I lost steam on book 2 of When Darkness Falls, I’m not sure why, but Saturday morning I woke up with a scene idea for ShadowCat, which is the next book in the Wishes & Dreams paranormal romance, after A Cat for Troy. Since I have no deadlines on anything, and no particular reason to not change WIPs, and both are about 50k from being done, I switched to ShadowCat and added a couple thousand words to my manuscript! I’m thinking of continuing on that one, since reviews are starting to trickle in for A Cat for Troy and also the first two books in the series, saying they want more!

ShadowCat, by the way, is a working title. I’m currently brainstorming with my daughter for an official title for it! Stay tuned!

For now, I’m remaining flexible on which of these two projects I’m working on… until one of them takes off! Then I’ll stay with that one and see it through to publication.

Also, I have the covers for When Darkness Falls for my In the Loop patrons on Patreon … please consider supporting me as an author, and enjoy seeing these lovely covers long before anyone else!

Do remember that A Cat for Troy is available for preorder on Amazon at the special pre-order price of 99 cents. Release day is March 4, 2021, and it will be available as paperback as well as Kindle.

 

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In Other, Non-Writing-Related News……

• Coronavirus, of course. I’ve been in self-imposed #stayhome since March 15th, when I read this article by a journalist in Italy. I’m staying home and safe, and hope you are, too!

 

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)

 

The Manuscripts

1. Finished Manuscripts, major revisions in progress prior to 2nd wave of beta reading:
   1. WHEN DARKNESS FALLS (208,900 words, as follows:)
      1. Book 1: The Palace (79,000) (almost done… really!)
      2. Book 2: The Dark Lord (90,500) (up next)
      3. Book 3: The Prophecy (39,400)
   2. A CAT FOR TROY, Wishes & Dreams #3
2. In-Progress Manuscripts:
   1. MICHAEL’S QUEST, Sons of the Desert #3
   2. SHADOW CAT, Wishes & Dreams #4
3. To Be Written Partial Manuscripts:
   1. BEHIND THE CLOUDS, spin-off of Sons of the Desert
   2. INTO THE STORM, spin-off of Sons of the Desert
   3. Short Story: Amanda & Julian, spin-off of Wishes in a Bottle
4. Planned Manuscripts:
   1. HATED MATE, Wishes & Dreams #5
   2. UNNAMED, Wishes & Dreams #6

 

THIS WEEK’S WRITING PLAN

(Not in any particular order except as indicated)

1. Working on When Darkness Falls and/or ShadowCat.
2. Come up with an official title for ShadowCat.
3. Working on the February newsletter.
4. Keep staying home and safe.