Ten Years

 Afternoon,

How has it been almost ten years since I published my first book? Self-publishing sure has changed in that time. Have any of you been reading self-published books all that time? My books? I can't believe it. 

For me it's been ten years of writing and evolving work. OBR was my first completed book. I wrote it one summer, staring out at the field next to my family’s house. A good way to write, let me tell you. Goldenrod and green grass everywhere. The backdrop the bluest of skies. Somehow it was harder to write when it rained, especially a book like OBR.

Now ten years later I'm writing book nine in the series. It's nearly done. The characters have grown like I have grown. As some of you will remember I tried to end this series once before but couldn't do it. I have a title for the last book. A title that if I used it I knew that there was no going back. 

Well, I can't bring myself to use it. Finality isn't my thing. And so here's book nine. Will I make it to book ten? No idea, but there's always that title. Tucked away. A secret, but ones readers of the series might be able to guess at.

So much has happened along the way, over the years, for me and surely for you. Thank you for being here, whether you found OBR all those years ago or recently. Thanks for enjoying the stories. 

Would love to hear your thoughts on the evolution of how you've consumed books, found books, etc over the years. 

Happy reading,

Maddy