Yesterdays Gone: SEASON TWO (THE POST-APOCALYPTIC SERIAL THRILLER) (Yesterday's Gone)

character and quality, in a world that we love, I’m 100% on board. However, as Dave said, there are SO MANY stories in our story garden and we just can’t get to them all, so it might make more sense just to start with something from scratch.  

    ( POST-SEASON TWO EDIT: Mid-season, we determined that it would take at least FOUR seasons to tell the tale)

    HOW IS SERIALIZATION WORKING FOR YOU?

    SEAN: I’m thrilled so far, and readers seem to really love the format. I’ve yet to see anyone not enjoy the option to buy the titles either one at a time, or all at once in the full season. And most of our Season One buyers (of the full compilation), it seems, have come from people who downloaded the first episode for free and were hooked. Which is awesome. I see this as a huge opportunity for storytelling and there is nothing in my writing or publishing life that I’m more excited about than seeing where it takes us.  

    DAVID: Great! Before we launched Yesterday’s Gone , I heard and read a lot of naysayers dissing the format. Some people didn’t think serialization could work and doubted that readers would WANT to be kept waiting. I disagree. I love books and shows that leave me hanging until the next dose, so I’m guessing I’m not alone. There’s an audience there, you just have to find it. And self-publishing presents us just the opportunity to find the readers who get what we’re doing.

    WILL YOU BE DOING OTHER SERIALIZED BOOKS?

    DAVID: We’re working on a paranormal romance for the young adult market. We’re also working on a spin-off to our short story, The Watcher , from the Dark Crossings book. Sean’s also working on a few things in different genres. I wish I didn’t need sleep so we could write all the things we’d like to write this year!

    SEAN: Oh, yeah! I would tell you how many things were on the drawing board between us, but then you’d call us crazy, or liars, or maybe something worse, so I’ll just say yes with an extra exclamation point!! (or two)

    AS A READER, DO YOU WISH THERE WERE MORE SERIALIZED TITLES?

    SEAN: Absolutely. I would love to read high quality serials, as it’s always interesting to see what other writers are doing. And as a fan, I just love the open loops. I’m thrilled that there are as many superbly scripted television shows as there are. I think it’s a golden age of TV. I’m really looking forward to the new season of Mad Men , which is an achingly long two months away!

    DAVID: As I’ve mentioned many times in the past, I LOVED Stephen King’s The Green Mile . And I loved comic books when I was younger (and before they cost more than most kids can afford to keep up with). I’ve heard from writers who are now doing serials, or planning to. I’ve been too busy writing to check out any of the titles, but I can’t wait to find one that hooks me in like King did.  

    WHAT HAS YOUR BIGGEST SELF-PUBLISHING OBSTACLE BEEN?

    SEAN: Asking our readers to do things they may not be used to doing, such as leaving a review. Because we’re self-published, it is much harder for our work to get discovered. Every review helps. As does every Facebook like, Twitter tweet, or email to a friend. The reviews we do get have been excellent, so that’s really rewarding for us and lets us know we’re on the right track, but as a percentage it’s slightly small, so it would be nice to have more reviews on the original season, as well as the season we’re launching right now. If you’re reading this and want to help get the word out about Yesterday’s Gone , or anything else Dave and I are writing right now, it really will make a difference. Head to Amazon and click on “leave a review.” Short of buying books, it’s the most helpful thing anyone can do to ensure we’re able to keep bringing stories to you. We read and appreciate every review.  

    DAVID: I think getting word out was the toughest thing, along with reviews. It’s hard to get noticed. You’re competing with bestselling authors and indie authors alike. There’s no shortage of quality books to read. We just have to reach out to those who most enjoy the kinds of stories we’re writing. And judging from the reviews and emails, we’ve found our people! Or they’ve found us. Either way, I’m thrilled to have them along for the ride!

    HOW DO YOU DEAL WITH NEGATIVE REVIEWS?  

    SEAN: Fortunately, we’ve only had one outright bad review. We had a couple of three star reviews which were totally fair.