WEDNESDAY WORDS: NEXT . . .

I have two novels released now, as both eBooks and paperbacks. Marketing is another matter, but there is some sense of accomplishment.

But my nature is always to ask: what next? In this case, the answer is an easy one. I keep writing.

My third book is already in progress. It’s called HIS KIND OF MUSIC. Here’s a peek:

Tara Murphy has it all. A world-class cellist, following in the footsteps of her mother and grandfather, she’s Artist-in-Residence with an acclaimed London orchestra, at the top of her profession. Her unfailing determination has always served her well. It even got her through a tragic accident in high school.

Of course, Wyatt Ross had a lot to do with that as well. Her best friend their senior year, it was his encouragement and determined support that got her playing again. It just wasn’t enough to prevent her departure for Juilliard from ending their friendship.

When she runs into him again fifteen years later at the Orchestra’s centennial, Wyatt is producing a documentary of the orchestra’s 100-year history. Sparks fly as they negotiate their unplanned reunion and discover what they really mean to each other.

Will the love Wyatt has always felt, but Tara has ignored, find a way to blossom and grow, or will fate banish it forever? Will Tara see at last that she is indeed playing his kind of music?

I hate setting goals on the calendar, but sometimes I need motivation. My somewhat aggressive goal is to have this third book published by the end of 2021. I can do that, but it’s not entirely up to me. There are other players who figure into the process—my critique group ( they’re up to chapter 6); my beta readers; my editor; Amazon Kindle. So, we’ll see.

Now that book #2 is out there, I can focus on book #3. Well, except for some marketing for the first two. That’s a work in progress as well. An author’s work is never done.