You're Either Going to Love Me, or Hate Me...

Hi, everybody!

So, you may have noticed on Goodreads that the publication date for FALLING FROM GRACE has been pushed back to November. *ducks rotten tomatoes*

If you've been following me on Twitter, you'll have heard my life took a HUGE turn (for the better!) in July. My soul mate proposed (yay!), so not only have I been planning an early December wedding, I've also had to renovate my house quick smart and put that on the market, whilst also packing in preparation to move. To say I've been ridiculously busy would be an understatement, and sadly, this hasn't left much time for editing.

I don't want to publish a book that isn't ready, and a few ideas have popped up that I really want to add to the book, which brings me to my next piece of news...

There will be a WAITING FOR APRIL-related novella coming out early next year. 

Whilst the publication date for this novella hasn't been set, I'm hoping it'll be out by March. I know a lot (pretty much all) of you have been DYING to know what happened to a certain character, so that novella will centre around that person, as well as another character from book one. But that's not to say that/those character/s won't also be in book two. CRYPTIC MUCH? Yes. Yes it is. But I'm very excited, because this particular novella could bust this universe wide open!

In other news, the paperback edition of WAITING FOR APRIL will be available very soon! I'll keep you updated on that, too. 

In the meantime, it's back to the writing cave for me! 

The One Where Jaime Freaks Out A Lot

You know that announcement I had planned to make a few weeks ago? Yeah. Well, it took a bit longer than I'd expected. I'm so sorry! Thank you all for being so patient!

As many of you have noticed, I've been very quiet on the book front. There are a few good reasons for this.

One: my publisher, Momentum, is closing its doors.

This came as a shock, so it took a bit of time to wrap my brain around it...

I'm going to miss my editors. A lot. I'm so grateful for everything they have done for me. They've been very supportive of this series, and I'm very sad to be moving on without them.

What does this mean for the Waiting for April series? That brings us to reason number...

Two: I've been busy trying to figure out what my next step is...

After much deliberation and advice-seeking, I've come to a decision: I'm not going to search for another publisher for this series.

You read that right, George. I was lucky to sell it in the past to a big publisher, because it is a very difficult series to sell; it's not quite young adult, but not completely adult, either. It falls into new adult, but that is still a grey area for a lot of publishers. I don't want to go through the process of waiting again--not when I have readers already waiting for more novels.

And the readers are the ones who matter to me. You've all been SO enthusiastic about this series. I've been overwhelmed by emails from readers who've loved Waiting for April, and that has made all the obstacles I've faced with this series more than worth it. It means so, SO much to me, and I'll never be able to thank you enough.

Really, there's only one way I can think of that shows just how much I appreciate all of you, and that's why...

Three: I'm going to make this series available in e-book and print--paperback and hardcover--and I'll be throwing some novellas in there to expand on other characters' stories, too. 

EXCITING, RIGHT?!!!

I'm still sorting out all the details, and while I appreciate your patience, I have to warn you that book two might take a little longer now due to a new editorial schedule. Hopefully it will be out in around June (instead of May). I'll keep you updated on this.

For those of you who've had your pre-orders cancelled, I'll have Falling from Grace back up again for pre-order ASAP. Keep an eye on my Twitter feed for more details in the near future!

So there you have it! Thank you once again to all the readers out there who love Waiting for April as much as I do!  I do hope you'll continue to follow my characters on their journeys!