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[authorkrysejay]

Indie Author Update #17

Good news! I got accepted into my local university for Creative Writing and I'll be starting in September. I'm really excited to go back to school and explore classes that will help fine tune my craft.

Writing is a skill that consistently changes in the sense that you're constantly getting better at it.

Oh! And I also tried my hand at drawing my own reel with very basic animation. I'm really proud of how it turned out and now I'm contemplating if I should make more like it.

I am on chapter 24 of book three, still in Act One but I'm giving myself some leeway with the unexpected university prepping. Fingers crossed I actually finish it this week. I only have the climax of Act one to write, so it should go fast.

I really need to get book 3 completed before university begins as my plan is to release it early to mid 2025. But that is probably going to change as I get used to juggling classes as well as writing on the side. I haven't even made a cover yet but I do have ideas.

Thankfully Book 2 is all set up and ready to go for fall. Woot Woot.

[authorkrysejay]

Indie Author Progress #6

The paperback and hardcover versions of Phoenix Awakening are finally on their way to me! I ordered my proofs and they should be arriving around/ during the holidays. I do have a few paperback proofs from Amazon when I was still deciding on which cover, from those I created, to use as well as paper color and book sizes. But those are completely outdated.

All that being said, the physical copies of my book should be available for pre-order in January.

Writing wise, I've been slowly making progress on book 3's 3rd edit. I've been removing and moving scenes around to make more sense with how Moira had evolved as a character in books one and two. As well as changes to the pacing. My last draft had 62 chapters and about 120k words. So far I'm on chapter 9. My goal is to complete this draft sometime next year before book 2's release. I'd like to release book 3 in 2025 but I don't want to rush it's quality.

[authorkrysejay]

Indie Author Update #21

I got my hardcover proof copy of book 2 in the mail last week and decided to do one more read through. Thank goodness I did because I found so many issues. I don't know how I missed them. But its much easier to spot them when reading an actual book than staring at a bright screen.

Some of the issues were Mantle vs Mantel, Gray vs Grey, and sentences that had missing words that my mind filled in but weren't actually on the page. So all the files have been updated and uploaded for pre-orders. But I'll only begin that at the end of this month after the cover reveal.

Needless to say, I did not write much on book 3. I've been so busy editing and making small changes to the covers that I haven't had the time or mental energy. I also planned out all of my classes for my first year for uni, which I'm really excited about.

Today I'm going to take a break day and tomorrow, begin rereading book 3 from act one to make some changes with things I'd forgotten about in book 2 when I wrote it. Then continue on where I left off.

[authorkrysejay]

Indie Author Update #20

Writing a novel is a marathon not a sprint. Even after finishing two books, I constantly have to remind myself that it takes time to write, more time than it takes to read. I've been feeling a bit burnt out with writing everyday and trying to create posts for Instagram but such is the life of an indie author.

I was able to approve and order my first proof copies of book 2, so I'll be able to look them over and show them off by the end of April. Fingers crossed book two will be available for pre-order by May.

The weather has also been giving me whiplash. Spring has been teasing at warmer weather with sunnier and longer days but the snow fall and cold winds are clinging remnants of winter. Oh, and sleep. I haven't been getting much of that.

For the upcoming week, I need to sleep a solid 8 hrs per night and continue writing Act 2 of Book 3 regardless of how much I don't want to. Honestly if I miraculously got a genie to grant me wishes, I'd ask for my stories to write themselves.

[authorkrysejay]

Indie Author Update #10

I finally got back into writing book 3! Woot woot! It's been slow moving but I'm making progress. I know what has to happen, I just have to decide when they do and how they interact/ affect each other in the sequence.

I'm waiting on approving my hardcover version, fingers crossed it will be the last one I'll have to make, and order myself another copy. And I've been creating more stuff for insta posts.

Its been snowing nonstop for the past week, including today which is oddly helping me get into book 3's mindset.

All in all looking forward to sending out my arc's for Phoenix Awakening on Friday. There's still time to sign up!