Anticipation release delayed

This is tough to announce. I'm going to miss my promised pre-Christmas pub date with Anticipation. Being sick for over a week with a hideous head cold has knocked my schedule so far out that I have now lost my windows with the various people who make the manuscript into a book. Confronting that reality has made me face up to another one - the concern that in rushing to get this book to readers who have been so patiently waiting, I am not going to be able to give this book the polish I very much want to before I release it. If I was writing for a traditional publisher still, I would be begging my editor for more time to take another pass. I'm not, though - I'm writing for you and me now, and that means I have to make the tough call to sit tight on this manuscript until it feels as good as it can be. I love Eddie and Blue so much (particularly Blue, she's so feisty!) and I want their story to be as good on the page as it feels in my head. If that makes sense. 

So, here's what I am going to do: no promises on delivery for this book. It will be early next year, but I'm not promising anything specific because I want to get this RIGHT. That is always my first priority with anything I put out there with my name on it. I want to give readers my best. I'm going to post some excerpts and other material I've been looking at and listening to here and on my blog over at my website in the meantime, to hopefully tide you over and get you in the mood. 

I'm so sorry if this announcement disappoints anyone. I have been so thrilled that I've had so many messages from readers asking for Blue and Eddie's story. It's kept me toiling at the keyboard even when parts of this story have had me absolutely pulling my hair out. I love that you love these two as much as I do. Please just bear with me for a few more weeks and I promise you'll have it in your hot little hands!