Ack, I did not mean to go so long without an update. However, I wasn’t just slacking off. I finished the draft for book three in The Vine Witch series in mid-March. As is always the case, that was followed by weeks of developmental edits. The first few rounds can be intense as everyone tries to make the story as strong as it can be. After that comes the copy editing, which is the fine detail work of making the words shine and ensuring everything is in order. Usually do a few rounds of those, which we haven’t even started yet, so the lockdown will likely be done before I am with this latest novel.
BUT I wanted to share that we have a title for the third book and it will officially be known from here on out as THE CONJURER. A most intriguing title, I think, though I don’t take credit for it. Clarence, one of the story editors I work with, plucked it out of the storyline. THIS novel is about Sidra the jinni. It’s been fun to explore her rich history in the southern part of France, where the perfume witches are infamous for their scented potions. Of course, her past catches up to her and she finds herself in all sorts of trouble, but you’ll have to wait for the release of book three some time in late 2020 or early 2021 to know the rest.
We don’t have a cover concept yet, which is why you get this odd painting by Hieronymus Bosch titled The Conjurer (1502).
Thanks, as always, for reading! And please take care and stay safe in these unprecedented times. Hunker down. Read a book.