{"id":1970,"date":"2013-04-05T15:58:58","date_gmt":"2013-04-05T15:58:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.felicityheaton.com\/blog\/?p=1970"},"modified":"2013-04-05T15:58:58","modified_gmt":"2013-04-05T15:58:58","slug":"month-in-review-march-2013","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.felicityheaton.com\/blog\/2013\/04\/05\/month-in-review-march-2013\/","title":{"rendered":"Month in Review – March 2013"},"content":{"rendered":"

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March was a mixed month for me. I spent most of it working on the edits of Unleash<\/strong> so it will be ready for the May 18th 2013 release date. I also had some time off for good behaviour in Barcelona and Scotland.<\/p>\n

During my time off in Barcelona, I devoured the first book in the upcoming Eternal Mates<\/strong> series because I had an urge to read it, even though it’s only first draft right now. I really like this new series and venturing further into the same world as the Vampire Erotic Theatre series<\/strong><\/a> is based in. I’m excited about writing the next two books for the series so I can get all three of them released close together.<\/p>\n

When I was up in Scotland, I decided to read over the first book in my upcoming Guardians of Hades<\/strong> series. I liked it. It’s a very different feel to the first Eternal Mates<\/strong> book, but I think that’s about the characters. The heroine in the Guardians of Hades<\/strong> book is less spunky than the one in the Eternal Mates<\/strong> series. It’s more like my usual brand of paranormal romance books – less humour, more darkness and drama. I’m also excited about getting more books in the Guardians of Hades<\/strong> series under my belt.<\/p>\n

I do feel in a strange place right now with my books. I’m approaching the end of the Vampire Erotic Theatre series<\/strong><\/a> with Unleash<\/strong>, even though it’s not the end of those characters as they’ll make appearances in the Eternal Mates<\/strong> series. I’m also getting close to the end of the Her Angel series<\/strong><\/a> unless I continue it with another, different story arc. The next book is for Asmodeus and then I might write a book for Nevar. I’ll see how I feel after Asmodeus’s book as that’s a bit of a game changer again. This is one series I write that doesn’t have a defined direction and never has. It sort of grows as I write it and develops its own arc.<\/p>\n

I need to write another Vampires Realm series<\/strong><\/a> book but I think that series needs a major overhaul in the marketing department at least. It doesn’t sell as well as my Her Angel<\/strong> and Vampire Erotic Theatre<\/strong> series. I think it’s because it’s reached ten books now. It’s more difficult to keep getting good sales figures with the books. I need to think about what to do with it to make it sell better. I do have more books I want to write for that series, so I don’t want to see it die.<\/p>\n

Back to positive thoughts…<\/p>\n

Unleash<\/strong> is coming along nicely though. I’m feeling the pressure a little with this one, but this is Snow’s book, like it or leave it. It’s what he wanted and it’s his story, and that’s all I can write in the end. I know some readers have very definite ideas of what his story should be, so I hope this doesn’t disappoint. I’m going to have it completed by next week, pending proofreading sessions, and then I can begin working on my next book and put Unleash<\/strong> out of my head until the release day rolls around.<\/p>\n

April will hopefully be a better month for me as I’ll get to write again. I hate it when I get stuck in an editing rut and I’m just constantly working on that side of what I do. I like to mix up writing and editing but sometimes it just isn’t possible and I end up spending 8 weeks just editing before I can get writing again. I would hire editors, but to be honest, I don’t think it would save me much time in the end. I would still want to do a full edit as a second draft, and then a second polishing edit, and then rounds of proofreading. I’m obsessed with quality, and don’t feel I’m putting out my best books unless I edit them this many times over so I can catch everything and make it the best it can be.<\/p>\n

What I really need is more hours in the day for writing! I’m always desperate to get more books written and have so many on my to write pile… I definitely need more writing time and less time spent on marketing and other things, but that’s the nature of the beast. I have to market my books otherwise they don’t reach readers and sell! I do need to get marketing down to a fine, fast art though, or find a way to get someone else to market for me!<\/p>\n

Any suggestions?<\/p>\n

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