Tuesday, March 29, 2022

Sad News and Happy News

Sad news and happy news:
So, the publisher that published my first books - Clean Reads (originally Astraea Press) - has closed its doors. It's really sad as they were amazing to work with and Stephanie, the owner, took me under her wing and taught me so much that I was able to get my first publishing contract - with them, of course. Part of the reason for it closing is that Stephanie's life has changed so much and she's working full-time now and doesn't have time to run the company.
So, all my books with Clean Reads have been taken down:
Wedding Gown Girl
Three Tiers for Win
White Christmas Kiss
(Wedding Girls' Series)
His Halloween Kisses
Reminding Me of You
It's Called Feng Shui
Angeline 43
(Standalones)
The happy news: My writing knowledge has grown so much over the years, especially through my editing job. I think I've learned more from working with my clients than anything else, so I've decided to take my favourites of these books and rewrite them, get them edited by my editor, and self-publish them. The ones I'm looking at rewriting are:
Wedding Gown Girl (which I've already started working on and I'm having a ball - no pun intended)
Three Tiers for Win
His Halloween Kisses
Reminding Me of You
(romances)
Angeline 43 (urban fantasy)
I've also gotten my rights back from Black Opal Books for Cat Therapy. I will be publishing that in a few months with a new cover - after it's been edited by my editor.
My aim is to also rewrite my Album series but that one is a bit more challenging as I'm doing a big overhaul of the first book. I've started on it but it's not easy!!
So, I have a lot of work ahead of me. Now to find the time to do it all!!

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