Grave Undertakings Delayed…

You've probably heard the saying "you never get a second chance to make a first impression". It's a good one – and true. Sadly, my worry is much more of the "there's always time to ruin that first impression" variety.

My debut novel Asylum Lake made quite a splash (I know – it's too early for puns) and although Grave Undertakings is a sequel there was one major change in the process to bring it to print – I hired an editor.  You see, I acted as a lone wolf on Asylum Lake – author, editor, publisher…hell, I even had to fetch my own beer from the fridge. It was a lot of work but I enjoyed every single minute of it.

At the end of the day, however, it proved to be just too much. The dreaded typos got me – not a lot, but just enough to torture my type A personality. To avoid the same mistakes I hired an editor for Grave Undertakings. What started as simple line/copy editing somehow evolved.  I started listening to my editor's advice instead of the creepy little voice inside my head.  NOTE TO SELF: CREEPY VOICE IS ALWAYS RIGHT!

The galleys came back this week and I took a great deal of time in re-reading the story. Needless to say, it's been a rough couple of days. So here's my announcement – the May 26th shelf date for Grave Undertakings is being pushed back. Just how far is undetermined at this point. I will say this, however, Grave Undertakings will be read under the summer sun – and you'll still get the chills!

I'll keep you up to date on my progress and will let be announcing the new shelf date here first.  On a positive note, if you haven't taken the plunge into Asylum Lake there's still time. You can find it on Amazon HERE or autographed print copies HERE.