Exciting new developments on the horizon!


Good morning readers!

Well it has been over 6 months since the release of Gharantia's Guardian back in November. I have been on a rollercoaster since!

I was super excited to finally be a published author. It was a dream I had since childhood. Then the fear came, will anyone actually like it!? 

Well the good news is that I am receiving great feedback on the story and the characters and I am over the moon! The reviews so far have been very encouraging!

If you have read Gharantia's Guardian - Please do leave a review on Amazon or Goodreads!



So what next you are all wondering?


Well Book 2 'Gharantia's Fury' is being thoroughly looked at during this editing process. I must admit it was not the easiest to write because I changed the ending of Book 1 which scuppered my beginning of Book 2 (Because I had already written a few chapters before the end of Gharantia's Guardian!)  But things have worked out in the end. I am hoping to do my cover reveal for Book 2 soon! 

Hopefully this week or by next week my editor will get back to me, I have no doubt that there will be some things to polish (!) and then Book 2 will move onto the next stage! I will need readers to take a look at it before I press publish officially - to let me know if they think I need to make any changes to it. Oh and I will need to set a date for the release... I could easily do that now but I want to ensure it is all complete and ready before making more progress in this department. A rough estimate for release is around September 2024!


The #secretscribes

And in another new development, I have joined a group of authors (I am one of twelve fantasy authors) who are coming together to support one another in this crazy self published indie book world. There is so much to discuss on this subject but time is short as ever... to be perfectly honest I'm on the couch reading a good book and I have so much to read, this just feels like the right time to catch up with that!

All I can say for now is that
we will be setting up our own Youtube channel, talking about our books and the indie publishing world and just generally goofing around, having fun!

Alright... I am off to read! 









(Published on 4th June 2024)







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