It's been years since my last update so I doubt anyone is still subscribed to this blog, but in case you are I wanted to say hello! I'm back and have completed The Land of Dreams series. I plan on releasing book two this summer and ideally I'll release book three this fall.
Where have I been for the past two years? Let's just say I'm the type of person who doesn't know how to only take one thing on at a time. After releasing Once Upon A Tear, I was slowly working on book two, but with my career progressing well to getting engaged that same year, to moving yet again, I fell behind and stopped writing for over a year.
2019 was just as busy. We moved again and wedding planning was in full swing. My career continued progressing as well, but I was determined to completing book two and sent it out to be edited. Unfortunately, Patchwork Press no longer exists, but I was lucky enough to have book two edited before that happened. Within a few months it was October and I had completed book three while saving up for two covers. I spent the next few months editing book three a few times (and I completed a full novel during NaNoWriMo, Apollo's Prophecy, which is available to read on Wattpad for free with weekly updates!) and by the time I was ready to get ti edited, Patchwork Press was finished.
Back to the cover editing. I LOVE my original cover, but due to the wedding, getting a new very large puppy and saving for a house, we couldn't fit it into our budget. I scraped together all of the affiliate money I made from my blogging and after many months of scouring the internet for the same font and model used for book one, I finally located them and purchased the licensing fees for them. I also found a ton of free for commercial use elements and worked hard to create covers for the last two books. They don't look anywhere near as good as Kat's design for book one, but I'd like to think I did an ok job for not being a graphic designer.
Anyway, I'm in the process of formatting book two and figuring out all of the annoying pieces of getting it self-published. Thankfully before Patchwork Press closed, I was able to get ISBN codes for the last two books, as well as Apollo's Prophecy (the book on Wattpad) and I can still use the publisher name so it looks consistent. Technically it was written while they were still operating and without them the books would never have been completed so I want them to have credit where its due.
Once I'm closer to having the book ready to publish, I'll update you (and the few people subscribed to my newsletter) with a cover reveal and hopefully a blurb reveal. I swear it takes me longer to write a blurb than it does to write an entire novel.
I'm too awkward to end a post like a normal person would so I'm just going to go. Here's a picture of my puppy when I first got her (her name is Sophie and she has an instagram @sophie.the.newfoundland)
I hope to see you soon with the cover reveal!
