Time to Open the Doors?

This "weekly" blog is a week late and I can see why. I am wearing too many tradesman aprons. The writing retreat was successful in producing another good chunk of the sequel to Julia, Coming Home, however, the time away and largely alone gave my addled brain time to muse over the purpose/goals of Just Dust Publishers and my writing career.

Others. The word kept coming back to me as I worked,sometimes related to the writing I was doing, some not. However, the idea then rang like a siren in my mind last night when updating a friend on the state of the company. (The poor dear probably received a much more in depth answer to the questions she had asked--but let that be a warning to anyone about asking questions about someone with a passion!)

As I explained to her that I am finding being the chief, cook, and bottle washer undo-able, the phrase neon-flashed across the screen of my mind--OTHERS! OTHERS! and today I admit, it is probably time to bring in people for various positions with the company.

On a related note, I have come to realize that JDP is actually part of the "Indy" movement in publishing--meaning independent, as there are "Indy" films, for example. This idea has given me new energy to think about the future of the company.

So, this is going to be a short post. I have lots of ideas as to what this means and what it will look like, but for now, if you know anyone you think would like to be apart of JDP in some way, ask them to drop me a line. Shelley@JustDustPublishers.com. It might me too early to enfold "others" in this effort in publishing--or not. We'll see.

In the meantime, I will continue with the book signings and promotion of my own books, with an eye to a possible very different future.