Things haven’t quite gone as smoothly as I’d hoped. I’ve been dealing with technical issues that are slowing down my output.

 So, the three songs I was planning to have released by now are still in progress. Creativity isn’t the problem at all. I have so many instrumental tracks ready that I could easily cover two years’ worth of releases.

The main challenges have been, first, getting the lyrics and vocals to the standard I aim for. It’s proven more difficult than expected. 

Then, my distributor is rejecting the format of my songs. This is an ongoing issue; I’ve bypassed it before using different conversion tools, but they don’t seem to be working right now. Consequently, I’m stuck at the release stage, which is incredibly frustrating.

However, on the bright side, I’ve managed to release one song so far. Mainly in Portuguese 😱. I had to. I just love the sound of Brazilian Portuguese. I hope I got close! If you are Brazilian, let me know your thoughts! It’s on all platforms but here it is on Spotify and iTunes .

I also wrote four short stories so far. That’s two more than I anticipated at this point. To read them as I write them, hop on the newsletter, it’s free!

Also, I’ve created seventeen YouTube videos, including shorts, for my new channel. I’m still very much a beginner, experimenting with themes, but I’m quite happy with some of the videos.

I particularly recommend checking out my Renaissance series. It’s a project that’s very close to my heart, and I plan to revisit the theme, as I consider myself an aspiring Renaissance man.

Now, while finishing ‘The Tale of Atheria,’ (3 part series that started with ‘Atheria’s Hidden Hues ‘) I realised there’s much more to explore in the story. The three-part series I wrote feels like a rushed overview.

Several of you suggested that there’s enough material for a novel, and I agree. So…

Please forgive me for changing my mind, but my previous project, ‘The Equation of Everything,’ won’t be my first novel after all. I’m going to strike while the iron is hot and turn ‘The Tale of Atheria’ into a novel. I’ll probably change the title as well. Stay tuned! Might do it for the end of the year, we’ll see.

While I’m working on that, I’ll also try and resolve this music issue, continue with my monthly music and short story releases and, later this year, publish volume two of Rudiano’s collection of short stories, God willing.

By the way, did you know that ‘Atheria’s Hidden Hues‘ began as a challenge from one of my readers?

So, if you have a challenge for me—a theme, story, or type of character you’d like to see in a story—let me know. I might just turn it into something!

R.