During the first half of this year, you would've needed a team of wild horses to make me tell you my complete writing and book release schedule for 2013, even tentatively. I don't like to promise anything I have any doubts about being able to pull off, so I basically kept my projects to myself until they were in my editor's hands and had reached a certain stage in the editing process.
I still think this was the best way for me to operate. The first six months of 2013 were a hectic time for me, personally.
First, it was navigating health concerns that ultimately turned into a string of misdiagnoses. (Eventually I got some real answers that weren't crap, and were for the most part a lot better than what I'd originally been told was going on. Luckily!)
Then I found out I was pregnant.
Then I moved.
So, this year, I can't say I've been progressing quite as quickly as usual, writing-wise.
Still, this summer I blogged about my book release plans for the rest of 2013. I was a little nervous about announcing the three books I planned to put out there before the year's end. Even though I knew exactly what my writing plans were, what if something prevented me from carrying them out as planned / on time?
Here was my list of books I planned to publish by the end of the year:
-The surprise standalone title (Hell Without You)-The next Inked in the Steel City Book-The next Half Moon Shifters Book
Obviously, Hell Without You has released. That's 1/3 of my list. And I've been working on the rest, of course. Since HWY is out there now, I thought it was time to blog an update on my progress with the rest.
And I'm happy to report that as summer draws to a close, so far so good on my remaining 2013 writing / publishing timeline progress. Plans haven't changed and my personal life is more stable than it was a few months ago. So, I feel pretty optimistic about having something new out there for my series readers by the time the holidays roll around. I won't say everything's set in stone, but I will say that I'm planning an update to my site's 'Newest & Coming Soon' page, well ... soon!
I'm looking forward to a new cover / blurb / release date reveal and plan to post it by the end of September. I'll probably wait until after I return from Lora Leigh's RAW, which I'll be leaving for in a few days.
I'm excited to share. It always makes me happy to announce the next book in a series, since so many readers ask about them. Thank you for waiting!
On another note, for anyone who didn't see my last post -- right now I've got a giveaway going on here on my blog. It's for one of the All-New Kindle Paperwhites and some Hell Without You goodies. If you've had your eye on those new kindles, make sure you stop by this post and enter the giveaway -- it's as easy as leaving a comment.