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It’s Been Almost a Month

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Hi guys! Remember me? I almost don’t at this point. February was a rough month for me. It was partially my own fault because I still haven’t learned to say no and overbooked myself for edits for other authors. Then my kids got sick, and I mean sick. My oldest son ended up with some rare disorder that caused blood to pool underneath his skin that we’re still dealing with repercussions from. Of course, I also got sick, so it derailed everything.

On top of all of that, I’m going through the lengthy and complicated process of getting my youngest son diagnosed for his delays and interesting behaviors. I have been told he has Global Developmental Delay and sensory issues so far. They’re waiting for insurances approval to do genetic testing, which may tell us more, especially as the genetic counselor felt he had some of the appearance markers for fragile X.

Long story short, I’ve spent the last weeks frantically catching up on my work for others in between caring for my children, and my book suffered for it. I did hit the end, and it’s now with an alpha reader, but I’m pushing it back to early May publication instead of late April so I can give it the attention it deserves before I put it in readers’ hands. It looks like it’ll release about two weeks after I originally planned.

My plan is to return to my regular blogging schedule, which I haven’t managed to do yet, next week. I’ll start on Monday with a small excerpt from the new book. Thank you for sticking with me while I was quiet. I appreciate all of you.

When Life Interferes

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Me Monday

I’ve been having a rough time lately. When your only job isn’t writing, it’s easy for the other things to take over your writing time and derail your story. I edit books for other people too. And most of the time, I enjoy it, but just like with writing, I get in slumps where every word edited feels like a victory, especially if I get a particularly difficult case.

Right now, I’m in an editing and writing slump. I’m mentally exhausted between the pressure on myself to make a fantastic book 2 that lives up to book 1 of The Bearer of Truth series and my oldest child, who is in advanced math, has a teacher who does not teach them, so I’m spending an hour to an hour-and-a-half of my writing time every night teaching algebra. I’m just tired.

On top of it all, I’m going through the process of getting my youngest son diagnosed and assessed for his delays. I’ve had meetings with developmental pediatricians, assessment appointments, this week it’s the geneticist, or maybe that’s next week? I don’t know; it’s all in my calendar. My life is just a little off the rails.

That being said, I had lunch with a friend yesterday while our daughters were dancing, and we were talking about the story. She’s a fan of the books, and we were just chatting about the characters, what’s going to happen in book 2 (generally, I didn’t want to give anything away), and who her favorite characters are. (She loves Evander, funnily enough. Most people are not his biggest fan these days. She said she likes that he’s just so clueless.) It’s re-energized me as far as the story goes, so let’s hope that translates to words.

So I’m writing this with a huge cup of coffee in my hand, two books in my editing queue, and mine to hopefully finish by the end of the week and send to an alpha reader. I am close. I don’t think this one is going to be quite as long as book 1, but I tend to add words during my self-edits and alpha/beta read process. The first time I reached the end of book 1 it was 85K; it published at 95K. I already know some things I need to add in that I missed. I’m at 67K now, and I have the beats I need to hit written down, now I just have to get there.

Today, I write.

Teasers for A Blaze in the Dark

My newest release is live! I think these came out so nicely! Angsty G designed them. Leslie Copeland added the words.

Thanks for listening to me ramble!

~ Miranda