Hi all! How many of you have seen “Singing in the Rain”? It’s one of my all-time favorites, and I work up with the “Good Mornin'” song stuck in my head.
Anyway, it’s been a busy week! I had lots of editing going on, even my own. And I’m happy to report that I FINALLY got the new version of Overshadow off to my editor! So, as of right now, it’s on track for an August release.
Hope everyone had a fabulous weekend! Talk to you next time.
~Brea
Hi all! Sorry I’ve been AWOL. I’m finally getting back to writing, and I’m now editing for others. But I have the new Overshadow cover for you! I’m hoping to re-release it next month. Enjoy!
I’ve been failing at blogging lately. Sorry about that, everyone. It’s been a crazy couple of months, so here’s a few updates:
Overshadow, book two of The Shadow Imperium series, is almost ready to be released! I just sent the proofs back to my editor today. I should have a release date and a cover to share very soon!
I have several other works in progress (WIPs). One of these is the third and last book of The Shadow Imperium series, called Queen of Shadows. I also have a time-travel/steampunk novel that I’m working on. I’m really excited about this one. I’m planning on participating in both sessions of Camp NaNoWriMo in hopes of getting a lot of writing done. If you’re curious about Camp NaNo, you can find it here: http://campnanowrimo.org/
One more update. This has nothing to do with my writing, but I wanted to share it anyway. My husband and I are expecting our first baby in November! So, that’s why I haven’t been around much lately. I’ve been completely exhausted! I’m finally starting to get some energy back, so hopefully you’ll be hearing more from me soon.
Since I finished writing Overshadow, book two in The Shadow Imperium series, yesterday, I thought I would share six sentences from it.
Logan was bleeding.
I didn’t know angels could bleed.
Logan was bleeding.
Blood ran freely from a gash on his otherwise unmarred forehead, tracing a crimson river across the plane of his cheekbone before finally dripping from his chin. The sand beneath him was stained red, although it looked off in the night. His dark hair was matted and stiff where the blood had colored it as well.
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Happy New Year everyone! Today marks the beginning of my year of one million words. That’s right, I’m going to write 1,000,000 words of fiction this year. Notice that I didn’t say attempt to write. That’s because I’m determined I’m going to do it. Today I clocked in with 2,750 words, which is just over the 2,740 words per day that I need to make the 1,000,000.
Don’t worry, I’m not going to be updating on my progress every day. I will do an update from time to time. If you want to keep up with my progress, there’s a counter on the left side of this blog that I will update daily.
Here are the projects I’m planning on completing this year:
Overshadow (The Shadow Imperium #2)
Queen of Shadows (The Shadow Imperium #3)
Ouroboros (The Zayin Chronicles #1)
Ravenside (Myths & Legends #1)–this is a series of stand-alone novels
Lady Lost (don’t know if this will be a standalone or a series yet)
Soul Shifters (same as above)
S.S. (code for something I’m not going to announce just yet)
PCPH project (sorry, super secret project)
Super secret collaboration
If time/word count allows, I’ll also work on book 2 & 3 of The Zayin Chronicles and possibly more of the Myths & Legends series. I know I’ve listed several “secret” projects, but I promise I will announce them asap.
Sorry I’ve been AWOL lately, everyone! Things have been CRAZY for me! My husband and I moved–twice. Why twice? We moved because he got a new job two hours away from where we were living. The commute was not fun. So we stayed with family until we were able to move into our new house.
I’ve also been really sick lately. For those of you who don’t know, I have a nervous system disorder that keeps me from doing…well, much of anything most days.
Now, the news you’ve all been waiting for–FORESHADOW update! It’s still in the editing process, but should be out soon. I approved the cover proof the other day, so I should have it soon to share with everyone. As soon as I have a release date, I will let everyone know. I’ll tell you one thing, though: there will be a giveaway to celebrate its release!
In other writing news, I’m about 2/3rds of the way done with OVERSHADOW, the sequel to FORESHADOW. I have other projects I’m also attempting to work on, that are in various stages of completion.
I also have a website now! Check it out: https://breaessex.com/ You can also email me now at brea@breaessex.com.
That’s all the news for now! I’m planning to be back next week with Why I Love Wednesdays and Six Sentence Sunday, so stay tuned!
Today, I’m beginning the outline for Overshadow, the second book in the Shadow Imperium trilogy. (Are you seeing the “shadow” trend here?) I have to admit, I’ve never done a book outline before. From everything I hear from professional authors, though, outlines are excellent ideas. I think that if I start doing outlines, I won’t have to keep backtracking like I did with Foreshadow.
I will eventually come up with a more creative title for this blog. I know “Brea Essex’s blog” is dull. Titles are always the hardest for me. I changed Foreshadow‘s title three or four times before I finally settled on it.
Now, a side note from my writing: My husband and I currently live in a townhouse. We have extremely loud neighbors (who I hope never read this!). It seems like my husband is constantly going over there, asking them to be quiet (which they do not like). He’s complained to our Home Owner’s Association and all they said was that they have “had a lot of complaints about them”. I don’t mind a little noise, but when they are banging doors at 2:00 am, it’s not fun. Anyway, a friend of mine came over last night, who is not so quiet herself. She kept asking if she was too loud. I figured it was our turn to be loud for once. I was surprised the neighbors didn’t come over to complain to us. Maybe they just don’t notice noise as much as we do. Needless to say, I can’t wait to move into a single-family home.
One more thing, before I go. For those of you who aren’t interested in young adult (YA) books, or urban fantasy, I am planning an adult epic fantasy series, tentatively titled The Erendirian. The outline is finished and I’ve just started writing it. I will be updating on that later as well.
Brea Essex 