Alchemist is now live on Amazon!

Now released for kindle! 

Syreena was simply one of many. Her only responsibility to the horde, where there is no room for emotion and where life is meant solely to further the great Alchemist nation.  

Born in the squalor of the far beneath, Syreena was singled out from the moment she was plucked by the fold, raised on duty and conformity, and one day to lead.

Three clans, powerful and unique, this is the journey of the Alchemist...

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What's going on? An update!

I know that it has been a long time since I have done an update on the progress of the series. Editing has gone slower then I wanted, but now that summer is in full swing and the kids are done with school, it should be completed faster.

But I will let you in on a secret, (How I love them!). I have not just been editing Alchemist, but the Unnamed as well. I have been bouncing between the two, reading one and going right into the next. So after all those words, what I am really saying is, Alchemist and the Unnamed will be released back to back.

So although I have kept you waiting, that wait will be well worth it:)

A Confession!

SO I have a confession to make. I have not done any editing on Alchemist. Not a single bit:(

Not because I have been lazy, but because instead the unnnamed has been taking up all the time. I mentioned before that Zanas, or should I say Zanass, was impatiently waiting for her side to now me told. And as of today the unnamed is finished.

Yes, I just wrote that. Book 3 and Book 4 are now complete in the Alwahi Series. **phew** I tell you it has been a busy couple of months, and I am very excited for you all to see what it has created. 

I gave you a song a while back to give you a hint at Alchemist, I will do the same for the unnamed (I'm close to a name and will blog about it soon).

Here we go, so longing, so filled with betrayal. Exactly what Book 4 will be.

Plans and Updates

This weekend was very eventful and I am sad to see it go. I decided that I would take a break from Alchemist, and start editing on Monday. From there, I'm looking at a 10 week schedule, give or take a few weeks, depending on how dedicated/lazy I get once the editing begins.

I may have taken a break from Alchemist, but I used the last two days to write, some pretty awesome stuff, on book 4 in the series (still not officially named) which returns the main character of Zanas. It has been so much fun writing from the Pursuer perspective again, such a comfortable homey feeling reminding me of the love that I have for the individual characters.

The bold, brave Zanas.

The ever tempting Dressdon

The full of life Ressna

The devil in blonde Desstina

The always fun twins Tress & Fless

And some new characters... probably my favorite part of this book so far.

I had a character, but I didn't have a name for him, I planned out the entire story arc  in detail on Friday, (6 pages of notes that promise for the longest book so far in the series), and "he" appeared in so many parts as just a ________. I thought about it for days, thinking of names and discarding them. And then I started talking about it to my husband and I realized I could not figure it out because he was not supposed to have the double ss of the Pursuers of the beneath, but a double rr of the Pursuers of the above. Ahhh and this added a whole new lovely piece.

But that's enough secrets for the day, ending with a 13,500 word count for "the unnamed".

Obsession

Have you ever become so consumed by something that it haunted you every moment of the day? Alchemist has been that current obsession. So much so, that I have been waking up around 4am every morning so I can write before everyone else wakes up. And three weeks since I began to write it, it is finished.

Yes you read that right. FINISHED. My estimate for the release is summer of this year, but it is looking more like spring...shhhh. That's a secret for now. The release date will remain for summer officially.


But the obsession will not stop there, I can already tell. Zanas is demanding that now her side be told, cutting into my thoughts with her story while I was trying to wrap up Alchemist.

Oh and I can tell you, she is going to come back in with a bang. 

One more thing to leave you with, curious as to the tone of Alchemist? This song has heavily influenced it, and there is even a part on the book that pays homage:

"...just her and the stars on her skin, the kiss so bright and everlasting.".  

The Alchemist Approaches

It has been a while since I have updated on Alchemist. The progress on this book has been extraordinarily fast, and as of today I am now 40,000 words into the story, with about three or four more chapters left to write.  

Why has it gone so fast? I can honestly say that Syreena has turned into my favorite character of the Alwahi series. She has the strong noble character of Zanas, but she is also a wounded soul, something that I think will call to people far more than the other two characters in the series so far.

I may even love this character enough to give her something that I once thought only reserved for Zanas. Yup, I just might...

Look at the cover! I mentioned before that the other one was just a tease. Well here she is in all her glory. Now this is Syreena. 

Secrets and Updates

This past week has been great. I am so happy to be back to writing, and there really is something about Syreena (Alchemist) that is very reminiscent of Zanas, but in a far darker way. Unlike Zanas, Syreena didn't grow up in a happy cherished life, no, Syreena grew up in the darkened shadows of the underground. 

What do we have to look forward to from the Alchemist clan? Both Pursuer and Dreamer left them vague. Rightly so, they keep mainly to themselves, raised entirely from birth within an Alchemist sub-world.  

What kind of personalities do the Alchemists have? Duty first and foremost. Their entire existence is to become one with the greater hive mind, in a sense hiding their unique personalities, always beneath the Alchemist hood. But there are other reasons to don the cloak, mutations not always getting desirous results.

What part does the Alchemist play in the overall story line, series wise that is? We have something brewing, something from the very beginning. Each clan plays a part, some on the side of "good" some on the side of "bad", although the lines between the two are always blurred in the Alwahi universe. We will have to wait and see what role the Alchemist clan will play in the bigger picture.

Will we see any other clans in Alchemist? Each book in the series has given you a glimpse into the other clans. Dreamer had interactions between both the Pursuers, as well as between Syreena and Asenya. Alchemist is no different, the Pursuers always seem to play a big part in the overall story line of each book and that will continue. The Pursuers in fact, will have quite a large role in Alchemist, though we probably wont see very much, if at all of Zanas. Hmmmmmm.... then what am I saying?? Of course, I'm speaking of Dressdon of course:)

But maybe I have said too much already, lol;) I am currently 20,000 words into Alchemist, and I wish I had more time to devote to it and it would be even further along. But it can get hectic with my chickens (children), and sometimes mommy has to come before author:) But all in all, Alchemist is moving at a steady rate....oh and it's sooooo good:D

Oh hey and the first two books in the series are now available through Amazon in paperback! 

Smashwords is still processing, so no word as to when it will be moved onto other channels. (B&N, Kobo, Sony, Apple etc)

Alchemist

I am just over 8,000 words into Alchemist, and really loving it. It is totally different than the other clans, so dark and mysterious. 

The cover is up, as you may have noticed, but its not quite finished yet. I need to change something, put for now it is a teaser of what is to come. 

Do you remember when I mentioned I might be creating a continuation to Pursuer? (Read Here) Well that idea is now officially set in stone. I have also spent the last few days mapping out the entire story arch of all the books and what part each one will play. Zanas will continue in the fourth book of the Alwahi Series (Unnamed), with Asenya returning for the grand finale (Dark Queen), the fifth and final book.

Oh and smashwords is "grinding" right now. Oh the horrors of formatting to smashwords, but that is another blog all together... lol. But I am working diligently towards getting Dreamer available in all formats. I will update when it is.

Maybe, Just Maybe

So, I'm gearing up towards reading Pursuer sometime this weekend. And I started to dwell in the world of the Pursuer in my mind, thoughts melding themselves together. I have read more than one review stating that they wished Dreamer was about the Pursuers and Zanas, did I mention Dressdon? 

Although the Pursuers do have a part in Dreamer, a major part to be frank, the story was always meant to be Asenya's, just as Pursuer was always meant to be Zanas's story. I have also seen reviews wondering why there was little interaction between the two sisters in Pursuer. That is because they each have their OWN story to tell. Just as Alchemist will be from a third point of view, and where finally we will find out why the girl's were brought to the world of Alwahi. And where we discover the Alchemist's were the only clan that truly had the answers to begin with.

But this method of the larger story has given me a unique opportunity. Until the fourth book, when all three main characters will share the story (I anticipate this book to be quite large, lol), the characters only have their stories told during their book. Each book in the series will bring us forward in time, until we are back with all three in the fourth book.

My point, that I seem to be taking a long time to get to, is that we will not "really" see Zanas again until the fourth book, when once again the story will be told from her point of view. So there will be a time gap...mmmmhmmm... and I could certainly fill that gap with a second Pursuer book.

This would be a spin off, so to speak, and would not need to be read in the main story arc (Pursuer, Dreamer, Alchemist, Unamed 4). It would be for the lovers of the Pursuer clan that just want to know what happened from Zanas's point of view, from the end of the first book until the beginning of the fourth book.

If this book was to become reality, it would be released the same time as Alchemist or soon after.

Just a tantalizing thought I have been having over and over that I thought I would share...

Back in the Grind!

The last few days have been filled with Dreamer. Reading, editing, writing and most of all DREAMING. It is exciting to be so close to finally putting the next part of the Alwahi series forward, and most of all tell Asenya's side. I think I love her more every time I read her story, she evolves in some way, one chapter tweaked, one deleted all together and more still added...

I'm am also excited to start on Alchemist, because honestly that is the best part, writing. I have the skeleton of Alchemist sitting in my filing cabinet just waiting to become whole. The entire first chapter has been written in my head since the beginning of Dreamer. A whole new chapter awaits...

But back to Dreamer... I want to do a read-through of Pursuer to check for inconsistencies, and then one final run through of Dreamer. My goal is the end of January, and honestly with the new fire that has been driving me day and night, I see no reason that it wont happen.

Happy for the New Year!