Sixty days and (still) counting!

It has been a fortnight since last I … hang on. That’s not what we’re doing here.

Welcome to my second blog! So much has happened since I created the website. I’ve spent a large portion of the last two weeks working on my review of Ranger’s Odyssey. At this point, I am down to one final, final, final-for-real-this-time review. The publishing process begins in SIXTY DAYS, so I’m planning one more read-through in mid-September. This will be a semi-formatted version for the entire review, so it will be more like reading the final book.

Speaking of more like the final book … today, I made a “baby book.” I received a near-complete update of the cover art for Ranger’s Odyssey, so I decided to make my own little mock-up of the cover. Upon printing it (and freaking out), I discovered that the cover I’d printed was exactly the size of an unopened package of index cards. A few folds and some tape later, and I have the most adorable baby book. I’m so excited about it, and it’s just made me so much less patient for NEXT MONTH when my book begins the publishing process. See a sneak peek of my mock-up* below. I’m hoping I can keep similar style conventions for the titles on all my book covers.

Two more weeks until I’m supposed to receive the completed cover. I’m hoping nothing prevents the talented cover artist from making the trip. She is also bringing some other things from my hometown, including a very comfortable recliner for while I’m working on Realm of Chaos in my alcove, a large frame to hang the original cover artwork in my alcove, and plans for a convertible picnic bench—so I can sit on my porch with the wild bunnies on nice days.

I spent the past couple days organizing my artisan alcove. I hung some fairy lights in a spiral on the ceiling and made room for my new recliner, among other things. It definitely adds to the experience. I have a forest tapestry, earthy tones, and a Celtic knot border. It will be magical to write up there once I have a comfy chair. I may add some pictures in a later blog—once I have my new chair.

Tomorrow, I will be resuming work on Realm of Chaos. I’ll be chugging along with Realm of Chaos until I receive the final cover art for Ranger’s Odyssey (when I will temporarily lose my mind), and then resume again until mid-September (when I break for my anniversary and my final-for-real-this-time review of Ranger’s Odyssey).

Until next time, adventurers!