Category Archives: Essalieyan
Very early February, granted. I have finished Shards of Glass and have submitted it to my editor at Mira, which means it’s not technically finished until revisions have been requested and completed. This gives me a needed mental break from a book that was almost two weeks late, so I can return to it with a less panicked and more objective frame of mind. When I say “more objective” this is on the scale of writer neurosis, so keep that in mind :). While I wait on editorial input for two books, I have started the ramp up to writing two books; I have more of a head start on the West novel, but will take at least a week to reread all of Sun Sword and make notes. I tend, in real life, to forget … Continue reading →
Happy (very late) New Year! I survived Christmas stress. I’m pretty certain the immediate family survived my Christmas stress as well >.>. I admit that I was taken by surprise, because in general I would not be considered an optimistic person by nature, and as I mentioned elsewhere, I had not realized just how much I had been looking forward to a “normal” christmas, until Omicron hit and that went right out the window. But! After just over a week of writing holiday, I found my writing feet again, and have been getting myself back on track. First: Sea of Sorrows has finally made it to audible.com. I’ve updated the link on the bibliography page. This is the first time I’ve done things on my own, so I have no idea whether or … Continue reading →
I apparently missed the November 2021 report, although I did post a couple of things during the absent State of the Author for November. This is kind of State of the Author for December, but with a couple of extras. First: The Queen of the Dead omnibus was published on the 7th of December. I missed the date, for which I apologize. As the title suggests, it’s the omnibus version of the three books about Emma Hall and the afterlife: Silence, Touch and Grave. I admit that while reading page proofs for the omnibus, I cried. I’ve been told it’s a bit heavy, emotionally speaking, but if you haven’t read it and are curious, it’s available now. *** I have audiobook news as well. Tantor Media picked up the first … Continue reading →
I am cowardly enough that I haven’t joined in — a friend told me it had already started (but r/fantasy had announced that it would be running sometime in November). I am a dinosaur, from the time when authors were told never to react to or interact with reviewers of their books — something I saw the wisdom of when I encountered the first goodreads author meltdown many years later. Or the next one. Or the one after that >.<. And also: reader space and author space really only overlaps in the spaces I oversee. Readers should have a place where they can, oh, hate author choices and discuss them without being afraid of a) hurting author feelings or b) angry/upset authors. But I thought I would mention it here for people who either want to … Continue reading →
Well, October saw one of my least favorite and one of the most necessary steps on the road to publication of Sword and Shadow: Copyedits. Those were reviewed, corrections made, tears shed, hair pulled out, and returned to Mira. During that period I wrote no new words on either of the two books on which I’m working, but I am once again returning to our regularly scheduled words. I’m pretty sure everyone has heard about the various supply chain difficulties publishers are facing at the moment: paper supplies, printer availability, etc. But: at the moment, Sword and Shadow has a February 2022 publication date (and yes, I originally typed 2021. And then corrected it to 2020 T_T). So I am continuing with the as yet untitled Cast 17, and … Continue reading →
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