Happy Fri-yay, Sparrows!
Allow me to start by saying that I misjudged how much time I’d have this month when I announced my September goals. In theory, my plans were fine and achievable, but in reality?
I forgot I’m off this week.
Oops.
So, in hindsight, wanting to write 30k on Brightened Shadows was… ambitious *ahem*
But that doesn’t mean I didn’t make all the progress.
(well, not all the progress, as we’ve just established.)
Here’s what happened this month:
Release Dates
Let’s do the most exciting one first 😉
I’ve set my next three release dates and I’ve announced them on Instagram and my Facebook page, so they’re official!
Here they are for your calendars:
Blood of the Dragon – November 11th
Shadow in Ar’Sanciond – December 9th
Relics of Ar’Zac Box Set – January 26th
Time to get excited, Sparrows.
Relics of Ar’Zac
Blood of the Dragon and Shadow in Ar’Sanciond are with beta readers. Feedback for both has been amazing, my readers love what I’ve done, and they’re almost ready for their final proofread.
I’ve booked the cover for the box set for next month, and my cover designer is finalising the covers for Blood of the Dragon and Shadow in Ar’Sanciond this week. In fact, I prepared this post last week Tuesday, so he’s probably done by the time this post goes live!
It’s all coming together so quickly now.
Somebody hold me.
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Darkened Light
As I said above, I didn’t write 30k this month, but I did pass the 30k mark, which means it’s more than a third of the way there!
That’s 3 3s!
Pretty sure that’s a good sign 😉
And, of course, there’s the incredible trailer. You don’t want to miss it, so watch it now if you haven’t seen it already–or watch it again if you have. I totally get it.
Blood Wisp
I’ve fully plotted Blood Song and can’t wait to start writing it in November. To be honest with you, it’s a little distracting. Brightened Shadows is lucky I’m so focussed.
I went from having no idea who the villain is to not only having a villain, but having a villain I think you’ll love to be torn over. Do you hate him? Do you love him? He’s such a good guy, but look what he did. So, why not both? You’re welcome.
Since Blood Song is plotted now, I also have a pretty good idea of what’ll happen in Blood Vow, and it’s given me ideas for fleshing out Blood Wisp.
It’s all coming together, Sparrows.
Or should I call you Wisps now? Hmm.
Just kidding, you’ll always be my Sparrows <3
What have you achieved this month? Make a tea and tell me about your successes.
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