Works in Progress (WiPs)

Hi writers and readers

I note from the date that I've not blogged for some time. Lots of things happening in my life which required attention, but I've been writing away, so time to report.

My first ebook The Emerald Serpent was launched on Amazon in Oct 2015 and I've just launched my second, Heart Hunter, in Oct 2016. I hadn't realised a whole year had gone until I glanced at the dates today.

Despite being launched, these remain WiPs. I have been navigating CreateSpace with The Emerald Serpent to produce my first pbook, and I'm almost there. Up to second proof stage.

As I am now an independent publisher, it is up to me to ensure my books are top quality and mistake free, and this takes time. So, the ebook The Emerald Serpent remains a WiP because I've noticed small glitches which I have fixed and uploaded. One of the great benefits of epublishing is that you can take immediate action to fix any errors.

The other great benefit is that you learn great new skills. Getting Heart Hunter onto Amazon took far less time than The Emerald Serpent. Heart Hunter will also be a pbook but when it has time to settle and when The Emerald Serpent is shiny, new and done. Of course there is the need to use other platforms like Smashwords to increase outlets, but I prefer to bed down my learning and do things well, rather than quickly.

So, one ebook and one pbook for 2016! But wait! There's more! Satalyte Press will be releasing The Third Moon this year as well. I have been lucky to have a hybrid mix and have a great commercial publisher like Satalyte Press take on this other project.

With The Emerald Serpent at proof stage with the pbook, and Heart Hunter newly launched, I've finally got back to my Angel series begun in 2013. The first of the trilogy: Angel Blood, should be out as an ebook this year as the manuscript is at final edit. Book 2 is at an earlier draft stage, so I'm guessing by mid 2017 for that one, and Book 3 by year's end. I will update you on my progress.

Cheers