Hello everyone, I feel like it has been a while since we last conversed. So much is happening.

Okay well I've been super busy, I've just received my manuscript from my editor Lauren Moore and re-uploaded to amazon, now this edition is not going to be like the others. I actually added new content, featuring the first two chapters of my upcoming release, "Her Blackened Heart" I also wrote an alternative ending for "Her Blackened Soul" included in this new release. Now there will be a Goodreads Giveaway for this but it is likely to be my last giveaway on Goodreads for 2017. I may do another towards the end of the year but giving out paperback copies doesn't really benefit me as much as I'd like so I am going to focus my efforts on the kindle platform instead which most readers prefer! of course if you are in the minority, please do comment and let me know so I can get an idea of numbers!

You are probably wondering why so many changes. I consider it a learning experience. I first started out with Author House, so no editing, bad cover design but a lot of lessons that were rapidly learned, safe to say never again! So I went down the indie route, changing the cover, hiring an editor and then publishing again but as I reflected on it again during the start of this year, (there were problems with the last editor not being reliable) I decided the entire dark fantasy series needed a new perspective and a fresh look. So I re-hired an editor, Lauren Moore is who I have and my goodness she did a fantastic job on it, I can't thank her enough. But then I decided it needed a new cover and I changed who I hired for the formatting also, so again everything changed on it. Now I know what to do for all my books. I have a more clear direction on where things are headed and that is important more than anything. I do want to release "Her Blackened Heart" during this summer but I am afraid another project has took hold of my heart.

I have wrote another novel, nothing to do with my dark fantasy series; that is a spiritually charged love story. Now this is a deeply personal project entwined with many facets of my own life so it is only natural that I want to bring this to the world before anything else, right? Well, I have envisioned September 2017 for this. That is my perfect date, now I'm hoping the editing will coincide with that nicely if not I'd like it out by November. I think that is realistic enough and during that time I can work on other projects but this one is my baby, so to speak. I have high hopes for it. It is a piece of work that both scares and thrills me! I really hope it thrills and scares you guys too in the most positive way because it really is a huge chunk of myself placed into the written word. I'd just like to share with you the cover, which I shared on twitter which you can view here. https://twitter.com/israsravenheart/s...

Aside from this project, there is the rest of the Blackened Series. So far I have decided there are going to be five books in the series and one spin off, which will be engineered in due time. I am working on the third now but the fourth and fifth are also in motion in my mind! So there is a lots to come from me including two non fiction projects that have absolutely nothing to do with the dark fantasy element or the Blackened Series but will be focused on the more practical elements of magick and spirituality which I'd really love to bring to the public's attention in a concise and easy to understand way.

I've rambled a fair bit but I hope this is intriguing to you. If there's anything you'd like to hear from me or see me talk about in this blog please feel free to contact me on facebook, twitter or alternatively hit me up by sending a question or comment on here. Until next time, be good.

Isra

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