A lot has happened since the last time I posted so I'll try to boil it down for you. Stolen officially launched in March. I attended two author events at local libraries and had a launch party last month. I was thrilled to have several fans show up that had purchased copies of Missing from bookstores and were there to get the next one.
I ran a free promo for Missing in mid-May and reached #1 in Paranormal Mystery. That jumpstarted a number of purchases and May was the best month I've had since starting this whole writing thing. It's far from bestseller status, but it's a step in the right direction. I also directed the new Murder Mystery dinner theatre which occupied me for the month of April and finished up the school year. A lot of authors write quickly and do what is called a rapid release of a series. It's a sound marketing tactic designed to drive lots of traffic in a short period of time. I'm not one of those authors. Missing took 10 years to write. Stolen took 2. I'd love to say that I'll have the third book out in the next year, but I kind of doubt it. What I can say is that I've started on it. My writing process begin with outlining. I discovered early on that I need to have a solid plan for how the story will plat out before I start writing it. That doesn't mean that I always follow the plan, but it's a place to start. So since I finished Stolen, I've been musing over the plot of the next book. I have about half of it plotted out, but it's that pesky second half that's giving me trouble. Too many possibilities, too many paths that could be taken. But I have started writing. Hopefully, I'll have the ending figured out by the time I get to the halfway point. I have a lot of research to do in the meantime. I hope to get some insights from a real detective as well as a District Attorney. I'm not giving any spoilers or insights into what will happen yet, but stay tuned for teasers.
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