Now that I've published my debut novel, what's next for me? Well, I have a vast, well-developed fantasy world with several already completed stories. A few rounds of edits, and they would be ready to hit the shelves. That would be the logical route to take...

But I'm not very logical. While I was waiting for my debut to return from my editor, I was struck my an idea. I wrote a couple lines, but before I knew it, I had handwritten the entire book. I knew it would be the next thing I would publish.

So what is it?

Victorians. Dragons. And Siam.  Think "Around the World in 80 Days" meets "Emily Wilde's Encylopedia of Faires" + dragons.

Why?

I had the idea for a young Victorian woman who believes dragons still exist and will do anything (including marrying a man so she can travel easier) to find them. I decided she would travel to Siam (modern day Thailand) because that is where I grew up. This meant I could explore that time period in Siam, as well as work with Eastern dragons. 

I thought the idea was rather original, until I posted about it and discovered there are several series involving Victorian women and dragons. But none in Siam. I have enjoyed diving into those literary works and am eager to join the ranks.

I hope to publish my book this summer. It is away at the editors right now, so I am doing my best to keep on track with promoting it and not starting a new project. I'm very excited about this story. It's a chance to give readers a glimpse of the land I grew up in. And you can never go wrong with a good dragon story...

I will be looking for ARC readers sometime around the end of April (hopefully). Feel free to reach out if you would be interested!