November 2022 update!
Hello readers,
Oh wow! I haven't sent an update since August! YIKES!!! Let's see...
In September, I sent Almost Like Magic, book 2 to my AMAZING editor Julie Hutchings so she could work her magic on it. I got her thorough notes back just before Thanksgiving and started working on a plan yesterday. Y'all, book 2 is going to be amazing. I can't wait for you to get it.
On that note, I'd hoped to get it released into the wild by the end of this year, but with my schedule and the timing of the holidays, it's more realistically going to be January or early February. BUT!!! I do have a tidbit for you...
The title of book 2 is Against the Wind!!! I'll have a cover reveal in the next couple of weeks!!!! I can't wait for you to see it.
In October, I went on a three day writing retreat, and spent most of it outlining book 3! But that's not all I did that month. After some thought, I decided to give Kindle Vella a try, and had a story I'd started years ago that was perfect for a serialized format. To be honest, I'm mostly writing Illegitimate Magic on the fly, 600 words at a time, 4-6 times a week. If you're curious how my first drafts read, this is the way to do it. Once it's done, and I get my rights back from Amazon (30 days after the final episode), my plan is to release it as an e-book.
That brings us to November. I decided to participate in NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) again this year, even though I knew I wasn't going to hit the 50,000 word goal. Still, it gave me something to do while I waited on my editor's notes, and a way to stay in Stella's voice. Plus a head start on book 3... win, win, and win! I reached 16,000 last night, and might get another couple hundred, but my focus is now on the Against the Wind edits. Regardless I'm happy with any amount of progress.
And that brings you all up to date on the past few months. I will try to send these out monthly after the new year. On a personal note, it's snowing unexpectedly today, and though I don't think it will last long, it's sticking and kind of lovely. ❄️❄️❄️
Happy reading! Thanks for all your support.
Jill
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