Time O' Change/ Butterflies are Free (Final Blog Entry)

Over the past two plus years we have journeyed to new lands together. Lands of which I had never seen before, or only in my dreams.  Our journey is nearing its end.  I have detailed the process, both ups and downs--what it took to self-publish a 600+ page novel released in four individual stages over the course of a year.  Come Saturday, February, 2nd 2013 our journey shall be over.  This blog will be shut down.

I have new endeavors to strive for.  No longer do I feel there is a need to share that process.  My efforts were laid out here in detail for anyone and everyone who had an interest in how things were progressing, through the ups and downs during that time.  Did I make mistakes along the way?  You bet your ass I did.

My only desire was to generate a response, a reaction from those who would read stage for stage the book of Ginger Reed and her journey toward middle age.  It has been a journey much like my own.  Much like Ginger, I have had tribulations to face and overcome before I could be satisfied with my pre-forty accomplishments.  Monarch was the last tribulation, and I fulfilled a promise to myself that I made nearly a decade ago--to deliver Cipher by 12/21/2012.  Cipher being the story Ginger reads in Monarch, which I first wrote as a screenplay over a decade ago.  I had hoped it would be a movie back then, but things changed and I changed along with them.

Did the release of Monarch satisfy my vision I had before I started writing it?   For the most part, yes, it did satisfy my vision, though it surely isn't perfect. I poured my heart and soul into the story, and a fair amount of blood, sweat and tears.  There will be a second edition released at some point, though I do not know when.  I have been a slave to time the past decade and I do not intend to be so again any time soon, if I can help it, or I change my mind, which I am always liable to do. So, no, I cannot tell you when it will be available.  

It's time I took a step back from this, whatever this is.  The sacrifices I made, I would gladly make again.  But it is now time for me to no longer be bound to give update after update of "The Process."  The process is over and I am both saddened and thrilled to be moving on.

Has this blog and my online presence served me well?  I suppose it has in some ways.  I did enjoy sharing the process, even though I probably shared too much at times.

If you're just joining the conversation, welcome.  You better read quickly, because all of these posts here on my blog will be gone by 2/2/2013 and unavailable from henceforth, or until I make them into an eBook.

To my readers, I thank you for your time and feedback.  It has been my pleasure to share my thoughts and feelings on a wide range of topics over the past few years.  My only hope during this whole time was that someone else might be able to take something positive away from what I have written about over the past few years.  I have enjoyed describing the process and my passions, but our time together is now at its end.

Fare Thee Well

-Aaron Pitters
1/28/2013


P.S.

If you haven't done so already, see how the four-staged Monarch resolves by reading the final stage.  Grab it for free from today through Ginger's 40th Birthday this Friday only on Amazon.http://www.amazon.com/Monarch-Butterfly-ebook/dp/B00A4SVTLC/ref=ntt_at_ep_dpt_4/182-9735446-0466936 

Butterflies are free and should never be caged