#AmCurrently: Too Much Going On In March

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Does anybody else remember when March was a hopeful month, because we knew that, for the most part, winter was almost over?

This March, on the other hand, is making winter feel like it’s neverending.

There are too many things floating around my brain lately, and this made the idea of crafting a blog post rather intimidating. Trying to narrow it down to one topic just seemed…AAARGHHH. Anyway, that’s why, in the end, I decided to just cover it all right now.

Life:

For those of you who follow me on Twitter and Facebook, you’ll already be aware that life threw me some major curve balls in February, and I am working really hard at picking up the pieces from that. Unfortunately, for a number of reasons, there’s too much I’m not sure about sharing details of at the moment, but suffice it to say that we had a major shake-up, and it has negatively affected our whole family, and the fight for correcting the wrongs we suffered is ongoing. I’m pretty worn out by all the ridiculousness, and lately it seems that there is no such thing as too much sleep. But my days are busy, and there’s always more to do, so the cycle continues. At least, for now. With any blessings, that will change very soon.

(By the way, although I’m not quite comfortable going into specifics in a blog post, please know that you can always reach out to me privately for an update. And for those of you who have been following these issues, I deeply, deeply appreciate your support and encouragement.)

Reading:

AAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHH, I have no idea what I’m doing with my TBR right now! Originally, in early January, I made out my TBR for the year, and it was a combination of re-reads of books I had previously checked out from the library but finally bought this Christmas, selections for book clubs, and from my subscription-box-gifts-to-myself. Then…well, then I received some books as presents, so I’m trying to balance including those with these other items, and I broke my cardinal rule of TBR-ing by ordering something from the library that fit none of these categories.

Ahem. Pardon me.

What? I think I’m stress-reading.

So, in summary, I’m kind of throwing my TBR plans out the window. (Ooh, such a rebel!) But this is actually a very healthy approach, given the current climate of my existence. So, if there are any astounding new releases I miss this year, I’ll get around to them after I retire to a remote island protected by the cats from Warriors.

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Writing:

In spite of all of this other stuff (or maybe partly because of it), I am still writing when I can! (Honestly, there are times when it’s the best therapy.) In the interest of not adding more stress to my poor worn self, I won’t decide on concrete release dates for new work this year; I’ll just get there when I get there.

Presently, I am working on finishing up a collection of some old favorites and some new(er) short fiction (including the long-anticipated How To Be A Savage), Volume 4 of The Order of the Twelve Tribes, and the standalone to accompany the canon, Fire and Wind. I have exciting covers in progress, and a trusted editor lined up, and someone on tap to help with any digital versions I proceed to release in the near future, and everyone is being SO patient and encouraging, and I am SO grateful! We’ll get these titles off the ground eventually!

A Note on Sales:

In late April, I will officially celebrate 2 years since the publication of my debut novel! I still have some first editions of Masters and Beginners available, and from now until April 21st, they can be purchased for only $5! If this is of interest to you, please get in touch! I accept DMs on Twitter from names/screen names I recognize, and my email address is very simply daley.downing@gmail.com.

Miscellaneous:

The aforementioned too-serious-and-too-time-consuming-stuff has resulted in my brain and body nearly reaching capacity for just general things. So if there’s a review or invoice or correspondence regarding anyone in particular that I haven’t gotten to yet, I swear, it will occur. Also, daylight savings loves to toss a wrench in where it’s definitely not required, so my immediate concept of time has been shattered and will need a little mending.

If anybody wants to sign up for my newsletter, post something for my bookiversary, or join my street team for ARCs and such, please do so! Just email me.

And for those of you who are aware of the Go Fund Me page for White Fang, sharing that is important, even if you can’t make a donation. Also, I don’t want my whole life to become eclipsed by the bad stuff, so if you’d also like to support me instead as an author, please do share the new links to my re-releases of Masters and Beginners and Rulers and Mages!

In the meantime, I’ll be praying for an early spring, and that I don’t fall over and turn into a puddle of unfunctional goo. Here’s to that!

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