One more day. That’s how long I have to keep worrying until Witchstorm Rising is released. It’s been much too long since my last release. Maybe that’s why my stomach is in knots. Anyway, if you haven’t checked it out, please follow the link above and take a look. I really love this book and a lot of sweat went into writing it.
So what’s next?
The draft for Witchstorm Shadows (working title) is done. I’m going to let it percolate on the back burner for a bit before going in and making the changes necessary after some of the changes made to Rising.
I’ve spent the last couple of days figuring out what should come out next. I have several rough drafts ready to go into the heavy edit phase—where I hash out plot issues, expand on some things and remove others, etc. Instead of going straight into Shadows or another UF novel, I’m going to do Honor & Duty: Origins #1 (yeah, yeah, I know. I need a title). This is a prequel novel to the Honor & Duty universe. It will focus on Evangeline Cordova, one of Ashlyn Shaw’s ancestors and the person who started Ash’s maternal line on their dedication to service to Fuercon.
I went through the draft over the weekend and really like where it’s heading. Notes were made and I’m about ready to start the heavy work of getting it ready for publication. This morning, however, I spent a couple of hours plotting out the second title in the prequel series. That ended up being approximately 2,500 words. I want to do the same with the final title in the series before sitting down and getting to the nitty-gritty work on Origins #1.
I’m aiming for it to come out November. I’ll update with more on the date in a couple of weeks. After that, I’ll bring out the final book in the Eerie Side of the Tracks current story arc (Shadows). Then Origins #2. Then a new title in the Nocturnal Lives universe—I think. There are two other projects in various stages I might slip in instead.
But, for now, my stomach is doing flips and flops as the clock ticks toward midnight and Witchstorm Rising’s release.
Now I guess I’ll go huddle in the corner and try to act like it’s perfectuly reasonable for me to turn into a mass of nerves.
Until later!