It’s been a lovely summer, but I am so happy it’s September and the kids are back in school. The cooler temps not only work wonders for my health, but they help create the mood that surrounds The Most Important Thing.

I spent the summer concentrating on my Author Page and Scattered Wrecks, but now that the September is here it’s time to concentrate all my efforts on turning that outline I drafted over the summer months into the novel you’ll read next year. I don’t have a firm release date as of yet, but if I had to give a guesstimate (is that even a word?), it would be early 2017. You can expect to have it in your hands no later than April 2017, but my goal is January/February.

Before I start going on about the second book, I need to tell you all about the giveaway I’m hosting for fall. I’m giving away five signed copies of The Most Important Thing. If you know someone who was on the fence or hasn’t gotten it, please forward this link to them so they can have a chance to win.

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Now that we have that out of the way we can talk about the second book! Over the summer I completed my outline. Twice. I hated the first one which I started after the release of The Most Important Thing. I spent the first two months of summer break pondering where I went wrong, banged my head against the wall and doubted myself as a writer. Then inspiration hit and I rewrote the entire outline. It happens. If at first you don’t succeed…

Now I’m excited again about entering Brian’s world and telling his story. Today, I shared only with my mailing list subscribers (so if you haven’t signed up yet, now would be a good time) one of my favorite parts from what I’ve written so far. Every month I’m going to give my mailing list subscribers an update, and they’ll all automatically be entered in a contest to win a copy of my second book. So sign up already, what are you waiting for?