Status Update - Book 3: Third Draft Complete

Finally finished working my way through the third draft to Book 3 of the Stormfall Chronicles. The word count grew modestly from 122,000 words when I finished the second draft to 128,000 words now.

Still a lot more polishing which needs to go into it, before I'm ready to start releasing chapters to my beta-readers.

Stormfall Chronicles Appears in The Faerie Review

I was delighted to see the lovely reviews posted for Books 1 and 2 of the Stormfall Chronicles, on The Faerie Review. To quote in part:

"I absolutely love it! Vivid imagery and a story that captures the reader from page one makes this a fun and enchanting read. The characters and setting are rich and well-developed, definitely a story anyone can enjoy regardless of age."

Thanks again Liliyana. The complete review can be found below:
https://www.thefaeriereview.com/2020/04/check-it-out-stormfall-chronicles.html

Beebliophile's Review for Storm's Clouds

The Beebliophile's review for Storm's Clouds, the second novel in the Stormfall Chronicles, appeared earlier this week.

Thanks again to Bee. So glad that she enjoyed the novel:
https://beebliophile.com/2020/04/15/storms-clouds-review/

Book Review on the Beebliophile

Thrilled to see a review for my first novel, Storm's Herald appear on the Beebliophile blogsite:

"When I got to the end of the book, I was very thankful to have the sequel next to me because I really wanted to know what happened next."

So glad that Bee enjoyed the book. The rest of the review can be found below:
https://beebliophile.com/2020/04/12/storms-herald-review/

A Lovely Weekend

The weather was lovely today, so my daughters decided to spend some time outside with sketchpad and pencil.

This was from my middle daughter (who’s also my cover artist), drawing out some ideas she’s been playing with.

Review Appears on Amazon

I was thrilled to see Gwendalyn's review for Storm's Herald, which had previously appeared in Goodreads, appear on Amazon this week (it's common to have a little lag).

https://www.amazon.com/gp/customer-reviews/R1YBN1CXLQRMP

Out for A Walk

I'm just past the half-way point with editing my third draft of Book 3.

This past weekend my middle daughter and I went on a nature hike, looking for material to inspire the cover design for the third novel. The birds were singing, heralding spring - even if the trees didn't yet resemble it.

The park trail where we went was pretty much deserted.

For those who don't already know, my middle daughter is also my cover designer for each of the books.

In the Hands of Readers

Happy to see my books in the hands of readers.

https://www.instagram.com/p/B-ip_hlH2Zs/