The Tolls of a Writer's life...

For a while now I have been updating you on the progress of Books 1 and 2 of the Triple VA series.

I now have to announce that while I am still currently working on the Triple VA series with no plans of putting the series aside (its too amazing) and I have paused working on Book 1 - which was Derik and Lily's story.

The characters are good and still deserve their own story and happy ending.  But despite my best efforts it was not the time for their story to occur.  Too many questions/boundaries/issues led to a story that was not fun to write, let alone read.

With so much back and forth with the writing I decided a Huge Shift in the series was in order.  This was NOT an easy decision - took some serious thinking, alone thinking with Wine in a dark room, and some serious crying.  But all is well now because it led me to the right path, the right decision, one that has made me feel both lighter and happier since then.

All of this babbling leads to one conclusion, one major decision - there is now a NEW book 1 for the Triple VA series.  I have rearranged some things and now Books 1-3 will be the A triplets: Amy, Audrey and Abby.

Derik and his brothers Donovan and David will still have their time and place in the series, but at the moment they need to be moved to back in the lineup.

I started the New Book 1 with Amy as the primary triplet last month and am quickly making some wonderful progress.  Its the story of Amy Whitacre, a vet tech at the veterinarian clinic in town, meets and falls for single father Dean Harris.

As a writer there are times when one has to realize that the story was not working for them and I reached that point.  I still believe that the characters are good and worth having their own story, just not yet.

Triple VA is still alive and going - the stories will come - just in a new direction.

Thanks for understanding. :)

I am still working on the Triple Virginia series, nothing has changed.

However I am back to working on Book 1, not Book 2 - for good reasons.

As a writer, we are always critical of our work.  As I finished Book 1 and started Book 2 I realized a huge flaw in the novels, one that I was compelled to go back and fix, for both the story and my sanity's sake.  Trust me - it was definitely needed.

Book 1 is going well and will be completed soon after which I will finish Book 2.

Writing isn't easy; many have said that, but the rewards of putting words on the page is MORE than worth anything else.

Stay tuned...

I am true dog lover, even referred to as a the "Crazy Dog Lady" by my family.  That being said it is important to me to have dogs in my novels, showing their love, loyalty and personalty.

The above picture is of my German shepherd Toby.  Toby passed almost three years ago and it was shortly after his passing that I started writing book 1 of my series.  Toby was my inspiration and he is the dog of the main character Lily in book 1.  And he is named Toby in the book too.

Just like the real Toby he is bouncy, loving, loyal and food crazy.

I look forward to everyone getting to know Toby when the book eventually comes out.  The love of a dog, is something that needs to be experienced at least once in a life.