What’s On My Plate

At this time of year, thoughts turn to the approaching holidays and the upcoming feasts at Thanksgiving and Christmas. But my thoughts are filled with writing, rewriting, editing, and launching a new book.

So, while it may not be as delicious as turkey, stuffing, cranberries, and pie, here’s what’s in store for me.

What’s On My Plate For The Coming Weeks

December 3: Release Date for The Bridge to Belle Island, a new stand-alone mystery. If you live near the Roseville MN B & N, please join us for the launch party at 7 pm. It’s always a fabulous night to celebrate with reader-friends. If it’s too far for you, I hope you will join us “in spirit” with a copy of the new book.

December 9: Rewrites for my first-ever Christmas novella are due to my editors. The good news is that they really enjoyed the rough draft, so the rewrites shouldn’t be too difficult, thankfully. My editor wrote: “One of the most enjoyable novellas I’ve read in a long while, and I know Julie’s fans will be over-the-moon in their delight.” I sure hope so! Look for An Ivy Hill Christmas to release next autumn. In the meantime, here’s a peek at the festive cover.

December 15, or before: Very soon it will be time to give a draft of my next full-length novel to my first readers, so I can get feedback, make revisions, and be ready to turn it in to  my editors mid-January. I have written a rouuuuugh draft, but still have a lot of editing ahead of me. It’s an adventurous romance set on the windswept Cornwall coast made popular by Daphne Du Maurier’s novels and PBS Masterpiece’s Poldark series. We visited Cornwall on our group tour this summer and I am enjoying “spending more time there” while writing this new novel called A Castaway in Cornwall. Can’t wait to have a cover to show you, but first to finish the book. Prayer appreciated!

North Cornwall

In the meantime, what’s on your plate for the coming weeks? I hope it overflows with God’s blessings and every good thing.