So What About Predators In The Mist?

I’ve been really flattered by all the questions I’ve gotten, via email, Facebook, Amazon, etc about the next installment in The House of Light and Shadow.  The most, of course, is when the heck is it coming out?  Other questions include, will we ever meet Tristan’s family, or Aria’s family, or get answers to any of the other hundred mysteries the series has set up.  And the answer to all of that is yes.  Yes you will–and in a big way.  A lot happens in this series, which as of now is planned to be five installments.  Although more may appear.  Who knows.

As to when it’s coming out….

I’m hoping–keep your fingers crossed–that would be summer of 2016.  Here’s my writing schedule: after I finish The Black Prince, I’m writing a dark (really dark) gothic romance called The Book of Shadows.  I’ll be giving you more information on that soon.  And then, after I ship BOS off to the powers that be that turn my manuscripts into real books, it’s back to HOLS and the third installment, Predators in the Mist.  Which, in case you’re curious about where I get the titles (for this series, at least), they’re all Napoleon quotes.

So why the long wait?  And why am I writing yet another stand alone book in between?  The answer to both of those questions is that books take time, and are hard to produce, and getting the best and most satisfying reading experience possible from me, at least, means switching things up on occasion.  I never go directly from one installment in a series into another.  I need to stretch my mind in new directions, and keep doing that, otherwise I get stale and my writing suffers accordingly.

I’m hoping, quite passionately, that I’ll get the bulk of The Black Prince written before Christmas.  Which, trust me, only seems like a long way away if you’re waiting for something.  If you’re the one trying to produce it…the holidays seem entirely too close.  Getting any amount of writing done over the summer, at least on a reliable daily schedule, can be challenging when you’re a parent.  They’re not young forever and work has to take a backseat when school isn’t in session.  If you follow me on Facebook or Instagram, then you’ve probably seen some of what we’ve been up to: lots of farm visits, and beach visits, and spending time with friends.  I still work, of course, because we all still have to eat, but I never want to be one of those parents who works late for no particular reason when she could be outside in the backyard roasting marshmallows.

So there you have it: summer of 2016!  I will, of course, update everyone more specifically as anything more specific comes along.  But in the meantime, you’ll have to settle for a free preview of A Dictionary Of Fools, which I’ll be posting on this blog shortly.