Well first off. I’ve approved the cover design for The Crystal Prison. It’s weird to say I’m done with that!

Here it is! I’m still in shock. To say I’ll have a third book feels both thrilling and unnerving. Why unnerving is that like the first book, I fear success. I’m still not used to it. It won’t stop me though. Slowly I am overcoming obstacles. I love this adventure and after this book will be Shadow Side’s second book Arroden’s Keep.

Anyway, I took so long to get an update because I had a lot of illustrations to get finished. I finished this Monday at 6:30 in the morning and felt like a zombie. I felt empty but relieved to be finished. I will be honest that I don’t like grayscale. But it’s easier to do. I couldn’t do it with the planets but they will end up looking grayscale in the book. The last illustration I did was my attempt at a language. I think I did okay ☺️

Here are some of my illustrations ❤️

These are without the shadows.

Oh! Glennsferry was fun! I got to meet new authors and a few brand new ones too. It was fun and I loved meeting new people ☺️. I got to sell one book, a few charms and a piece of artwork. It feels good to sell a piece of artwork, knowing that it will be on someone’s wall being admired. Like my books it feels good to see them purchased.

These are the wonderful authors I met ❤️

That last one is my table. ☺️

There was live music ❤️

The music was beautiful ❤️ I’ve never seen bagpipes like that. It was super cool!

On another note… living in my new home has been tough 😔. I’m not used to anything like this. I’ve moved from one place to another and having no place has created conflict within me. I’m unsure if it’s okay to relax or just breathe. Fearful that it will just be taken away. It doesn’t feel like mine. Like I’m still renting or it won’t last long. I’m still affected by this. It’s not so bad now but I’m still wary. My family forgets too. They don’t have that care and I have to remind them that it’s okay to care. That this is our home. I know things will get better but it’s going to take time like my recovery. I’m getting better but I’m not as strong as I used to be and it is frustrating still.

I finally got a job 😄. I’ll be a bus aide. I figured that will help with income for the house and my continuation of my writing career too! Wish me luck!

Anyway I think that’s it. I’ve started working on editing and tomorrow I will be at the Ethereal. That should be the last event for the year. January I’m not sure if I’ll be at another since I’ll be focusing on launching my book.

Tis the season for good reading…