October is almost upon us so it seems a good time to give a writing update on what I have been doing the past few months and what is ahead for the rest of the year.
Revenge of Queen Rose release
The last few months have been busy, with the launch of Revenge of Queen Rose, book 2 in my children’s fantasy series, at the end of June. I also gave writing classes to kids in several libraries over the summer, and last week had my first school visit. All went very well, and I was very impressed by the talent as well as the enthusiasm of the kids.
The Great Forest release
I’ve postponed the publication of the final book of The Lucky Diamond trilogy, The Great Forest, until next year. While editing, I realised the tone of the book is much darker than the previous two books, and I want to maintain the same light style. Also, my evil antagonist, Queen Rose as she calls herself (pictured right), has proved to a popular character (go figure!!) so she probably should appear more prominently in the final book. In the meantime I have another story set in the same world due to be published early next year, updates to follow.
Website & Newsletter
I’ve planned to make a few changes to my website layout for a while. I have finally enrolled in a WordPress course, so watch out for changes over the next two months.
I offer a free book of short stories in return for signing up to my newsletter (see menu) and apologies to those who have already signed up for not sending out a newsletter yet. I plan to commence my occasional newsletter in early November.
Finally dog news!
My sister got a new pup who turns out to be my dog’s nephew! Little Jay absolutely loves his uncle TOTP!
That’s all from me now. Back to my usual middle grade reviews next week!
Valinora Troy 
It sounds like you have a lot of revisions planned for The Great Forest. Good luck with them! Aw, cute puppy, handsome uncle!
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Thanks Priscilla, yes I have a bit of work to do on the book! Uncle is fussing like a mother hen over his little nephew – it was quite unexpected! 🙂
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Aw look at the puppy!!! 😍😍😍 Looking forward to The Great Forest 💖
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Thanks, Iseult :). Little Jay is so cute!!!
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It sounds like you’ve got a good plan for finishing your story. Little Jay is a cutie!
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🙂 he is! And a rascal already!
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Congratulations on the launch of Revenge of Queen Rose. The puppy photos are so adorable Have a lovely week and thank you for stopping by and commenting on my post.
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Thanks Brenda, and ditto! 🙂
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Great plan to delay the release of your novel. It will give your readers exactly what they want. Those dogs are cuties. Always good to have an uncle you can depend on!
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So true! 🙂 Thanks Greg!
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It’s interesting to hear you talk about the revisions you want to make in your novel. Perfect for your readers. You will have to share more as you proceed! Enjoyed you post!
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Thanks so much, Patricia! 🙂
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OMG, that puppy is so adorable! My you have been busy, haven’t you? Good luck with all of this. It’s a lot. Thanks for the update.
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Good for you for figuring out how to fix book #3 before it comes out. That takes a lot to pull back from a project and fix it first!
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