Update on Novel/Novella Progress

Hi, folks! 

Just a quick note to advise how the novels are going (and yes, they are going—albeit slowly!). My Indiegogo Campaign was a complete failure, so I am back to trying to do things without professional assistance. A very risky business, but I have no choice until my books begin to sell. Of course, for them to sell, I need to have them prepared. I hope you will forgive me if errors appear in the preparation of my e-books. 

Star Kin is still undergoing editing. I am up to Chapter 16, which is approximately the halfway point of this novel. It was put on hold while I worked on the prequel novella for the Heart Stone Trilogy. 

Trials of the Phoenix is now written, and close-edited. It is a 20k word novella outlining Cassie's issues with her school bully at age 12, and the loss of her father.  This novella is a prequel to Star Kin and the other stories in the Heart Stone Trilogy.  Cassie does briefly mention these events in the early part of Star Kin, and I thought it would be good to provide more details to those who want them. In addition, the issues with her bully and the death of her father come up in later books as, of course, when things happen around Cassie, there is often more to it than she expects.

I am now focused on completing the editing of Star Kin so I can pass it to a professional editor for a last go over. Unfortunately, as I cannot afford the editing fees, I may have to start submitting my novels to hybrid-publishing companies and see whether the books get picked up that way. I really would prefer to not have editing issues cause poor sales on my books. 

I am also working on cover art for my novella and novels. Hopefully, my self-created artwork will suffice until I can afford to take up the offer by my cover-artist.

I have also worked a bit on this site, updating my Privacy and Data Use compliance. My Privacy Policy is here if you want to find out how I use information provided by my site visitors. 

Well, I'd better get back to editing and designing.