#Writing Wednesday - December 13th 2017

I had planned to do two more blog tours. One to promote my Magical Chapters Trilogy, and the other to promote my Zeena Dragon Fae series. They've been out as eBooks and paperbacks for a while, of course, but I was going to promote those books as they became available in audio - like I did for my other series books. But I've cancelled the other two tours I was going to do. I will post an announcement when the books are available - like I've been doing for my stand alone stories - but won't be doing the actual blog tours.

The main reason they're cancelled is that delays in production mean we're behind schedule on those particular books. I won't bore you with the details as to what caused the delays. All you need to know is that the delays exist, but production is moving along slowly.

I did consider just delaying the blog tours, but in the end decided to just cancel them completely, because it's easier that way, and I have to think of what's easier for myself sometimes, in order to preserve whatever still remains of my health and sanity - neither of which are in particularly good shape these days, but we won't get in to discussions about that right now.

Besides, the three blog tours I did do - combined with how many times I've mentioned it on here, as well as on Twitter and Facebook - should make it clear that I'm working on getting my backlist of books all available in audio, and it will give people a break from seeing me appear on those other blogs for a while. Maybe they'll be glad to see me back when I actually have something new published? I hope they will, anyhow.

In the meantime, audiobook production continues to move forward - in fact, I'll be posting about two more of my books being available in audio during this next week - and I continue to attempt to get some actual writing time in.

Speaking of writing...

Are you a writer who writes fantasy? Then you may like to take a look at these eight tips for writing a fantasy novel.

On the other hand, if it's mystery you write, you may like to check out these eight tips for writing a mystery novel.

Regardless of the genre your writing usually falls under, if you're struggling to get your muse to visit, try these ways to goose your muse, and you should soon have plenty of ideas to work with.

When you finally get the ideas flowwing, remember that every story needs closure of some kind, so here's a post that lists some different types of closure. Also, this post may help you to determine if your book needs an epilogue.

No matter what you write, or how you plan to end it, if you say you're going to write it tomorrow, make sure you really mean it, and then make sure you follow through. If you feel you can't for some reason, chances are you're probably over thinking it - again.

Last, but certainly not least, be careful of writer burnout. Take care of yourself first!