When I had the idea for the whole 'Magic Abounds' series, the first bits of it were written in 2015, and I confided to my dear friend Jimmy way back then that I dreamed of a day when I was an author...and we actually talked about collaborating. If ONLY. I would've loved that scenario. We always made a good team.
The first book, "The Magic Within Us" didn't come out until 2020. That five years between the idea, and the fruition of it was fraught with oooey-gooey drama. Jimmy left this earth behind, along with my childhood bestie, my dad...and one of my sisters came pretty damned close. Too close. It took that five years for all of us to to get life back on an even keel.
Four years later, I'm writing full time. I'm so grateful, and blessed for the path I'm on, and for everyone that's read any of the Magic Abounds series, not to mention all the people in my life. I can't help but wish the people who left us could be here to share it with. I know they're around...but it's not the same.
What's next?
There's still more stories to tell within the context of "Treasure Trove." I don't know what the new series will be named yet, but I've already started putting bits and pieces of it into place, and some of it's already been teased into Power Within Us. Despite saying never again...Treasure Trove and it's cast of characters will be back. Aside from that, I've got a science-fiction book that's already written and being edited.
For those who have asked for the series in audio books, I'm working on it. Watch this space or my FB/Instagram for updates on that front.
And...I'm working on a store. There's been a little icon for it (non-functional) up in the upper right of my main page for several years now, but it didn't seem like there was a good time. I'm also starting up a Patreon, which I wanted to do before. That was another project that just never seemed like there was a good time for it.
Sometimes when you write, you're not writing only for an audience; you're writing what you need to be paying attention to, yourself. I know I do! Half of my ideas come straight out of my dreams, and what doesn't come from that comes from someplace deep inside. Sometimes I write and when I read it back later, I'm stunned by the fact that it's not just a story in a book I'm writing; it's something my brain wants me to see and pay attention to. I'm time-challenged, and always have been, plus I have ADHD. I'm easily distractible, and one of my mom's jokes about my 'time challenges' was that some day, l'd probably be late to my own funeral. So big surprise that half the time what comes out of my brain is about time.
My big lesson and take-away (personally) from the Magic Abounds series is that there's no time like the present. Time slips through our fingers, fist-fulls at a time. Do the thing that will make you happy. Remember to call the people you love but don't always see. Don't forget to do nice things for yourself, particularly if it's your turn in the barrel, and things aren't where you would like them to be, or are facing challenges. And don't forget...don't let others write the best chapters of your life for you. Grab the pen out of their hand, and write yourself amazing. If they don't like it? That's their problem.
Life's short, my friends. There's no time like now.
The Power Within Us is available now on Amazon, in print and for Kindle.
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