Restart... Again

Hello, and welcome back or for the first time really, since it’s been long enough that I really should re-introduce myself. I’m sure you know who I am, but just in case you’ve forgotten I’m your friendly neighborhood absentee indie author, but as I say in my videos, you can call me Michele.  

I had meant to write a newsletter for the new year and then that rolled around and it felt nothing like a roll over, or a change over, or a new beginning, or even a beginning of any kind. It crept in slowly, turned the page of a calendar I no longer possess, and here we were, in the depths of the darkest timeline.  

It hasn’t been easy of late, I think for anyone. Bombarded with news stories that chill us the core of morality itself, questioning whether or not good still lives in any form in the world. This is what they do, they ply you with fear until you are numb to the horrors. I will never be numb.  

I turned to finding the good in the world. I search out wildlife, nature, and news that is about pulling humanity and the planet forward into a future that looks less like a dystopian world government of power-hungry sociopaths, and more into a prosperous, eco-friendly, cooperation of nations. It helps combat the atrocities.  

I tell you this, because it’s brought me back from the brink of hopelessness to the precipice of hope.  
Where there is hope, there is imagination and creativity.  

So, enough about this world, and on to the ones in my head.  

The Aeternum series has been whirling in the background this whole time. While I may not have been actively editing, I have been plotting away in my head. I did a full review and commentary on my first draft of Waning of the Moon and discovered many things that need work. So, as I layer in the plots that need better plotting, the motivations that need better motivations, and the subplots of new and beloved characters that need some sprinkling of intrigue, I find myself overwhelmed to say the least. But, I have set myself a timeline. These changes need to be made, integrated, and read through before April rolls around so that my betas can have a swing at it, and me.  

Keep in mind, this is during a time where I still need that full-time adult job to you know, eat food and be housed. I’m also taking some courses to bolster my adult job to get a little higher up in the organization so that I have a little more say in what happens around me. I am also writing short stories for multiple contests to try and get some cash scraped together to publish Waning of the Moon hopefully in the near future.  

And with all that, I am also going to local markets to continue to peddle Dawning of the Sun for a larger, more engaged, reader base so that when Waning of the Moon does finally make it to print, I won’t go as broke as I did the first time around.  

If you’re a local and you want to send some friends my way to purchase a book and other bookish goodies, here are some upcoming market dates: 
March 21 – New West Craft Market 
April 12 – Vancouver Pop-Up Market at Heritage Hall 
May 2 – New West Craft Market 
(Tentatively) June 21 - Vancouver Pop-Up Market at Heritage Hall 
For more info on these events, visit my events page.  
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Thanks for coming around, reader. I’m glad to know you’re still here. ​