This is re-posted from the newsletter I sent out today:

Aloha,

Though it’s hard for me to believe, it’s already been a year since my newest novel was released. Through the support of readers like you, Blade has done reasonably well in the indie marketplace. So thank you! Thank you very much.

And now it’s time to offer my apologies. I intended to send this newsletter on a monthly schedule and I managed that for quite a long time. But it’s been several months since my last one and nearly a year since I posted on my blog about anything other than a short-term ebook sale. I apologize for that and I’ll try to do better going forward. I hope you’ll stick with me. In the meantime, I want to offer a hearty welcome to all those who signed up to receive this newsletter during this empty interim.

So what have I been doing in all this time? Well, after Blade’s publication, I took a long and much-needed sabbatical. Believe it or not, writing has always been a real challenge for me. Putting together a new novel feels nearly impossible—at least until that first draft is done. It’s a painful struggle every time, and after Blade, I found myself with a bad case of burn out. So I took time to do the things that make me immediately happy, like spending time with my grandchildren and working in my garden.

I’m still not writing regularly, but I’ve made a good start on Inverted Frontier #5, the last in the series. What I need to do now is prioritize the writing. #5 feels like an ambitious novel, as it needs to be to wind up this long series. Whenever I look over my notes I feel excited for what it might become, if I can pull it off. We’ll see!

I try to keep politics out of this newsletter, but I will confess that the horror of the current political climate is acting as another brake on my progress. I need to return to the schedule I kept when writing Blade, which was to not look at any news or email before the day’s writing was done. Self-discipline: that’s usually the key.

Anyway, I want to assure you that except for a minor head cold, we are all well here, and I fully intend to finish Inverted Frontier #5.

Expect another newsletter within a month, if not sooner.

Take care, and Happy Reading!

— Linda

Posted on: Thursday, March 27th, 2025 at 10:40 am
Categories: Writing.