How are you? I mean that sincerely, how are you? I don’t think any of us would have dreamed a few months back that we’d be living through a pandemic, which would slam the brakes on our lives so hard they’d be smoke coming off them. And then it happened. And everything screamed to a halt.
I was working on my new dark paranormal romance series The F Tales before the virus. The series merges fairytales and fables, myths and magic, the supernatural and the sexy, potent legends and powerful love … with some twists.
So, I was happily working away and then … COVID!
But as writing is a bit of a solitary vocation, and I still had electricity, it was okay. So I finished the first novel, sent it to the editor …
Always go with your gut …
Then that something set in … a wobble of faith. Had I written the novel I wanted to write? But it was in the editor’s hands, so I waited. And then it came back, only for my editor to have the exact same reservations as me. Moral of the tale—always, always, always, go with your gut about the stories you write.
Now granted, it’s been a bit of a weird time. I’ve had three relatives in and out of hospital, and to be honest, walking around those places in a mask and gloves when there is barely anyone in them but those fantastic doctors and nurses risking their own health every day, was very spooky. The town centre was empty. No people. It was like being in the movie 28 Days Later (without the zombies).
So maybe I wasn’t working on all thrusters, but I took a breath, thought about it, and decided my gut was right all along.
The Fun Bit.
I want readers to go on a journey with my characters and explore, watch a new relationship blossom, despite the kinks and kerbs it may hit to get there. That’s the fun bit, right?
The first novel in the new series is coming next year, which is a completely different one than the one I intended, but you will be the first to see the cover, the book trailer, and read the first chapters: I promise.
In the meantime, I want you to take care, stay healthy and happy, have a fantastic New Year, and let’s hope Covid runs back to whatever bat cave it may have been living in before this and stays there, permanently. Roll on 2021.
