The "When's That Book Coming...?" Update: Winter 2012 Edition
January 15, 2012
How about an updated book state of the union? Plenty has changed in three months.
* Exhumed: Complete. Awaiting a second draft from me in the spring. I have to do some schedule shuffling so there's a strong chance this release will be summer now.
* Amends: This'll be hit when I'm done with my writer burn out. I finished two books back to back in Nov/Dec and really needed a break from writing. I will update my blog when we're back on track (hopefully within a few weeks).
* Oblivion: This is the fifth book, after Exhumed. I don't need it done summer/fall but it's tickling my brain. I think it just needs to percolate awhile longer and it'll be ready to start. Currently I'm jotting notes down on my murder board and I almost have a first draft of the jacket copy written.
* Solace: I'm plotting this one as well (it's the sixth). I likely won't start it until the end of the year, but then sometimes I surprise myself.
* In Darkness Waits: I'm going through that thing again where I'm struggling with the voice and wonder if it's supposed to be in first person. The book won't tell me. None of you have read it, though, so you don't much care but I still want the first draft of this done by March.
* Godless (Dess bd 5): It's still baking in my head.
* Ashes: It's likely a trunk novel so I pull it out and play now and then.
* CotA 3: I'm re-reading everything written so far and I'm hoping before I dive back into another book, I'll get my feet wet finishing up this one. Fear not! It's on my radar, at least.
* Haunted: I have to edit the other novellas coming out before I can get to my rewrites on this.
* River/Wolfe omnibus on Kindle: Delayed as I haven't the time to proofread with extra work stuff. *pushes to bottom of to-do list.*
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I think that's it. I need to write a post about other stuff and I'm trying but I keep thinking I sound bitchy so haven't saved it. For now: bitching at me that the series isn't The Zara and Nate Show? Yeah, that's not going to change. They're not the main characters of the series--they never will be--nor can I write books that are carbon copies of Bloodlines. If you feel you have to suffer the other books for moments of them, you're probably going to be really disappointed. Baking cupcakes might be a better idea than reading stuff you'll hate. Or write fanfic. Fanfic about cupcakes. Or something.
Please send me fanfic about cupcakes. Yeah, I think that was my point.
Comments
#1 Oh wow. That is one heck of
Oh wow. That is one heck of a list of to-do's. Hope you have an amazing month and months... Try to not burn yourself out, but I look forward to seeing what you have in store for us. :)
And sorry to hear others are after you on Zara/Nate main thing. I'll try to spread the word as well for you. ;)
Have a great week.
#2 It's awkward as I don't want
It's awkward as I don't want to sound ungrateful or rain on anyone's parade. I'm honored by a lot of the enthusiasm I encounter and I totally get having favourite characters and being excited for a book--that's not even what I'm talking about, lest anyone thing I'm a terrible person. It's just...there's positive enthusiasm, and then there's...something else entirely. Something negative that just makes me want to kill off Nate for good.
And I feel like I should've found a way to do things differently. On one hand, I feel like no one should have to read Ryann's book or Peri's book if they're that pissed off they're not about Zara/Nate. On the other hand...Exhumed is going to be totally incoherent if one hasn't read Hunter and Lineage.
I've really painted myself into a corner.
BUT I do know that Oblivion is definitely going to be co-narrated by Peri, so that should be fun. You'll know the other narrator by the end of Exhumed. ;-)
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"She wrapped evil around her like a large, evil Mexican serape."
#3 You know, I think I know what
You know, I think I know what you mean. I know when I read Lineage I thought, "oh woo, this is a demon series not a Zara Lain series. And people need to realize that quick. They'll get a lot more out of it the sooner they do." I like the series as Demons of Oblivion, and I'm sure there are many others too, but yes, I'm sorry to say I think people fell in love with Zara and Nate and want it to stay there. But, I also hate to say but if you stayed with Zara and Nate they wouldn't be happy as it would be the same thing repeated. So, I'm sorry to say...I don't think you can win either way. I'm sorry.
I do think Lineage will be the breaker for them though. They have to see here that this is Demon's of Oblivion series. It will hit them here, and maybe be the breaker you're looking for. Or, they might stick through Exhumed, then be done. I just hope they carry through with the series and enjoy it for the devious little thread you have going on here. :)
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