News and Covers and Quotes, Oh My!

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Today is #1linewed, theme: was, so I’d like to share this line from Eclipse of the Crown, book three of my upcoming series:

On a related note, I just want to say the fact that these are both words, but mean different things, and I pronounce them identically is unfair:

tortuous – full of twists and turns, excessively lengthy and complex

torturous – characterized by, involving, or causing excruciating pain or suffering

I just moved my “office” into the dining room of our rental. That space was being wasted before, and I was working out of wHeReVeR before this, so I think this is probably a lot better. This means the dining table is pushed into the corner of the room, and I’m storing my scrum board and other tools atop it including a small pile of books. Di has decided they’re perfect to lean against.

Oh, have you stuck around this long? But maybe not clicked on the newsletter link? Well, you’re in for a treat. My illustrator for this next series has sent me her WIP for one of the covers, and let me tell you: it is a delight. Here’s a sneak peek:

Aaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I love it, I’m dying, I’m dead, I’m ascending to heaven, I’m reborn, I’m writing as fast as possible so I can get these books out and into my hands because oh, my GOD.

Also, I may have come up with the series title. What do you think of Villain & Virtue? Has a certain ring to it, yes? It’s better than Blood & Bark, I’m almost certain of that.