MINRS3?

*** UPDATE October 2017 ***
Spring 2018 - details to follow
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I've been getting a lot of questions from fans of MINRS and MINRS2 asking when and if there will be a MINRS3. 

We'll, here's the answer. Yes and no.... or, perhaps more accurately, maybe.

The good news for those who are waiting for the conclusion is that I have written the first draft of the book. It's on my computer hard-drive right now. The not so good news, is that there are no plans to publish it.

The reality of the book world is that publishers need to sell books to make money to pay authors to write more books. MINRS has done well (named a CLA Honour book, nominated for a Red Maple, MYRCA award, Tome Society award and more), but the series hasn't hit the sales numbers that my publisher (or me) wanted or hoped for.

That's fair enough. Publishing is a business and publishers need to make money.  The only way to do that is to sell books. The truth is that no one has the secret to what makes one book a hit, and others just do okay. We tried, and I keep trying. 

I'm proud of the books. The lives of Christopher, Elena, Fatima, Darcy and the others are very real and dear to me. I want to tell readers what happens to them in the third and final volume. And the feedback from school visits, where I give some of the background to the series and do a short reading, has been great. I have hope. 

So, if you'd like to see a MINRS3, please spread the word about the books. 

Tell your friends why you liked the books. Tell them to try reading it. I don't know if it will help MINRS hit that next level, but from my experience, "word of mouth" is the only surefire way to gain momentum. 

I would like to give a gigantic thanks to everyone who has enjoyed the story so far. There may be some other way to complete the story for fans of MINRS, but I'm a writer, not a publisher. Like I say, I have hope.












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Authors For Indies Day

I love bookstores and booksellers.

And this year, I got asked to do something pretty cool for Authors for Indies Day (April 29th).

This is the day when authors volunteer as booksellers to show their support for Indie Bookstores.

And this year, there will be some original artwork up for grabs.... hint hint.

I can only give you a sneak peek, but here ya go! (This is slightly different from the sneak peek I tweeted earlier).