I really thought I wasn’t going to get nervous about my second in-person book event. Wrong. So wrong. All the nerves hit me yesterday and persist today. I’m attempting to convert it into kinetic energy and make absolutely sure the Black Feather Press team is ready for the Merritt Square Mall Con tomorrow. I have no idea what to expect so I’m trying to think happy thoughts.
April has been BUSY but in the best way. We kicked it off with the book fest, my first vending experience promoting only my work. Derrick had a (non-book) event of his own that he absolutely nailed. And we’re rounding it out with a local convention. Throw in a legit editing venture on my part and noisy, insistent characters … there has been a lot to focus on. Yet I’m still looking toward the future and deciding how to keep the momentum going. I don’t have a next event scheduled … yet, but I do have a couple ideas.
What’s going on in the writing world? Well, Order of Crows book four is off to a very solid start. I’ve had some preliminary words for that book lying around for, I don’t know, some years and I’m happy to report that I’ll be using none of them. Go figure, right? It’s okay. I’ve learned to adjust accordingly when my characters go off-script and change everything. Mostly. Alright, it still throws me for a loop sometimes but I’m working on it. That being said, book three is sort of hanging out in limbo awaiting the editor and formatting process.
I recently found myself triggered by several topics that ran through my Discord server and I now find myself working on a side story set in the Crows universe that I really don’t have time to dedicate to. But, in the way of characters, Fr. Liam Miller won’t shut up, so we’re on our way to investigate some undead. Listen, it might be my bus but I’m definitely not driving.
As for the other projects I’ve mentioned, they’re still on track, too. Because life is busy, I’m still waiting on the edits for book 2 in the Fae-Cursed series. It’s still on track for release later this year. Likewise, the Sevina Gate novella series in still moving forward. I’m extra excited about that one.
Stay tuned for more news and nervous rambling. And wish us luck tomorrow!
Aj Elmore, Author 