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In NIGHTRENDER news, I'm working on line edits for DAWNBREAKER right now. I'll turn it in next month and the book will go into production. (Copyedits, proofreading, etc.)
A few people have started asking when DAWNBREAKER will publish. Understandably, folks expected it a year after book 1. That was my goal and my publisher's goal, but we all ended up needing a little more time with the book. This series is complex -- it’s one of the most challenging stories I've written -- and I really wanted to do it justice.
This was the first time I've ever had to ask for a book to be pushed back! (But not the last. Almost immediately, the Janies asked for Mary 3 to get pushed back. It's been a rough couple of years, deadline wise.) This was, however, not the first time I should have asked for extra time.
When I was finishing the final edits of AS SHE ASCENDS, I had a huge revelation. In all the drafts I'd written, I hadn't been satisfied with the end of the book. But suddenly, I knew what to do. So with only a week until my hard deadline, I rewrote the last 20,000 words of the book from scratch by working 20-hour days.
It wasn't my greatest move. I was pretty wrecked after that. And I promised myself that I wouldn't do something like that again. I would just ask for more time, even if it meant the book getting pushed to a different season.
So DAWNBREAKER is coming out Fall 2023. I don't have an exact date for you yet, but as soon as I do, I'll share it! And I have seen a draft of the cover; the final should be coming soon, and I think you're going to love it!
And with that, I need to get back to these line edits! I'm really proud of this book. I can't wait for you to read it.
Oh my gosh I am so excited to see the cover!