I changed how I do things this year and so far my experiment is working out great. It’s helping me create a balance between writing and all the things I prefer to avoid when I’m in the middle of a book. It's also giving me plenty of space to develop things fully, so I can focus on every detail. I also need breaks from books to breathe a little and recharge my batteries.
Although I know some mate match ups that I haven't written yet, I've worked my way through all the plots I've already developed, so my guys require time and coaxing to tell me everything. Speaking of stories, I’ve passed the three quarters mark in my current project. When I finished the last one, I had two characters barge into my head. Both guys are already in the series, and at first, I was confused.
One of them has been through a litany of mates and keeping tossing them aside like broken dolls while the other has been too painfully stubborn to even let me inside his thoughts. Then the lightbulb finally clicked on and I realized these two were perfect for each other. To my relief, they agreed, and I wanted to charge ahead. But after a couple of days of toying with a rough outline that never got beyond my head, they decided they weren’t quite ready. I wasn’t discouraged though because I love the match up and I know they’ll be back, they’re kind of crazy about each other already.
It left me unsure what the hell I was going to do. I was begging those in the D’Vaire universe whose mates I know to speak up and get bonded already, but they were ignoring me. Two complete newcomers came out of nowhere, and I think I fell as hard and fast for them as they did for each other. I’m enjoying working with them to develop their story and as always they're throwing in a few surprises for me. I’d have to qualify theirs as one of the fluffier D’Vaire books, though I really hate categorizing or labeling anything.
I needed something pretty, though. I’ve experienced varying stages of burnout for the past year and have grown increasingly discouraged by my lack of enthusiasm for the world I created. But all I really had to do was clear my head. I needed to reassess my priorities and focus fully on what brought me to crafting D’Vaire in the first place. I had to remember why I loved these guys and how important it is for me to escape into their world. I carved out more time for them because I’d allowed life to cut into my imagination space. My joy and passion for writing is back and it's awesome to love my job again!
With the recent release of Triple Affinity, we got to hang out with mages and bears. I hope you enjoyed a step into their world, because the next book takes us back to the Ursus Arctos-Arturus household. One of the unmated bears in Artair’s family has found his mate. His other half is not someone you’ve met yet, but I think he's a pretty awesome hybrid. The twenty-fourth D’Vaire book is scheduled for release at the end of July. More details on that as we get closer. I’m curious to find out which of the bears you think it might be and perhaps a guess about what races his mate is now that you have one more piece of the puzzle!
The Summoner's Path will soon be in print and that will leave us with just one more back title to put into paperback! No date yet on Becoming D'Vaire yet, but it'll happen this summer. Thanks for continuing to read the D’Vaire books, I appreciate it very much and love that I can continue to bring new stories to you!
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