A Long Overdue Update
I haven’t posted in a long time. I’ve been slammed with work both book-related and not, as well as all the normal life things that always seem to get in the way. When I started trying to be more of an “online presence” I thought Tiktok would be the hardest, and early on, it was. Getting in front of the camera was exhausting, and thinking of content even more so. I thought blogging would be the easy part.
I mean, I’m already writing anyway, right? How hard could it be to get out of my Word doc and jump over here for an update? Turns out it was hard. Writing stories is fun, and while I’d love for people to read my stories, I enjoy just writing them. It’s a lot harder to make myself believe people would want to hear my thoughts, feelings, and general inner monologue in written form.
That was a big part of the absence was putting a LOT of effort into the final edits. I worked my butt off to get them done to make sure we could hit the September release date, and honestly, it was hard as hell. Hard enough that it really burned me out for a little while afterwards.
…and all the energy I had left (for writing anyway) went into working on finishing the first draft of Mattson 3! As we speak I’m getting ready to start working on the final few chapters of the third installment in this series, and I really hope I can keep up the pace to have this one out next September. Mattson Academy is going to be four books in total, and I really want to keep the story going strong.
So that’s where I’ve been. Editing, writing, and beginning to plan out the dramatic conclusion to the Mattson Academy series. All that on top of a very busy season of work, wrapping up a school year for my kiddo, as well as the end of one youth sports season and the beginning of another. Not to mention a little vacation for good measure. And I’m still trying to put out something somewhere on the regular, whether it’s TikTok, Twitter (X), Instagram, or just shouting about my book from the top of my roof. I haven’t gone anywhere, and I promise I’ve been productive. I’m looking forward to sharing the fruits of that labor with you all in just a few months.
