Mar 29, 2021 | Book six, characters, fantasy, Organic writing, Plot Development, Story Concepts, writing |
I never like posting to my blog when I haven’t really got much news, but since so many of you are asking for an update, I guess it’s time to provide some sort of reassurance about book six in A Pattern of Shadow and Light. As I mentioned in my last update,...
Sep 9, 2020 | Book six, characters, Plot Development, Story Concepts, writing |
I know how tracking so many of you are with the series, so I wanted to bring you up to speed on where book six stands now. I’ll go on the record here and say definitively that two books are needed to finish telling this story properly. If you’ve been tracking...
Jun 3, 2020 | Book six, characters, Plot Development, Story Concepts, writing |
I know you’re all saying, “Melissa, it’s been a year already since The Sixth Strand released. Where the heck is book six?” The answer is that I’m about 500 pages into the manuscript and feel like I’ve barely scratched the surface of...
Jan 1, 2020 | Author-Reader interaction, Indie Publishing, writing |
I began my publishing journey in 2010 when Cephrael’s Hand first found its way into print with a hand-drawn map and a cover I created in photoshop. The world of independent publishing back then would be hardly recognizable to those entering it now. Indie Publishing...
Sep 24, 2019 | Audible, Audiobook, Book six, Character Development, writing |
It’s September so that means it’s probably time for an update. Make sure you’re signed up for my mailing list if you want to be notified of future releases. Okay, on to business. I’ve been getting questions about when book six will be out since oh, about ten minutes...
Dec 24, 2018 | Book Covers, Book five, New releases, writing |
Keeping it short because it’s nearly Christmas (for those who celebrate it), and regardless, I know most of you have better things to do than spend hours reading my blog. So, as promised, here’s where things stand: I was hoping to have a book five cover...
