I know, I know. I’ve been away for quite some time, BUT there is a good reason: I’ve been writing a new novel for the last few months and it has taken a lot of time and effort. The good news is that it is coming along really well. The bad news is, if you’re a fan of the Phoenix Universe, it isn’t a new installment in the series.

That’s right! I’m writing a regular fiction novel. What does this mean? Is the Phoenix Chronicles done, over with? No, it’s just on hold. Normally right now I’d be writing short stories or I’d be doing revision on the fourth novel, but that’s on hold until I finish this new book. After that, I plan to go back to the Embers in Ashes, but it’s likely publication date is no longer set. It could be in a year, maybe two.

Sad news, I know, but I really needed a change and this is it. I’ve written over eight hundred thousand words in the Phoenix Chronicles and associated short stories, and I need a break from it!!! I will go back to it, just not now.

The new novel is edgy (I hate it when people use that word, but it is the best description for it!), exciting and takes place in a relatively short period of time. It involves mental illness, family values, even sexuality. Yup, I said it!
I look forward to finishing it. I’m about sixty percent of the way through it at the moment.

See you next time...

Kris