Bookish Plans & Good Intentions for 2026


It always starts so well...

I set a goal at the end of December to finish the first messy draft of Once Again and Always before New Year's Day, and January is off to a productive start. Still, everything not checked off is subject to change because... *gestures wildly everywhere*

So Far...

✅ Launch new website and newsletter
✅ Make first post
✅ Start selling ebooks on new site
☑️ Create reader magnet material for newsletters
☑️ Send Once Again and Always to beta readers

2026 Upcoming Titles

  • Once Again and Always (book 4): Beta reads Jan-Feb, ARC campaign April-May, release at end of May
  • All Interested Parties (book 5): Revisit the already-completed first draft Feb-Mar, beta reads spring, edits summer, ARC and release in the fall
  • A Matter of Some Urgency (book 6): keep writing, it's halfway done!

On the Shelves

  • Don't Ask Me Again is available now on BookSirens free for the first 25 registered reviewers.

With self-preservation in mind, I'm plotting this year at a slightly more leisurely pace than last. The kids and dogs are growing up, after all, and history tends to stay where I left it.

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