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Book 2: It's a Wrap
I know, I know… it’s been a while since my last blog. But I have a great excuse. Besides raising two teenagers, trying to be an attentive wife, and working forty hours a week, I’ve been steeped–and I mean deeply steeped–in the lives of Kate, Ian, and the rest. We’ve been on yet another adventure full of mystery and intrigue and, of course, a little bit of romance.
The Archer takes us away from the Village and toward Eden–a paradise city of lights, or so Kate believes. The journey is full of the unexpected. Many questions will be answered, and many more will be raised. And readers, you are in for a treat. Not only will you see all the wonderfulness that is Ian and Kate as their relationship develops, but you will also come to know Justin on a much more intimate level. He has become one of my most endearing characters, and I hope I’ve done him justice. I think some of you may even decide to crush on him a little. Diana will be there with Tabitha, of course, and you’ll also meet a gaggle of new cast members, including Ian’s parents and his old flame, Bethany (sort of, wink, wink.) And we can’t forget Ian’s baby sister, Ava.
And I know the real question; the one that’s been plaguing all of your minds: What is it about the Boys of Eden???? Are they from another planet? No. Did they get bitten by a radioactive spider? Uh…. closer, but, no. You will just have to wait and see.
I always have a bittersweet taste in my mouth at the completion of a novel, and I’m a little bit sad that the creative part of my journey in The Archer is over. All that’s left is the final touches: revising, editing, cover art, oh, and the book jacket spiel, which is really giving me headaches at the moment. What to write, what to write? But… it always comes together.
Some of my writing friends are finishing up an entire series. So I ask you, how does it feel to be almost finished, or already done? Thinking about that comes awfully close to thinking about my son graduating from high school next year. **whispers~ I just don’t think about it.** At least I get to look forward to creating a book or two more before I have to say goodbye to Kate.
I am looking forward to doing a little less writing and a little more reading, I must say. My stack of “books I want to read” is growing ever taller.
So I leave you now with this final thought from The Archer:
“The world is big. Bigger than I’d ever imagined. Bigger than I’d ever hoped. And now that I am in the world, I am terrified. I don’t know who I am outside the Village. But I will learn.” ~Kate
The Archer takes us away from the Village and toward Eden–a paradise city of lights, or so Kate believes. The journey is full of the unexpected. Many questions will be answered, and many more will be raised. And readers, you are in for a treat. Not only will you see all the wonderfulness that is Ian and Kate as their relationship develops, but you will also come to know Justin on a much more intimate level. He has become one of my most endearing characters, and I hope I’ve done him justice. I think some of you may even decide to crush on him a little. Diana will be there with Tabitha, of course, and you’ll also meet a gaggle of new cast members, including Ian’s parents and his old flame, Bethany (sort of, wink, wink.) And we can’t forget Ian’s baby sister, Ava.
And I know the real question; the one that’s been plaguing all of your minds: What is it about the Boys of Eden???? Are they from another planet? No. Did they get bitten by a radioactive spider? Uh…. closer, but, no. You will just have to wait and see.
I always have a bittersweet taste in my mouth at the completion of a novel, and I’m a little bit sad that the creative part of my journey in The Archer is over. All that’s left is the final touches: revising, editing, cover art, oh, and the book jacket spiel, which is really giving me headaches at the moment. What to write, what to write? But… it always comes together.
Some of my writing friends are finishing up an entire series. So I ask you, how does it feel to be almost finished, or already done? Thinking about that comes awfully close to thinking about my son graduating from high school next year. **whispers~ I just don’t think about it.** At least I get to look forward to creating a book or two more before I have to say goodbye to Kate.
I am looking forward to doing a little less writing and a little more reading, I must say. My stack of “books I want to read” is growing ever taller.
So I leave you now with this final thought from The Archer:
“The world is big. Bigger than I’d ever imagined. Bigger than I’d ever hoped. And now that I am in the world, I am terrified. I don’t know who I am outside the Village. But I will learn.” ~Kate
