Exciting (and stressful) Times in the World of Aaron L Brown: 

You may have noticed that I haven’t added a new blog entry in some time. That’s because all of my free time of late has been devoted to reworking my first book, The Shepherd, before sending it off to the editor. I’m under some time constraints and work on the project has taken every moment I can spare, so blogging has fallen by the wayside. But I wanted to give a quick update on some of the exciting things that have been happening over the past month.

First of all, I attended Thrillerfest in July, and it was one of the best experiences of my life. I got to not only meet, but also hang out with some of my favorite authors. I attended some incredible classes and panels, learning more about writing and the industry in a couple of days than I had in the entire rest of my life (that might be a slight exaggeration, but still). I met some other great aspiring authors (the bestsellers of tomorrow) and made some new friends. Also, I was able to pitch to about 15 agents at Agentfest, and 12 of those requested more info. All in all, I had an incredible time, and will be attending again next year without a doubt. Plus, my wife and I had a great time in New York.

While in New York, I also met a very talented writer who has since referred me onto his editor. I sent my first chapter, and his editor loved it. Unfortunately, he didn’t have the time to work with me in near future, but he did refer me onto some other incredibly talented and reputable editors. One of who will be working on my manuscript in September.

Hopefully, this will be the first step toward The Shepherd being available in a bookstore near you. I’ll be keeping a running log of the progress here, so keep checking back for more updates.