I know, I know—I’m behind on blog posts. This one was meant to go up Friday, and here we are on Sunday. But I promise, I’ve got a good excuse: I just finished line edits for Date Night With Death! The manuscript is officially off to my amazing proofreaders for the final round.
If you’ve been following along, you know I wrote the first two Welcome to Moonridge books back to back. After polishing up Blue Moon and getting it out into the world, I returned to Date Night for another read-through to reorient myself, and that’s when something unexpected happened. I had a breakthrough!
While working through a chapter that felt like it was missing something, the missing piece of a future plot thread clicked into place. I’ve already outlined books three, four, and part of five, but there was a lingering issue I hadn’t quite figured out. It had been gnawing at me in the background, but a little voice kept saying, “Leave it. It’ll make sense later.” And it finally did. The writing gods and goddesses are so weird!
Once I saw how to fix it, I got excited. Like, really excited. I ended up expanding a minor side character’s role. She’s now a major player, not just in Date Night, but in the books to come. That shift meant cutting three chapters and writing four new ones, but I can honestly say the book (and the series) is going to be stronger for it.
Here’s what’s next:
- I expect to get proof edits back by mid-August.
- After that, I will dive into typesetting the paperback.
- The cover is pretty much good to go, but I’m going to sit on it for a while. I’m planning to reveal it on Friday, August 15th.
- In the coming weeks, I’ll also be sharing new character bios, including the fabulous Real Vampire Wives of Obsidian Hills.
- We’re still working on the contact form for the site. Hopefully, it won’t be much longer.
If you’re a reviewer, ebook advance copies will be available on StoryOrigin and NetGalley around the beginning of September.
There’s still a lot to do, and even more to share. Stay tuned!
