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Life, the Universe and Everything...

By Chancellor Ho’s Fluffy Undergarments! What about SNOW?

3/25/2017

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So most of you know, I’ve had the next Upper Kingdom book, Snow in the Year of the Dragon, almost finished for half a year now. I was originally hoping for it to be out by Christmas 2016. Then spring 2017, with Cold Stone & Ivy 2: The Crown Prince releasing in summer 2017. But now it’s March, The Crown Prince is ready to go and Snow is still growing on my laptop. I feel like George R. R. Martin, and my readers are getting antsy…
 
It’s a tricky thing, being a writer. As you know, this is still my ‘side’ job (I work full time with my husband in our professional photography studio - I’m the Photoshop gal) so any writing is stolen usually late at night when my body is tired but my brain is soaring. Ivy 2 was already written by spring 2016 when Ivy 1 was launched by a small publisher. As soon as it was released, I knew I had made a mistake and I spent the better part of the summer regretting my decision. In my angst, I put aside Snow (then called Bones in the Year of the Dragon), and wrote Dragon of Ash & Stars, an ode to bad decisions and life's habitual despair.
 
By August I'd released Dragon and I was in a better mood, eager and ready to pick Snow back up where I had left it. I had also decided to call it Snow instead of Bones because the Snow figure prominently in the story, and the Bones are just coming into it by the end. I was very excited and had started work on an amazing cover that featured Ursa this time. Then in September, I got my rights back to Ivy and everything changed.
 
Dragon was rocketing up the charts, I was approached by Podium Publishing regarding an audiobook, and Ivy was taking off under my own direction and marketing. I became the media director for ThunderCon (a local fan convention) and began travelling to speaking engagements and running seminars and writing workshops in the region. And yes, I still had my day job.
 
It’s not easy juggling all of this and I’ve realized that I can’t just whip off the ending for Snow, because, like GRRM, I’m not just writing one book. I’m also simultaneously plotting out the end game, outlining the next 2 novels so that readers don’t end up with a Hunger Games/Divergent finale of ‘Whaaa? That was lame…’ I need to give myself the time to write it well and deeply, and to set up the next books in the series for my readers, for the characters and for the story. Ivy 2 is written and ready to go, complete with cover, so why sit on it while I wait for Snow? I would always be divided and not do either of them justice. It doesn’t make sense so I think that’s my decision. Ivy 2 should hit the shelves sometime in late April/early May.
 
Once that’s done, my plate is cleared and my brain is free to finish up Snow without interruption but also, like GRRM, I can’t give a date. Jumping into and out of the worlds I have created is an all-consuming process – it demands most of my brainspace so one world at a time is I think all I can handle. Ivy’s world will dominate for a little while in my media posts and promotions, but rest assured, the work will still be going in the Upper Kingdom as all the Empires prepare themselves for war.
 
And perhaps, for a short span of time, my poor brain will find some peace. ​So, without further ado, I present the cover for Cold Stone & Ivy 2: The Crown Prince! Ta Dah!
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16 Comments
Kim Erickson link
3/26/2017 07:40:18 am

I'm sure I speak for many when I say that we, your loyal reader friends, understand and are grateful that you are a human being who writes - and not a writing machine. Thanks so much for explaining the process over the past year and how things are going. I await Snow with eager patience. Giving us Ivy2 in the meantime is wonderful! Best to you with all of it, Heather.

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Ashley Huber
4/4/2017 11:35:29 am

Can't Wait! Looking forward to what happens with this story, just finished reading the Cold Stone.

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Sue Clement
5/30/2017 10:52:05 pm

I just finished The Crown Prince and it was simply outstanding! I love fantasy and am so happy to have found you. Not sure how many more books you plan in this world but it is certainly an amazing, enthralling adventure I enjoy getting lost in. I plan to re-read both books soon as I know I missed a lot of the nuances. You are brilliant. Thank you! As far as your writing, one can only do so much and life and your Muse will dictate the way it goes but kind of you to explain. Looking forward to reading more of your work as I have since bought the Upper Kingdom books as well.

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J.M. Williams link
6/7/2017 07:54:41 pm

I'm surprised you are still working full-time with a successful book like "Dragon of Ash and Stars" out. Maybe I need to lower my expectations :( I've completed my first book and am trying to publish while doing other writing and part-time work on the side. I honestly did not have a good idea of the process or timeline when I started. It's going to take a whole lot longer to break in to full-time writing than I thought, if at all. But it's nice to know that even popular writers struggle with the work. Keep up the great work!

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Chris A.P.
12/13/2017 07:18:08 am

A bit late to discovering this blog to say the least. My boyfriend and I are patiently awaiting Snow, take all the time you need to make it epic! In the meantime I recently finished Ashes and have to start Ivy book 2. Thanks for all the wonderful stories!

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      • Dragon of Sand & Storm
      • Dragon of Ash & Stars
    • The Empire of Steam/Cold Stone & Ivy >
      • Cold Stone & Ivy: The Ghost Club
      • Cold Stone & Ivy 2: The Crown Prince
      • Cold Stone & Ivy 3: The Seventh House
    • The Rise of the Upper Kingdom >
      • To Journey in the Year of the Tiger
      • To Walk in the Way of Lions
      • Songs in the Year of the Cat
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      • Swallowtail & Sword: The Scholar's Book of Story & Song
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