It’s December 1^st, which means the NaNo craziness is over. Writers are climbing out of dark and cramped caves to participate in the real world again.

So how did I do?

Well … my final word count as of last night was about 63,382. Yes, this is beyond the 50K word challenge, but I’d honestly hoped to write more than that. I decided to use the sequel to Soul Avenged as my NaNo project.

The storyline has been incredibly easy to write! I don’t know what it is about this series. It’s addicting—being immersed in this dark place--like I’ve taken all the favorite parts of my head and thrown them together in a world as familiar to me as real life. I adore every one of the sexy characters in this book. They’re very distinct in my mind, which makes channeling their voices so easy.

What kept me from writing more?

Well, November itself is a crazy month. Not only is it the month of my hubby’s birthday (though thankfully we celebrated his big 40^th bash in October—a surprise party to throw him off), it’s also my daughter’s birthday month, my best friend’s, my mother’s and my grandmother’s. Let’s not forget Thanksgiving was thrown into the mix as well. And … I’ve been crazy busy with the cover of Soul Avenged—specifically, the nasty blurb that I’ve had to shrink from about 350 words down to 150.

Ugh. Not easy. My brain has been a little bit scattered.

But I should be finishing the first draft of SoW2 by the second week of December!! Yahoo!

This story is even darker than Soul Avenged—creepier, steamier. More supes. And a whole lot more of the Wrath brothers. Yum.

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Hot dayum …

What’s going on with the sequel to Somnium?

After having gone back and forth for a while, I finally made the decision to publish Soul Avenged before Requiem (Halos, #2).

Requiem is still coming, but its publication will be a bit delayed.

In the meantime, I’ll soon be announcing the release date for the Witch Hunt anthology in addition to Soul Avenged.

AND! Cover reveal for Soul Avenged is next week!!

Stay tuned!