Apr 26, 2024 | Author-Reader interaction, Book six, Melissa McPhail, New releases, writing |
I’ve been sitting on this for months now. I was hoping a spark of inspiration would set me on the path to address the burning questions saturating this blog. What is the update? When will there be one? Is the next book still going to be published? Do we have a...
Dec 3, 2022 | Author-Reader interaction, Book six, fantasy, Melissa McPhail, writing |
Heidi here, for Melissa. It’s well past time for an update, I know, and I finally have one for you. Disclaimer: I am not a writer, not like Melissa was. But I am a lifelong passionate appreciator of literature, as well as a decent mimic. Add to those qualifications...
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...