Trent Evans Letters

  • Editing Services
  • Trent’s Books
  • Contact Trent
  • New Release Alerts Sign-up
  • About
You are here: Home / On Writing / An Update … and an Apology to my readers

An Update … and an Apology to my readers

April 17, 2016 By Trent Evans

Hello all,

I know it’s been a long time since I’ve posted, so I thought now might be a good time to update you on what’s been happening.

First, I want to apologize to my readers for the long delay in getting a new book out. I managed to get myself sick for the better part of a month, and it’s really set me back production-wise in a way I’ve never experienced in over four years of publishing. I do expect to be back to 100% soon, but it’s been slow going. Such is life:)

Secondly, I want to apologize specifically to my readers on Amazon who purchased the preorder for Quinton’s Crucible. Unfortunately, I was forced to cancel that preorder today. You will receive a notification from Amazon shortly, noting that your preorder purchase has been canceled.

Preorders for Quinton’s Crucible are still active at all the other retailers though (with a publication date of May 25th). Here’s why: if an author finds that they need to reschedule the publication date more than once, Amazon’s (IMHO) overly rigid preorder rules make that impossible to do. The other retailers allow full flexibility with regard to rescheduling release dates for preorders.

As a result, since I could not reschedule the Amazon release to the date I needed, I was forced to cancel it altogether. This is not to place blame on Amazon here (it’s their system, and as the author, producing the book on time is ultimately on me), rather I wanted to include this to make sure everyone understands why the preorder was canceled only on Amazon.

There were good reasons for rescheduling the publication date. Quinton’s Crucible is the most psychologically complex book of any I’ve written to date, and as such, it’s required a lot more percolation time than I’d planned in order to make sure I’ve got all the motivations and characterization right.

The other reason, and the one that’s most important to me, is that I wanted to be able to deliver the best book I could write, one the readers would enjoy. Rushing to meet the preorder date here would have produced a book I wouldn’t feel was the best version of this story.

That’s not fair to you, the readers.

So, I hope you’ll forgive me. If you stick with me, I promise the wait will be worth it:)

I’ve got many other exciting projects in the pipeline, and I can’t wait to share the details of them with you soon!

Until next time.

Trent

Share this:

  • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)
  • Click to print (Opens in new window)
  • Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window)

Filed Under: On Writing Tagged With: Dominion Trust BDSM series, preorder update, Quinton's Crucible, update on upcoming books

About Trent Evans

Trent Evans is an independent author of BDSM erotic romance and erotica. Putting pen to paper since he was a wee lad, he decided to try to share some of the tales cooked up in his fevered imagination. Some readers might not be horrified. He tries to write stories that appeal to both women and men (wow, threading the needle), but will follow wherever the story takes him.

A long-time resident of the Pacific Northwest, the author believes that the high percentage of authors in the region (compared to the nation as a whole) is chiefly due to the fact that it’s so damned wet and miserable all the time there. They tend to use their long hours cooped up inside making up stories that depict things they’ll never see or experience – such as sunshine.

Comments

  1. Maggie Carpenter says

    April 17, 2016 at 1:12 pm

    Glad you’re back in the swing of things, and so sorry you’ve not been well. Keep on keeping on! We love you and your wicked ways.

    xxx
    Maggie

    • Trent Evans says

      April 17, 2016 at 1:30 pm

      Thank you for being so understanding (and for the nice compliment), Maggie:) I’ll be back to normal soon.

  2. Addy Raine says

    April 17, 2016 at 3:34 pm

    So sorry to hear you were sick. Glad you are getting back into the swing of things. 🙂

    • Trent Evans says

      April 17, 2016 at 3:51 pm

      Thanks, Addy!

  3. Ann says

    April 18, 2016 at 3:44 pm

    Feel better! Please let me know when we can reorder on Amazon. Looking forward to reading!

    • Trent Evans says

      April 18, 2016 at 3:47 pm

      Thank you, Ann:) At this point, it looks like it may not be available on Amazon until sometime around mid-May. I’m trying for the 15th, but it’s not a sure thing. I’ll definitely post again when it’s live on Amazon (and I’ll try to give some warning when I’ve narrowed down the target publication date too).

  4. willow madison says

    April 19, 2016 at 5:28 pm

    So sorry to hear you’ve been sick. Hope you’re feeling in the pink soon! Glad to hear that Quinton’s Crucible is receiving your full dose of TLC though — good things are always worth the wait 😉

    • Trent Evans says

      April 28, 2016 at 9:29 am

      Thanks, Willow!

  5. Arla Dahl says

    April 28, 2016 at 8:35 am

    I’m so sorry to hear you were ill for so long, but I am happy to know you’re back behind the desk. To spin it a bit…maybe that time away from the work helped sort the psychological twists and turns you were going for in Quinton’s Crucible. Hey, you never know. A little rest and recharge goes a long way…in many ways. 🙂 Don’t rush. We’ll wait.

    • Trent Evans says

      April 28, 2016 at 9:30 am

      I like the way you think, Arla:) I do hope the wait will indeed be worth it for readers. We shall see…

  6. Imkimim Kriel says

    April 29, 2016 at 3:37 pm

    Hi Trent,
    I was all set to write you to tell you how desperately I need your next book and tell you how bad my withdrawal symptoms were.Then I read you’ve been ill. So no kidding now, I hope you’re on the mend. Just know lots of us care about you, as well as about your books. You’re the Alpha writer for me and many others. I’ll just sit quietly(with wet panties) and reread every book you’ve written until Quinton’s story is ready.

    • Trent Evans says

      April 29, 2016 at 4:15 pm

      Well… my day just took a turn for the better. What a wonderful thing to say! I am well again and back at it — and writing as fast as I can.

      With luck, it will prove to be worth the delay. I shall do my best:)

Subscribe to Blog via Email

Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.

Join 2,329 other subscribers

Disclosure

Trent Evans is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to amazon.com.

Sites Trent Loves

Megan Michaels – Author
Natasha Knight – Author
Sadey Quinn – Author
Anneke Jacob – Author
Joey W. Hill – Author
Annabel Joseph – Author
Maren Smith – Author
1950s Wife
Behind The Chintz Curtain
Jolynn Raymond – Author
Sue Lyndon – Author
Michael Manning – Artist

[footer_backtotop]

Copyright © 2023 · Trent Evans · All Rights Reserved. Awesome design by Barking Media.