Finished Nightblood, RWA nationals, and hiiii

Hiiii! Welp, I’ve officially completed NIGHTBLOOD, the final book in the Frostblood Saga! I needed a bit of extra time to write this one, so the publication date was pushed from early June to August 21, 2018. For those of you still seeing the June 5 pub date online, I apologize for any confusion. I hope you find the final installment worth the wait! I’ll miss these characters so much, but I hope they continue to have adventures in my daydreams. Maybe I’ll even write a few more down someday. 🙂

Thank you so much to any and all readers, bloggers, reviewers, supporters–everyone who has bothered to buy/read/review/share the series. You are absolutely who I write for and I owe you so much!

Some of you have asked if I’m working on something new. After being under deadline for the better part of three years, I’m taking a little break. I plan to catch up on my neglected TBR pile, laze by my sister-in-law’s swimming pool, walk my dog (Sasha waves a paw!), spend time with my kids, and try to rediscover daydreaming.

I don’t have too many appearances scheduled for this year, but I will be at the RWA National conference in Denver, CO from July 18-21, 2018. I’ve been a member of the Toronto chapter of Romance Writers of America since 2011 and I’ve attended most of the national conferences since 2012. I’m not on any panels (I’m really looking forward to a low-key conference experience!) but if you happen to see me strolling by, please say hi! I’m really excited to take pen and paper and scribble notes during the workshops, just like old times. I have a particular love of craft workshops because I’m always keen to learn new writing techniques. Honing my skills is a lifelong endeavor and I don’t think I’ll ever get tired of learning more about writing.

One highlight I’m looking forward to: Michael Hauge will be appearing at YA Day, the YARWA chapter’s annual event, on Wednesday, July 18. I’ve caught his workshop at other RWA cons, and he changed my understanding of structure and internal vs external conflict. I also use his six-stage plot method when fixing my structure during revisions.

Also, I really need to create a newsletter as it’s been on my To Do list for a while now. Please reach out on social media if you have any newsletter tips or thoughts. (I don’t check my Instagram messages every day but I do check them regularly and I will reply!)

Happy summer. xo

Elly

P.S. I also answer questions on Goodreads ask, so please feel free to ask anything about the series there!