Status Update in Stats

I know, I’ve been missing from the blog. I thought it might be helpful to explain why, using a few numbers.

COOL NEWS (3)

Here it is!

WORDS ON FIRE was named to the Texas Bluebonnet List for 2021-22. This list of 20 titles was narrowed down from 813 nominees, and is considered one of the most prestigious book lists in the country. The other titles on this list are so extraordinary, it’s a great honor for me to have a book included there.

RESCUE, my historical to be released in March, has been named a Junior Library Guild pick for their upcoming season. This list has a reputation for selecting very high quality books, so I couldn’t be more thrilled about this.

And…in my last post, I told you about the Author Extravaganza that I was participating in as one way of helping my local indie bookstore, The King’s English. I haven’t yet heard back on the number of books sold yesterday, but I can report that the proceeds from the auction, with donations from nearly 50 authors, raised over $4000 for the store. To those who participated, either online or in the auction, THANK YOU!

WRITING STATUS (3)

The final draft of Ascendance #5 has been turned in and will be released next fall. It will pick up some time after the end of THE CAPTIVE KINGDOM, and I think it’s going to be epic!

I’m still working on the World War 1 novel. Rewriting, rewriting, rewriting.

For those who know about BLACK INK, the first draft is done, but I can’t get into the rewrites for it until I finish the World War 1 novel. So that will begin early in the new year.

WRITING REQUESTS

Manuscript Reviews (3)

Interviews (6)

Goodreads Questions (12+)

Requests to Send Something (16)

Fan Emails (49)

Comments to Approve on Blog (13)

Instagram Messages (9)

Facebook Messages (4)

Videos to Film (3)

Pending Zoom Visits this month (4)

Contest Stories to Judge (10)

On their own, none of them are very big, but they do take time, so as always, if you’re in one of those numbers above, please be patient with me. I will get to you. The good news is, I can cross creating this blog post off my list, so now on to item #2!