Pirate Princess Cover Sneak Peek #1

It’s hard to believe but… it’s about that time for me to start producing a whole other book, for the second time. AHH.

I feel so much more confident and capable this time around. I have templates or have already set up everything: my newsletter, website, preorders, ARC form, income tax, my LLC, all the services I have subscriptions to like Canva, Bookfunnel, etc. I’ve done this before, and I’m going to do it again, dammit!

OF COURSE I’m still nervous/scared. This book is an extremely vulnerable one for me in different ways than THE GREAT TREE OF IRIS. It has a bi-awakening, a main character with PMOS (my health condition, otherwise known as PCOS), and my first published spicy scenes. But the nervous/scared hasn’t fully set in yet.

It’s hard to wait until next spring for this book to come out, but I know the time is going to fly by. And plus, I can start writing a new book, which will help distract me from the occasional horrors of being vulnerable. 😊

I’m thrilled to announce that the cover for “Pirate Princess” is DONE, and it’s even more GORGEOUS that I thought it would be. I want to talk about it more but I don’t want to spoil it yet!

I’ll be sharing a sneak peek at it until the full reveal, here in my newsletter. Thank you to Polina @ apolin.art for her amazing artistry and being such a lovely person to work with:

For those who are wondering (and to keep myself on track), here’s my current publication timeline:

-Title and release date reveal in JUNE, here in the newsletter first, as always!

-Cover reveal and preorders open (including signed copies with swag) - September

-Advanced Reader Copy (ARC) form for reviewers: Sept-Jan, depending on number

-ARCs go out in January after the holidays

-Publication, release party, my imminent collapse: spring 2027 (date TBA)

It’s basically being a project manager. But the good news is, I have total control, since it’s all on me to make the whole thing happen. 🙂 

• Something BIG is coming in September with THE GREAT TREE OF IRIS. I mentioned it back in the December newsletter and things are finally happening. More soon, since I still can’t talk about it in detail online!

• I set up my light purple tent for the first time and I’m ready for these upcoming book events! So excited!! I’ll report back. More info about these events and tickets, if applicable, here on my Events page.

Watching: Besides Hacks (which has been AMAZING this season) and our rewatch of Firefly (and our continuous rewatch of The Great British Bake Off), I just finished Rooster and really enjoyed it. It has some lol moments. I think I’ve been missing comedy this winter. Also, loving my Broad City rewatch—I watched it once years ago, loved it, and yeah, excellent decision.

Listening: The Head and the Heart has an amazing new acoustic album. I always get into the mood of listening to them when summer is on the horizon.

Crafting: Ever since my quilt retreat, I’ve been sewing regularly (almost every day) and it’s been AMAZING for my mood. I need to try to keep it up as the production of Pirate Princess gets more intense. I’m working on a secret quilt right now, so I can’t share. There’s a good chance this person is reading. 👀

Reading: I just finished The Library of Amorlin, a new fantasy book by Kalyn Josephson and really enjoyed it, especially the twist right at the end. I am amped for the second book next year. And I want to live in that library, too.

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