A lot of things have been happening in my personal life and so I’ve missed posting here on my website for several months. I have been sending out regular emails though, so if you want to make sure you don’t miss anything, get on that list!
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Here are a few highlights from my recent emails:
We got a puppy!
I’ve been working on fulfilling my Kickstarter
I accidentally plotted a 12 book series…
and FanX 2024 in Salt Lake City was incredible
Writing Update:
Even though I have 22 books published (some are co-written with other authors) you'd think I would have a tried and true system for writing books. But I don't. Not because nothing works, but because the systems I've used to write all of my books worked great for those particular books. Then I learned something new or wanted to try something different and the next thing worked great for that book/series.
When I began writing Fae Thieves and Crowns, it was an experiment in serial writing and I LOVED IT. Of course, I had to change the structure of the story when I turned book one into novel form, but the drafting of both books one and two as a serial story has worked beautifully.
Mostly thanks to my amazing editor and friend, Kristin Dawson.
I have loved figuring out the story as I go (though I do have a rough idea in my head and a bullet-point list of important moments that need to happen in each book.)
If you're following the story on Ream or Kindle Vella, book three is about ⅓ into the story. Last week I talked with Kristin because I was getting a little bit stuck due to so many life things taking my energy and attention lately. She suggested I quickly draft the rest of book three instead of doing it the serial way since we are so far into this massive story.
So I did! I wrote 5,000 words (About 20 pages) with a quick summary of what will happen in each chapter until the end of book 3 and I'm so excited!
I think this will really help me get this book written quickly and with fewer stumbling blocks. I think it will help me mention things and add things at the right times in the story to make the serial experience that much better!