I know it has been forever and ever since I released a book in The Bayshore Witch Legacy. I know some of you have probably assumed the series was dead, abandoned, forgotten, or quietly buried somewhere in the graveyard of unfinished book series. I promise you it isn’t.
I wrote myself into a corner with Coven of Shadows, and I had to put it down until I could figure out how the hell to get myself and my characters back out of it. Unfortunately, that’s taking a lot longer than I expected.
The ADHD shiny new story idea syndrome also bit me in the ass hard, because of course it did. Other characters got louder. Other stories demanded my attention for a while. Life happened. Some issues with my health happened. A lot of things happened behind the scenes that have permanently altered the way I feel about writing and sharing unfinished work, and even serials like the ones I published on Kindle Vella.
I have not abandoned Roxy and Ray, even though I wouldn’t blame you if it feels that way. The good news is they are finally talking to me again. (Yes, my characters talk to me. It’s a thing. We’ll get deeper into my writing process some other time…or times because there are an awful lot of rabbit holes we could go down there, but today is not that day.)
I have my notebooks. I have my BYOK. I am rereading everything I have written so far, including the parts that make me want to shake past me by the shoulders and ask her what the living hell she thought she was doing.
I do not have a release date for Coven of Shadows yet, and I am not making promises I am afraid I can’t keep when it comes to when this book will finally come out. I don’t even have a timeline for you, to be honest.
Here’s the good news, though: I’m finally feeling back in touch with these characters and this world again. That feels amazing after feeling nothing but frustration with myself for so long. I’ve been really hard on myself when it comes to this series and all the mistakes I made as a baby author.
Hell…I still make mistakes all the time. I’m human, but I’m getting back in touch with my passion for this world, and I’m going to revive it, even if it takes me years to make that happen.
If you’ve been waiting for more of Roxy and Ray, or if there’s something from the earlier books you’re hoping I don’t forget while I’m rereading and getting my shit together, feel free to tell me in the comments. I would honestly love to know what stuck with you.
