A Book For Autumn Sundays

This book released back in February, but it takes place in autumn, and I think it's the perfect snuggle-up-with-a-coffee binge read for a day like today. 

College Town began as a writing exercise: a way to keep my writing "muscles" engaged and responsive while I slogged through Lord Have Mercy. It quickly grew legs, and became not one, but two writing challenges I was excited to meet: a present-tense narrative, and a standalone novel, one not limited by the actions, storylines, and style of books that came before it. I ended up enjoying the heck out of it. In fact, upon reflection, it's my favorite project of 2024. 

Aside from loving Lawson and Tommy, which I do, College Town gave me the chance to step outside the comforting, if limiting boxes of my ongoing series, and proved to me that I can write standalones. It was a necessary creative push, one that's given me the confidence to push some more. 

I've made (purposefully) vague mentions in some recent posts about taking a step back, and reimagining what my writing future looks like. I am doing just that, and waiting to hear back (fingers crossed) about some work opportunities. I'm not currently working on an original project, but I don't see myself ever not writing; hopefully, I'll have the time and energy to still write for myself on weekends or holidays in the near future. But as to what I'll be writing...well, let's just say that spending six months to a year on a massive book like Lord Have Mercy is not a wise investment financially. Maybe somewhere down the line my series will enjoy renewed interest and a renaissance of sorts, but for now, I'm enjoying Instagramming, blogging, reading, and sharing books with you all. It would be fun to explore smaller, self-contained standalones when I get back to sharing my writing. The new format is still in flux, but I'm definitely not going anywhere, and I'm really hoping I can use my writing in new and exciting ways. (And hopefully some that are good for my wallet, too!)

College Town, and it's novella follow-up, A Cure for Recovery, are available now at Amazon, B&N, and Kobo for all your fall afternoon reading needs!