Hello and I hope you're enjoying your summer. If you're in the New England area, then you've probably started enjoying it just last weekend. Prior to that, it's felt like a mix of April and October. Oh well, it's here now so let's enjoy it.

So there are a few new developments I'd like to announce at this time. First of all, the long-awaited "Boston Music Book" project is complete and awaiting a proper release date. I can't really discuss the reasons for it being put on ice for so long but when the time comes after its release, I can share more details. But for now, I am working on a concrete release date and will let you know as soon as I know. 

So what I can tell you for now is that I will be re-releasing my previous works from the mid-nineties that have since been long-out-of-print. Many of you have asked me over the years about how to find my past work...those being Playground of Illusion (1996), Difference of Opinion (1997) and Passion for Pills (2001.)  Well up until now, it's been very difficult to get a hold of, so much so that even I myself would love to get my hands on a few extra copies for my own benefit. Long-story-short, the college press that published them went out of business and once they disolved, so too did my back catalog.  So what now you ask? Well, rather than run off endless copies of all three previously released books, I, along with the others within the Ocean View Press think-tank, agree that a compilation of the three, along with some extra works tucked in for good measure, would be a much more sound idea. But now, I must give advance notice, that I am only running off One-Hundred copies (100) and once they are sold, they are gone, forever. As happy as I am to make a small piece of my past available to you, I'd much rather do it in a limited fashion so the people who "just gotta have it" will get to have it. What's going to happen is, once I have the release date in hand, I will announce all of the details surrounding the where, what and when. Along, with releasing the compilation, which is called Scars for the Melancholic Masses, I will also be releasing twenty-five (25) hand-made and hand-written copies of MetroPhobia. Each copy of Scars for the Melancholic Masses will be signed and numbered 1-100. Numbers 1-100 will be placed in a jar and a third party will draw 25 numbers at random. The 25 numbers then selected will be the companion book to 25 lucky book buyers. MetroPhobia is a beautifully hand stiched, hand written and hand crafted book created from rice paper. And for the cover of SFTMM, I have selected a beautiful cover model to grace the cover of the book. Her name is Lyinn Wolf and her lovely self will compliment my work nicely. I'd like it to be an attractive keepsake for the lucky 100 that get their hands on it and I think I have accomplished that in more ways that I thought possible. More to come on that soon.

So, in typical Rob Watts fashion, I have managed to lay hurdles in front of my own path regarding my writing and publishing. One of those hurdles was a seemingly endless search for a fellow writer to collaborate alongside with on a thriller project I've had in mind for over a year now.  I was in search of someone who shared the same, or at least a similar vision I had for the project as well as someone I respected as a writer and storyteller. Well, after months and months of tripping over those hurdles, I am happy to announce that I have found a worthy companion for this yet-to-be-titled project and oddly enough, it turns out I didn't need to look too far after all. Victoria Rose, whom has done me the privilage of being a great friend for a few years now, is my number one choice to help send this project into orbit. I have admired her work, ever since I stumbled upon her debut novel Vengeance Comes. Since that time, we have stayed in touch and often talked of collaborating down the line and as luck would have it, all the planets were alligned and our heads were in the same place to tackle such a project together. I feel this will turn out to be something great and of course, I will keep you updated from here-on-in on the progress of this project.

So that is pretty much all for now. I just wanted to share with you what's to come in the not-so-far-off-future.  Be sure to add yourself to my TWITTER page (on home page) for updates and check back soon for more news, release dates and what's to come in the future. Thanks and take care.

Rob