2013 has been a whirlwind of a year, hasn't it?
It is hard to believe I published the first Ancients book a
little over a year ago – and the huge changes in my life as a result. I know
you will eventually tell me to shut-it if I say it EVERY day, but truly – THANK
YOU!!! – for coming along on this adventure and for sharing yourselves with
me. I am blessed by the experience of
getting to know so many new people this past year.
Your contributions to my world – your comments, your interactions
on the FB page, you joining me in my silliness on a regular basis, your
reviews, and so much more – have brightened my world on a regular basis. You
are not merely readers or reviewers - you are people in my personal realm and
the gift of your time and your friendship is precious. Thank you. XO
So, what kind of trouble can we get ourselves into at the
start of 2014?
New Books
First – Mistaken, Ancients of Light #4, will be released in
the Spring of 2014. I will firm up the exact release date once I see how the completion of the first draft progresses over
the course of the next month. I am
working on the cover design and hope to do a reveal near the end of 2013 or
very early in January.
In addition to beginning work on #5 (Maeve’s book - yet to
be titled), I am going to try to release one of the short stories that I mentioned
earlier this year. I cannot promise that
it will be Dunkirk’s story – but he is one of the many possible ones that I am
toying with now. Do not worry – if he is
not the first short that is released, his story will come. We all need more Dunkirk to love.
Old Books
I am thrilled to announce that I have found a fabulous
editor that I am now working with on the first three books in the series. You have all been so wonderful with your
reviews and your love of the series and the characters - you have really pushed
the series into a successful place and it is time I take this step. Had I known
what I was doing and had the contacts in the beginning of this adventure, the
wisest thing would have been to have Kathy make them all shiny and pretty
before my initial release. I am learning
as I go though, and it took time to find someone that I trust with Kat and crew.
The content will not change, but when Kathy is finished, I
will know that I have presented them in the most professional format possible. I owe it to the stories, to those of you that
continue to promote and recommend the books, and to those that will read them
in the future. I will let you know as
each is re-released after Kathy completes her magic (I believe Amazon and
B&N will let you download updated versions for free, and if not, you will
just have to message me and let me know that they are being persnickety if you decide
you want the newest release).
Realm of Possibilities – Ancients of Light street team
Near the end of 2013 I will finalize plans for the Street
team. So many of you have gone above and
beyond in promoting the series and I appreciate those personal ongoing
endeavors on your part. So, for those of you already doing it, and those of you
that want to, I am putting together a team to help get the word out about
giveaways, promotions, releases, and just about the series in general. In appreciation of those efforts, you will
get advance copies of the series books – pre-release- and other goodies. I plan to solicit ideas from everyone
regarding exactly what types of items would be the best to receive in
appreciation for your awesomeness. So,
look for more posts related to that before the end of the year.
Series PR
In conjunction with the PR provided by the street team, I
have also begun working with a fabulous person on PR for the series. Iris is helping
me with the management of that side of my writing in general (because life is
so crazy right now I cannot keep up on my own any longer). The great thing is that there will be lots of
reviews, feature guest posts, interviews, series features, etc. over the course
of the coming months.
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That is just a quick preview of some of the things coming at the start of 2014. There will be lots more and I am excited
to see where this next year takes us.
Thank you for being here with me!
XOXO
~Heather
