Friday, October 7, 2016

Portraits Trilogy Update


Well, I completed the first draft of Portrait of a Girl Adrift nearly a month ago. While the manuscript awaits its final edits, I have been updating the first two books, Portrait of a Girl Running and Portrait of a Protégé, both the kindle and trade paperback versions. I haven’t changed anything major in either book, just added back in some bits here and there that I had deleted from earlier versions—information that fleshes out some of the characters who show up in Book III. The plots remain unchanged.

I also committed myself to a publishing deadline—Portrait of a Girl Adrift is now up for pre-order on Amazon, to be released on December 6. This means I need to get cracking on the cover!

The layout is ready and waiting for a pivotal bit of artwork… I’m a little anxious about that since I haven’t painted in well over a year. I’m hoping it all comes back to me…Ha!

By the way, I’ve also reduced the kindle price of Girl Running and Protégé, so if you’ve been meaning to read either of them, now would be a good time to download them!

In case you're curious, here is the description from the back cover of Portrait of a Girl Adrift:
Just when Leila thinks she has everything under control, her deepest insecurities resurface when she must confront her unresolved issues surrounding the mother who abandoned her as a baby, and the men who raised her. Not even Clarence Myles can show her the way, and so Leila embarks on a journey of self-discovery that sends her drifting from place to place in search of answers. 
In the process of zigzagging her way between North and South, Leila encounters a series of intense psychological twists and turns that send her reeling, grappling with more questions about her identity. Embarking on a final quest for what it means to be ‘whole,’ Leila risks everything she knows about maintaining control; on a calculated whim, she boards a boat with a young woman who is everything Leila is not. While navigating her own heart, nothing could prepare Leila for the biggest truth she’s about to learn.

10 comments:

  1. Can't wait to see what you come up with for a cover! :)

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    1. Yeah, me too! Ha! I will probably do a whole post on the process...

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  2. So do some of the characters show up in all three? I like the titles, btw and will check it out on Amazon.

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    1. Hi Yvonne,
      Yes, the main characters show up in all three, and I introduce a few more. Lots of loose ends to tie up! :)

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  3. How exciting! Question: while she's sailing with that lady, do they get stranded on a deserted island? Boom! Both books come full circle. Um...I kinda like that idea

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    1. Ha! No, they don't get stranded on a deserted island, but there is an inhabited island in the story--bits of fun adventure…You'll like it! :)

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  4. Yeah! Running is one of my favorite YA books.

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    1. Aw, that's a pretty great thing to hear! I think you'd enjoy the other two books--in fact, men tend to like Protege even more than Girl Running. Jury is still out on Girl Adrift… ;)

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  5. I love your covers. Always have. Best luck with your third in the trilogy. I am so impressed.

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