Wow, what a winter it has been.  My second book, The Journal: Ash Fall, was released at the end of November and did really well until January, when almost ALL books seemed to slump (post-Christmas Crash I’ve been told).  With the warmer weather things are stirring again.  The third book in the series will be released on Tuesday!  TJ: Crimson Skies has been touted as the best one yet. I will be making an announcement across the groups as a reminder :), and then again when the printed version is available in another week. AND I’m 75% done with the fourth – and final – book of the series, TJ: Broken Shores (title is still being debated).  It wasn’t until the 4th book that I realized I was addressing the elements: Earth, Wind/air, Fire and now Water.  Interesting.  There isn’t a release date for #4 yet, but my publisher loves my sales, so the releases have been pushed to the front, though no guarantees. I have a goal of finishing it by mid-May, or sooner.

Why the final book?  That could take a bit to explain, I’ll try to keep it simple.  My series has been popular because it’s so believable, it reads real and draws you into the story.  I do that by feeling what the characters are feeling:  all their joys, their pain and sorrow, all of it.  Quite frankly, I’m getting depressed.. lol… these ‘people’ have been through SO much in the two years the story spans, that it’s time to give them – and me – a rest.

Next fall, when my $$ job is over and the canning is done, I will start writing again.  This time it’s a cookbook that goes with the series, then there’s a children’s book on prepping I’ve been kicking around and who knows what else.  For now, though, I need the mental and emotional break from all the fictional disasters.