Another Day, Another Book
It seems I’m always apologizing for my absence and then listing excuses for why I haven’t posted in so long. I’ve been busy trying to rewrite and edit Firebound (book two in the Spellbringers series), and I’m happy to announce I was able to publish the book to Kindle last night. Hopefully, I’ll have the paperback formatted this weekend and it will be available by mid-September.
I’ve published three books this year. Sounds like I’m a fairly prolific writer doesn’t it? Well, I’m not. I haven’t written a book this year. Better than Perfect was written last year and published in May. Spellbound was previously published and Firebound was written three years ago, but on hold due to circumstances beyond my control. While I’m pretty excited to finally get these books out there, I’m also anxious to get back to writing. I have a feeling book three in the Spellbringers series is going to give me ample opportunities to stretch my creative muscles. I re-read the book a few weeks ago and it’s a mess. It’s going to require some extensive rewrites.
It has been interesting returning to books I wrote three years ago. I’ve changed a lot as a writer. I’ve kicked some bad habits and developed new ones. My earlier works tend to be very wordy with scenes that add nothing to the plot or to character development. I don’t know if my writing has gotten better or worse, but it has definitely changed over the past few years.
For now, I’ll cease my rambling and get to work on CreateSpace formatting. If you’re interested in grabbing a copy of Firebound, here’s the link:
http://www.amazon.com/Firebound-Spellbringers-Book-Tricia-Drammeh-ebook/dp/B00N5G8WFG/
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Series writing is a very interesting undertaking. When I went back to the first book, I was kind of embarrassed at the things I and my editor missed. To grow as a writer you need to make mistakes. Although, it is hard to see them, oy. I think you're doing the right thing on concentrating on taking the time and getting it right. You'll have plenty of time for continuing the series once you have your foundation firmly under your feet. From a person with a few books under her belt, the best advice I can give you is to keep notes of names you've used, relationships to those names, etc. It will save you so much time.
Alexie wrote: "Series writing is a very interesting undertaking. When I went back to the first book, I was kind of embarrassed at the things I and my editor missed. To grow as a writer you need to make mistakes..."Thanks, Alexie. I hope I'm getting it right. I usually keep a spreadsheet with names, dates, and other relevant info. I'd lose my mind without it.
