Is finally here. I love love love this story and am so happy it is now available. This is the story of Dunmore brother number two, Allard. This was a difficult book for me to write. It took ages and ages—I finished two novellas in between—and both my father and a very dear friend passed while the book was still in progress.
Life happens…you learn to write through everything.
I went over this plot so many times, even my husband was tired of hearing about it…lolol…you know you have totally overthought your work when you end with the same basic story line you started with—after you changed it seven or eight times in the middle.
But, as a famous playwrite once said, “all’s well that ends well” and Allard’s tale ends well indeed. You can read en excerpt at my author page here at Samhain: www.samhainpublishing.com/authors/gia-dawn or read a spicier tidbit at my website: www.giadawn.com
Gia — I mentioned in my release day post that I had the same feeling as you, that it took ages and ages to get this particular release into the public eye. How long did yours take you?? I started mine in, ehm, 2001.
I didn’t even bother with the excerpt, I just downloaded that puppy about five minutes ago. I loved the first two Demons of Dunmore books, and I’ve been impatiently watching this one creep its way to the top of the coming soon page for a while.
I think I’ve got you both beat, though, for length of time from conception to release. I wrote the opening scene for my own book (Crossing Swords coming out in March, I can only hope I get a cover as lovely as yours, Gia) when I was eighteen. I just didn’t know where to take the story, so it sat in my file box (and nagged at the back of my mind) for almost twenty years.
And now I’m off to spend the morning reading your latest offering and ignoring the dishes. Cheers!
I didn’t even bother with the excerpt, I just downloaded that puppy about five minutes ago. I loved the first two Demons of Dunmore books, and I’ve been impatiently watching this one creep its way to the top of the coming soon page for a while.
I think I’ve got you both beat, though, for length of time from conception to release. I wrote the opening scene for my own book (Crossing Swords coming out in March, I can only hope I get a cover as lovely as yours, Gia) when I was eighteen. I just didn’t know where to take the story, so it sat in my file box (and nagged at the back of my mind) for almost twenty years.
I’m off to spend the morning reading your latest offering and ignoring the dishes. Cheers!
Gah, the blog ate my comment—good thing I copy everything. One more time…
Heh, it swallows them for ten minutes, then it barfs them back out. Dang technology.
Jody…this one didn’t take me quite that long. LOLOL…but the secret is to just get them finished and move on to the next!
Kirsten…thank you so much. I love this story and think you will, too. Let me know how you like my little surprise at the end…first time I’ve tried anything like this. LOLOL
Sometimes writing is a timing thing. My next project is to finish a book I started over ten years ago…but I think the market is just now ready for it.
And I have also posted two or three times when I think I’ve managed to delete the stupid thing that takes hours to show up on the board.
Gia
Congrats, Gia! You know I love the book and I wish you much success with it!!!
Bianca