Planning for 2020

New sci fi romance

It's November, so while I'm trying to finish up this year's projects, I'm also planning next year's work. January is usually editing month, cleaning up anything that was written in last 3 month month and getting them out the door (some of them are due in February so they will get done first).

I also have a list of stories that I want to write (it's a long list) but I have to decide which ones are going to be most marketable. If I write X will I be able to sell it to a publisher? If I self publish does it hit any hot tropes? Can I come up with something more interesting and more saleable?

At the moment I'm tossing up between a few ideas for next year, both are novella series.

What I need is a crystal ball to tell me what will be the most fun and profitable.

Alas, no one seems to have one of them.

What I do now is that 2020 will start with crypitds and romantic suspense on January 4th.

Close to the Truth

Is the truth worth dying for?

coming January 2020

TV biologist, Jasmine Heydon, escaped Bitterwood once. She was 16 and run out of town by the cops for the crime of being born on the wrong side of the tracks. Ten years later, she's changed a lot but Bitterwood hasn't. The town's only claim to fame is the legend of the River Man, a murderous creature who first killed a century ago. Back in town to film a show about the River Man, Jasmine plans to put the mystery to rest once and for all.

Bitterwood's favourite son, Gil Easton, has never forgotten Jasmine, and he's never forgiven his father, the chief of police, for running her off. But now Jasmine is back, stirring things up. This time, Gil is determined to stand by her even when the locals want her silenced.

As Gil works to unearth the truth, Jasmine tries to understand her own childhood sighting of the monster. As the threats escalate, the search for the truth grows dangerous ... because the River Man is killing again.

What I've been reading

This month I thought I'd share some of what I've been reading. I read all over the place and this list reflects that.


I know I'm late to the party (in my excuse I bought the book about 2 years ago but hadn't gotten around to reading it), but I've been enjoying The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying up by Marie Kondo.



If you like romantic suspense Undaunted (set in Perth, Australia) by Leah Ashton was great fun.



I'm an Obsidian Rim author, but it's always fun to see what other's do when playing in the same sand pit. catalyst by Jodi Wallace was no exception--read if you love cats!


Finally, I also enjoyed Lust and other Drugs by TJ Nichols, which is urban fantasy filled with mythological creatures and crime.


All the Annwyn books are out now, and available in print as well as ebooks, starting with The Outcast Prince.

what I've been up to

Coven of the Raven

Earlier this year I decided to pull the Coven of the Raven series from wide and put it into Kindle Unlimited. With book 4 coming in August (which isn't that far away) I thought it would be a good idea to start experimenting with a few different things. If it doesn't work I'll make it wide again...that's the advantage of self publishing.

The first 3 books in my Annwyn series are back in my hands, and new covers are being prepared, which will give me a second series to play with. At some point I'll dabble in box sets, but at the moment I need to read through all the books and tweak anything that needs tweaking and get then ready for publication.

And if that wasn't enough on my plate I have a new sci fi series coming out in July as part of the Obsidian Rim shared world. Book 1, Mercenary Royal will be out July 16.