Good morning!
It's been a few weeks since I shared an update on my fiction projects. But I will keep that brief because I have twenty-five stories to share with you today.
I am currently working on the second book of the new BryonySeries trilogy called Limbo. The heavy dediting for the first book, The Phoenix, is done.
Rebekah is learning a new that she wants to use in the creation of this book only, so the formatting is take a little bit of time. When the formatting is done, we'll order a proof, and I'll give it one last copyedit.
I'm only slowly working on a very basic draft of the second book in the BryonySeries Limbo series. This one is called Call of the Siren. I'm using a slightly different structure for this book, and, to also change my perspective a bit, I've signed up for an intense, three-day writing retreat with the 5 a.m. writer's club for the end of April.
Although I've taken one-person, in-home writing retreats in the past (and most likely will do at least one this year), this is my first writing retreat that is not organized or led by me and also includes other people. I am really looking forward to it.
I'm also working at finishing up Cornell Dyer and the Whispering Wardrobe and Cornell Dyer and the Miraculous Pot of Coffee is in very early outline form (Timothy creates the basic story, so it's simmering in the back of his mind).
I'm also, and also very slowly, giving the original BryonySeries "drop of blood trilogy" (Bryony, Visage and Staked!) another copy edit. Rebekah didn't like the original formatting on them (she didn't do those books) and redid them earlier this year.
But because I know the books do contain some typos, I asked her to hold off on re-uploading them until I can give them another look. I'm doing that very slowly, hoping to catch any lingering errors.
Nothing new on the Bertrand the Mouse front yet - but I am planning on releasing three more of his books this year.
So back to the twenty-five feature stories. Simply click on the link of the story that looks interesting to you. Happy scrolling!
But before the stories, I have a list of additional resources and information. Please check them out, too.
And have a great Friday!
WRITERS
If you're a writer anywhere in the world, you're welcome to join
WriteOn Joliet's Facebook page. We're based in Joliet, Illinois, but we love to meet and interact with writers outside our area, too.
If you'd like to officially join WriteOn Joliet, we have two tiers of dues. We also have a marketing arm that's getting longer every year, well, except this year. Check us out at
writeonjoliet.com.
If you need support in your writing, I highly recommend this Twitter group: #5amwritersclub. I joined it last year. Writers support each other on Twitter and meet every three weeks at 5 a.m. (4 a.m. CST - needless to say, I am often late!) on Zoom.
ARTISTS
NEWSLETTERS
Sign up for The Munsonville Times by emailing us at bryonyseries@gmail.com. The newsletter still isn't official yet, so we don't have an actual link on the website - but we are working on it!
SOCIAL MEDIA
Daily updates: I do post the briefs on Twitter during the week, so you're welcome to follow me at @Denise_Unland61.
BryonySeries stuff: I post curated content relating to the BryonySeries at @BryonySeries. And assorted related content at www.facebook.com/BryonySeries.
And of course, please follow the adventures of Bertrand the Mouse on Instagram at bertrand_bryonyseries.
BRYONYSERIES BOOKS
For books and more information about the series, visit bryonyseries.com.
BRYONYSERIES EVENTS
A full month of virtual events can be found at bryonyseries.com/calendar-of-events-1.
QUESTIONS
Email me at bryonyseries@gmail.com.
Thank you for reading The Herald-News. And for reading this blog. And if you've read (or plan to read) any of my books. Your support is greatly appreciated.
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Illustration by Matt Coundiff for "Visage."
