This Summer:

Honestly? I took most of the summer off from writing. Well, not intentionally.  But ideas just weren’t coming to me, and finally I decided that, since I’d been pushing myself for a very long time, maybe it was time for a break, so I let myself go with the flow 🙂 But now suddenly ideas are flowing, and I’ve been hard at work these last couple weeks on Reluctant Rogue, the 5th book in my Wishes & Dreams paranormal romance series.

Plan for This Week:

Writing on Reluctant Rogue. I have no plans for anything this week except to write! That being said, we’re moving into Preptober for National Novel Writing Month. So I’ll be keeping an eye on their website to grab the banners and badges, and work up some graphics to use throughout November. But mostly…. writing!

Last Week’s Word Count:  6,117
Manuscript  Total: 58,361

My Facebook Group… You’re Invited!

I’ve created a private FB group for fans of my books! You’re invited to join Allie McCormack Book Fans group… in the membership question, just put that you were referred from my blog! 🙂

Monthly Newsletter

Also, last but not least, please subscribe to my monthly newsletter and keep up on important news, previews, cover reveals, and so forth, as well as a monthly excerpt from either published books or works in progress, and a Recipe of the Month!

In Other, Non-Writing-Related News……

• TikTok. Eh. I don’t feel like I’ll be a major presence there. It was fun, don’t get me wrong! But to successfully market there, you have to spend a LOT of time making videos and so forth, and that’s time I could spend writing. So I’ll make the occasional video, because really, it IS great fun! But I’m not going to make it my life’s work to be a significant presence there. Still, feel free to follow me over there!
• Uber. I drive for Uber fun, to get out of the house and honestly? Most of my passengers are tourists here in wine country, and they’ve got great energy, and I enjoy driving them to/from the vineyards, wine tasting rooms, restaurants, and the casino. Plus, it gets me out of the house and I get to enjoy the scenery and so forth. I generally have a blast when I’m out driving, and I come home all happy and hopped up on the excitement and fun I’ve had. That being said, the price of gas makes it too much of a loss. I’ve drawn a line in the sand; when the gas comes down to under $4.75/gallon, I’ll go back to driving. So far, that hasn’t happened 🙁

The Books

1. Truck Stop
2. Wishes in a Bottle (Wishes & Dreams #1)
3. A Gift of Jacinth (Wishes & Dreams #2)
4. SwanSong (Sons of the Desert #1)
5. Castles in the Sand (Sons of the Desert #2)
6. A Cat for Troy (Wishes & Dreams #3)
7. Wishes & Dreams Boxed Ebook Set (Books 1-3)
8. When Darkness Falls: Book I: The Palace
9. When Darkness Falls: Book II: The Dark Lord
10. When Darkness Falls: Book III: The Prophecy
11. When Darkness Falls: The Trilogy (Boxed eBook set)
12. An Almost Marriage: A Short Story
13. Coveted Mate (Wishes & Dreams #4)

The Manuscripts

1. In-Progress Manuscripts:
   1. RELUCTANT ROGUE, Wishes & Dreams #5
2. To Be Written Partial Manuscripts:
   1. FOXY LADY, Wishes & Dreams #6
   2. MICHAEL’S QUEST, Sons of the Desert #3
   3. BEHIND THE CLOUDS, spin-off of Sons of the Desert
   4. INTO THE STORM, spin-off of Sons of the Desert
3. Planned Manuscripts:
   1. Short Story: Amanda & Julian, spin-off of Wishes in a Bottle
   2. Short Story: Dragon Prince, spin-off of When Darkness Falls

THIS WEEK’S WRITING PLAN

(Not in any particular order, except if indicated)

1. Write!
2. Write!
3. Write!

Last Week:

I’d hoped to dive straight-away into Reluctant Rogue, once Coveted Mate came out but… uh, yeah. That didn’t happen. I was absolutely exhausted from the Release Day tasks! However, Friday I got started, and now I’m back at work.

This Week:

I’ve got 38,624 words already written on Reluctant Rogue. What I plan to do first is go through and clean up that very rough draft, and let that momentum carry forward. I have no plans for anything this week except to write!

You’re Invited!

I’ve created a private FB group for fans of my books! You’re invited to join Allie McCormack Book Fans group… in the membership question, just put that you were referred from my blog! 🙂

Last Week’s Word Count

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Pre-Orders

• Reluctant Rogue (Wishes & Dreams #5) is also available for pre-order on Amazon. As soon as I get the book cover, I’ll get it up for pre-order at the other retailers. The release date is set for July, but I hope to move that date up, once I get Coveted Mate released.
• Foxy Lady (Wishes & Dreams #6) is available for pre-order on Amazon. Again, once I get the book cover, I’ll get it up for pre-order at the other retailers. The release date is set for October, but I hope to move that date up, once I get Coveted Mate released.

Monthly Newsletter

Also, last but not least, please subscribe to my monthly newsletter and keep up on important news, previews, cover reveals, and so forth, as well as a monthly excerpt from either published books or works in progress, and a Recipe of the Month!

In Other, Non-Writing-Related News……

• TikTok. I’m still going absolutely nuts over on TikTok! I’m doing book reviews, and all kinds of random stuff, like Darling Daughter quotes, pics of my cat, pics of my fireplace (on Youtube, LOL) at night late, memes, just anything that strikes me to do in the moment. I’m having a total blast! Feel free to follow me over there!
• Uber. Omnicron has finally significantly died down in my county, so I’m back to driving on the weekends (when I feel like it). I don’t need the money, I drive for fun, to get out of the house and honestly? Most of my passengers are tourists here in wine country, and they’ve got great energy, and I enjoy driving them to/from the vineyards, wine tasting rooms, restaurants, and the casino. Plus, it gets me out of the house and I get to enjoy the scenery and so forth. I generally have a blast when I’m out driving, and I come home all happy and hopped up on the excitement and fun I’ve had.

The Books

1. Truck Stop
2. Wishes in a Bottle (Wishes & Dreams #1)
3. A Gift of Jacinth (Wishes & Dreams #2)
4. SwanSong (Sons of the Desert #1)
5. Castles in the Sand (Sons of the Desert #2)
6. A Cat for Troy (Wishes & Dreams #3)
7. Wishes & Dreams Boxed Ebook Set (Books 1-3)
8. When Darkness Falls: Book I: The Palace
9. When Darkness Falls: Book II: The Dark Lord
10. When Darkness Falls: Book III: The Prophecy
11. When Darkness Falls: The Trilogy (Boxed eBook set)
12. An Almost Marriage: A Short Story
13. Coveted Mate (Wishes & Dreams #4)

The Manuscripts

1. In-Progress Manuscripts:
   1. RELUCTANT ROGUE, Wishes & Dreams #5
2. To Be Written Partial Manuscripts:
   1. FOXY LADY, Wishes & Dreams #6
   2. MICHAEL’S QUEST, Sons of the Desert #3
   3. BEHIND THE CLOUDS, spin-off of Sons of the Desert
   4. INTO THE STORM, spin-off of Sons of the Desert
3. Planned Manuscripts:
   1. Short Story: Amanda & Julian, spin-off of Wishes in a Bottle

THIS WEEK’S WRITING PLAN

(Not in any particular order, except if indicated)

1. Write!
2. Write!
3. Write!

Last Week:

We’re at the finish line! I got the final manuscripts uploaded and the ebooks are all set to release on March 1st!  I’ve got the print editions ready to go… at midnight on March 1st, all I have to do is hit that Publish button, and we’re good!

This Week:

I’m diving into the next manuscript, Reluctant Rogue, right away. I’ve already got 38k written in very rough draft form, and it’s uploaded to my Kindle. I’m going to go through that and edit it and get it cleaned up and polished, which I’m thinking right there should bring us up to 50k, well over the half-way point for my word count target of 90k for the finished book. That’s this week’s project, plus obsessively checking the sales and (hopefully) reviews of Coveted Mate as they come in!!

You’re Invited!

I’ve created a private FB group for fans of my books! You’re invited to join Allie McCormack Book Fans group… in the membership question, just put that you were referred from my blog! 🙂

Last Week’s Word Count

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Pre-Orders

• Coveted Mate (Wishes & Dreams #4) is finished and scheduled for release on March 1, 2022, and is available for pre-order now!
• Reluctant Rogue (Wishes & Dreams #5) is also available for pre-order on Amazon. As soon as I get the book cover, I’ll get it up for pre-order at the other retailers. The release date is set for July, but I hope to move that date up, once I get Coveted Mate released.
• Foxy Lady (Wishes & Dreams #6) is available for pre-order on Amazon. Again, once I get the book cover, I’ll get it up for pre-order at the other retailers. The release date is set for October, but I hope to move that date up, once I get Coveted Mate released.

Monthly Newsletter

Also, last but not least, please subscribe to my monthly newsletter and keep up on important news, previews, cover reveals, and so forth, as well as a monthly excerpt from either published books or works in progress, and a Recipe of the Month!

In Other, Non-Writing-Related News……

• TikTok. I’m still going absolutely nuts over on TikTok! I’m doing book reviews, and all kinds of random stuff, like Darling Daughter quotes, pics of my cat, pics of my fireplace (on Youtube, LOL) at night late, memes, just anything that strikes me to do in the moment. I’m having a total blast! Feel free to follow me over there!
• Uber. Omnicron has finally significantly died down in my county, so I’m back to driving on the weekends (when I feel like it). I don’t need the money, I drive for fun, to get out of the house and honestly? Most of my passengers are tourists here in wine country, and they’ve got great energy, and I enjoy driving them to/from the vineyards, wine tasting rooms, restaurants, and the casino. Plus, it gets me out of the house and I get to enjoy the scenery and so forth. I generally have a blast when I’m out driving, and I come home all happy and hopped up on the excitement and fun I’ve had.

The Books

1. Truck Stop
2. Wishes in a Bottle (Wishes & Dreams #1)
3. A Gift of Jacinth (Wishes & Dreams #2)
4. SwanSong (Sons of the Desert #1)
5. Castles in the Sand (Sons of the Desert #2)
6. A Cat for Troy (Wishes & Dreams #3)
7. Wishes & Dreams Boxed Ebook Set (Books 1-3)
8. When Darkness Falls: Book I: The Palace
9. When Darkness Falls: Book II: The Dark Lord
10. When Darkness Falls: Book III: The Prophecy
11. When Darkness Falls: The Trilogy (Boxed eBook set)
12. An Almost Marriage: A Short Story

The Manuscripts

1. Finished Manuscripts, DONE!:
   1. COVETED MATE, Wishes & Dreams #4
2. In-Progress Manuscripts:
   1. RELUCTANT ROGUE, Wishes & Dreams #5
3. To Be Written Partial Manuscripts:
   1. FOXY LADY, Wishes & Dreams #6
   2. MICHAEL’S QUEST, Sons of the Desert #3
   3. BEHIND THE CLOUDS, spin-off of Sons of the Desert
   4. INTO THE STORM, spin-off of Sons of the Desert
4. Planned Manuscripts:
   1. Short Story: Amanda & Julian, spin-off of Wishes in a Bottle

THIS WEEK’S WRITING PLAN

(Not in any particular order, except if indicated)

1. Continue edits of Coveted Mate
2. Make more TikTok videos!

You’re Invited!

I’ve created a private FB group for fans of my books! You’re invited to join Allie McCormack Book Fans group… in the membership question, just put that you were referred from my blog! 🙂

Last Week:

I’ve gotten over half of the final read-through of Coveted Mate finished. We had a bit of a set-back when I had a sudden flash of inspiration to add Remi, the young, mischievous Djinn from When Darkness Falls, to the longer-term plot line, so I had to go back to chapters 8 and 9 and work him in. That took most of a day, as I had to do some re-arranging of the scenes, the scene flow, etc.

This Week:

I plan to finish up the read-through this weekend and get it off to the proofreaders.

Last Week’s Word Count

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Pre-Orders

• Coveted Mate (Wishes & Dreams #4) is scheduled for release on March 1, 2022, and is available for pre-order now!
• Reluctant Rogue (Wishes & Dreams #5) is also available for pre-order on Amazon. As soon as I get the book cover, I’ll get it up for pre-order at the other retailers. The release date is set for July, but I hope to move that date up, once I get Coveted Mate released.
• Foxy Lady (Wishes & Dreams #6) is available for pre-order on Amazon. Again, once I get the book cover, I’ll get it up for pre-order at the other retailers. The release date is set for October, but I hope to move that date up, once I get Coveted Mate released.

Monthly Newsletter

Also, last but not least, please subscribe to my monthly newsletter and keep up on important news, previews, cover reveals, and so forth, as well as a monthly excerpt from either published books or works in progress, and a Recipe of the Month!

In Other, Non-Writing-Related News……

• TikTok. I’m still going absolutely nuts over on TikTok! I’m doing book reviews, and all kinds of random stuff, like Darling Daughter quotes, pics of my cat, pics of my fireplace (on Youtube, LOL) at night late, memes, just anything that strikes me to do in the moment. I’m having a total blast! Feel free to follow me over there!
• Uber. I’m back to NOT driving, because of the Omnicron surge. I don’t need the money, I drive for fun, to get out of the house and honestly? Most of my passengers are tourists here in wine country, and they’ve got great energy, and I enjoy driving them to/from the vineyards, wine tasting rooms, restaurants, and the casino. Plus, it gets me out of the house and I get to enjoy the scenery and so forth. But for now, I’ll wait til the risk factor subsides.

The Books

1. Truck Stop
2. Wishes in a Bottle (Wishes & Dreams #1)
3. A Gift of Jacinth (Wishes & Dreams #2)
4. SwanSong (Sons of the Desert #1)
5. Castles in the Sand (Sons of the Desert #2)
6. A Cat for Troy (Wishes & Dreams #3)
7. Wishes & Dreams Boxed Ebook Set (Books 1-3)
8. When Darkness Falls: Book I: The Palace
9. When Darkness Falls: Book II: The Dark Lord
10. When Darkness Falls: Book III: The Prophecy
11. When Darkness Falls: The Trilogy (Boxed eBook set)
12. An Almost Marriage: A Short Story

The Manuscripts

1. Finished Manuscripts, in Final Read-Through:
   1. COVETED MATE, Wishes & Dreams #4
2. In-Progress Manuscripts:
   1. RELUCTANT ROGUE, Wishes & Dreams #5
3. To Be Written Partial Manuscripts:
   1. FOXY LADY, Wishes & Dreams #6
   2. MICHAEL’S QUEST, Sons of the Desert #3
   3. BEHIND THE CLOUDS, spin-off of Sons of the Desert
   4. INTO THE STORM, spin-off of Sons of the Desert
4. Planned Manuscripts:
   1. Short Story: Amanda & Julian, spin-off of Wishes in a Bottle

THIS WEEK’S WRITING PLAN

(Not in any particular order, except if indicated)

1. Continue edits of Coveted Mate
2. Make more TikTok videos!

Last Week:

Last week was split between two projects: Working on beta reader feedback for Coveted Mate, and studying Facebook ads metric, in tandem with taking Mark Dawson’s Ads for Authors. Which is a good thing, because if I spend too much time focused intensely on one project I get burn-out, so splitting my time and energy actually works. But I do have to shout here:

I DID IT!!! I FINISHED ALL THE EDITS FOR COVETED MATE!!!!!

Okay, now I’ve got that out of my system <grins> I also got my FB ads up and running, to the point that I can walk away from them now and let them run and do their thing. I just need to check on them and tweak as necessary, but for now, they’re good.

This Week:

In a few minutes, I’m going to compile and upload the manuscript for Coveted Mate from Scrivener to my Mac Mini and format it in Vellum, then download it to my Kindle for a full read-through. I’ve found that by reading it in this fashion, on the Kindle rather than on my PC, I’m more likely to catch things that I want to change. Somehow the different reading experience helps me to not skim over text that I’m already over-familiar with. Once the read-through is done, it’s going off to my two final proofreaders. Hopefully I’ll be able to get that to them tomorrow or Monday.

Last Week’s Word Count

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Pre-Orders

• Coveted Mate (Wishes & Dreams #4) is scheduled for release in March 2022, and is available for pre-order now!
• Reluctant Rogue (Wishes & Dreams #5) is also available for pre-order on Amazon. As soon as I get the book cover, I’ll get it up for pre-order at the other retailers. The release date is set for July, but I hope to move that date up, once I get Coveted Mate released.
• Foxy Lady (Wishes & Dreams #6) is available for pre-order on Amazon. Again, once I get the book cover, I’ll get it up for pre-order at the other retailers. The release date is set for October, but I hope to move that date up, once I get Coveted Mate released.

Monthly Newsletter

Also, last but not least, please subscribe to my monthly newsletter and keep up on important news, previews, cover reveals, and so forth, as well as a monthly excerpt from either published books or works in progress, and a Recipe of the Month!

In Other, Non-Writing-Related News……

• TikTok. I’m still going absolutely nuts over on TikTok! I’m doing book reviews, and all kinds of random stuff, like Darling Daughter quotes, pics of my cat, pics of my fireplace (on Youtube, LOL) at night late, memes, just anything that strikes me to do in the moment. I’m having a total blast! Feel free to follow me over there!
• Uber. I’m back to NOT driving, because of the Omnicron surge. I don’t need the money, I drive for fun, to get out of the house and honestly? Most of my passengers are tourists here in wine country, and they’ve got great energy, and I enjoy driving them to/from the vineyards, wine tasting rooms, restaurants, and the casino. Plus, it gets me out of the house and I get to enjoy the scenery and so forth. But for now, I’ll wait til the risk factor subsides.

The Books

1. Truck Stop
2. Wishes in a Bottle (Wishes & Dreams #1)
3. A Gift of Jacinth (Wishes & Dreams #2)
4. SwanSong (Sons of the Desert #1)
5. Castles in the Sand (Sons of the Desert #2)
6. A Cat for Troy (Wishes & Dreams #3)
7. Wishes & Dreams Boxed Ebook Set (Books 1-3)
8. When Darkness Falls: Book I: The Palace
9. When Darkness Falls: Book II: The Dark Lord
10. When Darkness Falls: Book III: The Prophecy
11. When Darkness Falls: The Trilogy (Boxed eBook set)
12. An Almost Marriage: A Short Story

The Manuscripts

1. Finished Manuscripts, in Final Read-Through:
   1. COVETED MATE, Wishes & Dreams #4
2. In-Progress Manuscripts:
   1. RELUCTANT ROGUE, Wishes & Dreams #5
3. To Be Written Partial Manuscripts:
   1. FOXY LADY, Wishes & Dreams #6
   2. MICHAEL’S QUEST, Sons of the Desert #3
   3. BEHIND THE CLOUDS, spin-off of Sons of the Desert
   4. INTO THE STORM, spin-off of Sons of the Desert
4. Planned Manuscripts:
   1. Short Story: Amanda & Julian, spin-off of Wishes in a Bottle

THIS WEEK’S WRITING PLAN

(Not in any particular order, except if indicated)

1. Continue edits of Coveted Mate
2. Make more TikTok videos!

Last Week:

I’m still working on feedback for Coveted Mate from my beta readers. Still no major issues!

I’ve taken a course on TikTok for Authors, and it’s amaaaaaaaaaaazing!!!! I went from 76 followers to 822, and more following me every few minutes! I’ve gone live on camera, something I NEVER thought I would EVER do. I mean, I’m no spring chicken. But I thought, you know, this is who I am. Just stand up and own it. So, I did and I’m having the most TERRIFIC time! Feel free to follow me over there! I’m doing book reviews, some “story behind the story” videos, and some just fun stuff!

This Week:

This coming week it’s going to be all about the feedback and making edits on Coveted Mate as necessary. And, more TikTok videos!

Last Week’s Word Count

Coveted Mate: 456 (total for WIP: 106,718)

Pre-Orders

• Coveted Mate (Wishes & Dreams #4) is scheduled for release in March 2022, and is available for pre-order now!
• Reluctant Rogue (Wishes & Dreams #5) is also available for pre-order on Amazon. As soon as I get the book cover, I’ll get it up for pre-order at the other retailers. The release date is set for July, but I hope to move that date up, once I get Coveted Mate released.
• Foxy Lady (Wishes & Dreams #6) is available for pre-order on Amazon. Again, once I get the book cover, I’ll get it up for pre-order at the other retailers. The release date is set for October, but I hope to move that date up, once I get Coveted Mate released.

Monthly Newsletter

Also, last but not least, please subscribe to my monthly newsletter and keep up on important news, previews, cover reveals, and so forth, as well as a monthly excerpt from either published books or works in progress, and a Recipe of the Month!

In Other, Non-Writing-Related News……

• Uber! I’m back to NOT driving, because of the Omnicron surge. I don’t need the money, I drive for fun, to get out of the house and honestly? Most of my passengers are tourists here in wine country, and they’ve got great energy, and I enjoy driving them to/from the vineyards, wine tasting rooms, restaurants, and the casino. Plus, it gets me out of the house and I get to enjoy the scenery and so forth. But for now, I’ll wait til the risk factor subsides.

The Books

1. Truck Stop
2. Wishes in a Bottle (Wishes & Dreams #1)
3. A Gift of Jacinth (Wishes & Dreams #2)
4. SwanSong (Sons of the Desert #1)
5. Castles in the Sand (Sons of the Desert #2)
6. A Cat for Troy (Wishes & Dreams #3)
7. Wishes & Dreams Boxed Ebook Set (Books 1-3)
8. When Darkness Falls: Book I: The Palace
9. When Darkness Falls: Book II: The Dark Lord
10. When Darkness Falls: Book III: The Prophecy
11. When Darkness Falls: The Trilogy (Boxed eBook set)
12. An Almost Marriage: A Short Story

The Manuscripts

1. Finished Manuscripts, in Editing:
   1. COVETED MATE, Wishes & Dreams #4
2. In-Progress Manuscripts:
   1. RELUCTANT ROGUE, Wishes & Dreams #5
3. To Be Written Partial Manuscripts:
   1. FOXY LADY, Wishes & Dreams #6
   2. MICHAEL’S QUEST, Sons of the Desert #3
   3. BEHIND THE CLOUDS, spin-off of Sons of the Desert
   4. INTO THE STORM, spin-off of Sons of the Desert
4. Planned Manuscripts:
   1. Short Story: Amanda & Julian, spin-off of Wishes in a Bottle

THIS WEEK’S WRITING PLAN

(Not in any particular order, except if indicated)

1. Continue edits of Coveted Mate
2. Make more TikTok videos!

National Novel Writing Month: Recap!

National Novel Writing Month is over, and I won! I hit 50,236 words on the 27th of November, and spent the rest of the month curled up in my recliner whimpering. Not exaggerating (much). It took a lot out of me, that last week’s push to the end, but I am totally, ecstatically happy with the results. I brought Coveted Mate from 67k to 93k… well within my target goal of 100k +/- 10k. So now mostly I have to do transitioning work between scenes, and some added characterization work, and make sure there are no plot holes, and it’ll be ready to go out for the first round of beta reading.

The next book in the series is Reluctant Rogue, and during NaNo I brought that along from 12k to 38k. I’m pleased with what I’ve got written so far, and excited to get started on  finishing it, just as soon as I get Coveted Mate off to the proofreader (the step after beta reading edits)!

As an additional benefit of all that creative flow, I woke up on the morning of November 30th with the idea for yet the next book in Wishes & Dreams! I spent 48 hours in my recliner staring into the distance with unfocused gaze as I worked on the scene that had come to me, and at 4:30 a.m. on the 2nd, I crawled out of bed and attacked my keyboard. By the end of the day I had the first chapter written, with 3,500 words. Now I’ve got a wrap on that, the story idea has receded enough for me to be able to put my focus on finishing Coveted Mate. I do have a title for it, though! This one will be Foxy Lady, as the heroine is… yep, you guessed it… a red fox shapeshifter!

Final Official NaNo Word Count

Coveted Mate: 24,955 words for a total of 92,750 words
Reluctant Rogue: 26,363 words, for a total of 38,624 words
Week Total: 15,757 words
NaNoWriMo Total: 51,318 words

Coveted Mate & Reluctant Rogue

Coveted Mate is scheduled for release in March 2022, and is available for pre-order now!!!

Reluctant Rogue is also available for pre-order on Amazon. As soon as I get the book cover, I’ll get it up for pre-order at the other retailers. The release date is set for July, but I hope to move that date up, once I get Coveted Mate released.

BookBrush

I was turned on to BookBrush.com by authors in the Wide for the Win group. I signed up, then participated in a zoom conference call showing the various ways to use it, and I proceeded to sign up for the ultimate plan! It is FABULOUS, and I’ve been making animated creatives (marketing ads for social media, etc.) like crazy! I made a YouTube playlist just for the creatives (as opposed to the book trailers, which have their own playlist), and I’m uploading the creatives as I get them done.

Here is one of them, as a sample:

Monthly Newsletter

Also, last but not least, please subscribe to my monthly newsletter and keep up on important news, previews, cover reveals, and so forth, as well as a monthly excerpt from either published books or works in progress, and a Recipe of the Month!

Speaking of BookBrush, yes, I made an animated creative for this, too! 😉

In Other, Non-Writing-Related News……

• Coronavirus, of course. I’ve been vaccinated, and scheduled to have my booster shot in December.
• Uber! I didn’t do any driving during November, because… NaNo! But I’ll be back to driving, mostly on weekends, to take the tourists about, ferrying them back and forth to and from the hotels, restaurants, vineyards, and the casino. I love the tourists as passengers, because they’re always happy because they’re on vacation, and there’s lots of good energy flowing!

The Books

1. Truck Stop
2. Wishes in a Bottle (Wishes & Dreams #1)
3. A Gift of Jacinth (Wishes & Dreams #2)
4. SwanSong (Sons of the Desert #1)
5. Castles in the Sand (Sons of the Desert #2)
6. A Cat for Troy (Wishes & Dreams #3)
7. Wishes & Dreams Boxed Ebook Set (Books 1-3)
8. When Darkness Falls: Book I: The Palace
9. When Darkness Falls: Book II: The Dark Lord
10. When Darkness Falls: Book III: The Prophecy
11. When Darkness Falls: The Trilogy (Boxed eBook set)
12. An Almost Marriage: A Short Story
13. Coveted Mate (Wishes & Dreams #4) (on pre-order)
14. Reluctant Rogue (Wishes & Dreams #5) (on pre-order)

The Manuscripts

1. In-Progress Manuscripts:
   1. COVETED MATE, Wishes & Dreams #4
   2. RELUCTANT ROGUE, Wishes & Dreams #5
2. To Be Written Partial Manuscripts:
   1. MICHAEL’S QUEST, Sons of the Desert #3
   2. BEHIND THE CLOUDS, spin-off of Sons of the Desert
   3. INTO THE STORM, spin-off of Sons of the Desert
3. Planned Manuscripts:
   1. HATED MATE, Wishes & Dreams #6
   2. Short Story: Amanda & Julian, spin-off of Wishes in a Bottle

THIS WEEK’S WRITING PLAN

(Not in any particular order, except if indicated)

1. Work on finishing the first draft of Coveted Mate