles-ebook/dp/B00HM8ZR7O/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1388873191&sr=8-1&keywords=Gardens+of+Mist

Zach

1/5/2014 11:00:18 am

Job well done, not my favorite but very cool, winters gate blew me away so I can't complain extra ordinary to just great.
Can't wait for the next addition

1/9/2014 12:37:29 am

Hey, I'm glad you liked Tower of Winter so much!

will wight

1/8/2014 05:11:07 am

yep. I've decided to quit writing. There won't be a next novel...

Gary Chasteen

1/8/2014 07:07:12 am

nice troll. notice the small caps.

1/9/2014 12:35:06 am

Your name's not highlighted in blue, and you didn't capitalize my initials or the first word of the sentence. I respect the attempt, though.

Also, protip: I'm never going to quit writing, and I would absolutely not cancel the last book in a series unless I died. If you're going to wear my skin like a coat and steadily become me, say something that I might actually say...

For instance, "Yeah, I know I said early 2014, but now I'm thinking June."

Or... "Hey, I know you're all waiting for City of Light, but I had this really great idea for another novel. So instead of finishing the trilogy this spring, I'm going to start a new trilogy this summer! New City of Light release date TBA."

These are troll-ish moves that are actually somewhat believable, coming from a shady character like me. Remember: the more truth that is in a lie, the more believable it is.

Teaching you to steal his identity since 2014, it's Will Wight!

1/8/2014 07:04:51 am

I really enjoyed it. I really liked Valins Story. I got a real sense of his personality and his curiosity and how he began to put items together to make the Valinhall artifacts. I would love to see just a story about him and his creations. Keep it up!

Gary,

1/9/2014 12:36:48 am

Thanks, Gary! This was something of a test run for me, writing Valin. I was hoping to get more of a sense for his voice as a character before I wrote his novel/novella, and I wanted to do so in a scene that wouldn't show up in a longer work. So we got this story, where I hopefully planted a few seeds that I can follow up on later.

In which we ramble on.
And by we, I mean me.