Here is a list of my writing projects for 2025, in the coming year. Since so many of you have asked me questions about my stories and their status, I compiled this list as I was drifting in and out of sleep in the wee hours of this morning.
- Finish, edit, and publish Consortium Book 8, yet unnamed.
- Finish edit of Consortium book 1 ‘The Trafficking Consortium’ for audio books.
- Yes, I’m writing Book 8 and working on this concurrently. I can’t help it. When I started this, I thought it would be quick and dirty. I surprised myself. This is a romantic story mixed with abuse and erotica from Avril’s POV. She’s the main character that permeates the entire series.
- What surprised me the most, I wrote the story from her point of view. I had forgotten that. I err’d when I thought it was a mix between Sir’s and Avril’s POV. Wrong, although I’m sure I will discover it more of a mix in the later stories.
- As I work on this version, I decided to publish it as a new edition. I added so much to the story, delving deeper into Avril’s state-of-mind, and her responses to new experiences and conflicts. Don’t worry, the overall story remains the same. I learned a lot about writing over the years since I first started, and this is a perfect opportunity to integrate that new knowledge into my stories.
- Work with a video content creator to create book trailers to market my books.
- Another concurrent project I’m doing, targeting books 1 from both the Consortium Series and the Consortium Origins series.
- Write Consortium Origin 2.
- outlined and ready to put manuscript pen to paper, or rather type to document.
- Edit Consortium books 2-7 for audio books
- Edit Mona Bendarova books 1-4 for audiobooks,
- (I can’t start book 5 until I read Mona 1-4, might as well edit too.)
- Write Mona books 5 & 6 (I may close out the series? It depends.)
- Write Consortium Origin 3, outline is already in development.
- Start writing Consortium book 9. Yes, there will be another one.
God, I hope I don’t add to this list. Who knows, my mind goes where it wants when it comes to my writing.
I am working items 1-3 all concurrently these days. Although I have only written to you about working on book 8 of the Consortium Series, items 2 and 3 are a recent development.
While I am nearly done with book 8’s draft, I was trying to figure out how to finish it. I know what I what for the last chapter. That’s fine. But I need to transition to it from where I am right now. So, I started doing research on the characters and reviewing my notes for the stories. I’m amazed at how many notes I’ve compiled over the past couple of years. So many made sense. I’d like to incorporate them all into the books. Yet, if I did this to book 8, it would turn into a book of thousands of pages. Not good.
That research took me down a rabbit hole when I started reading reader comments and reviews. I found a lot of good suggestions there too, plus a number of complaints about appearing to leave the Bendarova series unfinished and hanging. I agree. I can’t leave it hanging unfinished. Normally, I wouldn’t, but the Consortium series has been so exciting to write and it generates the most reader comments and sales. I couldn’t help myself. Writers write for themselves first, their readers second, and publishers third.
In short, my writing projects for 2025 is a long list. With things the way they are being a full-time caregiver for my terminally ill partner, I have a hard time believing I can finish them all. Is getting through this list possible? Certainly. Just refer to my personal motto, ‘Anything is possible, nothing is impossible, it’s all in the attitude.’
Please forgive me. Writing these stories is a passion that I cannot let go. I ask for your patience.
P.S., Damn, I just remembered ideas for several stories I noted down for the future. Down, boy!
