I am most happy to announce that late last night, Raven was sent off to Tomaz for cover design. Of all the books that I have ever set out to write, this one by far, is my biggest accomplishment. It has been a long time coming and is now several steps closer to you all getting the chance to enjoy it.
Also I made a decision last night. In every book series that I have worked on in the past years and recently, I have wanted them all linked in some way. I took the name Amethyst Rain from the Sagarun book series and made a descendant transcend through each genre and series. There is a Rain relative in every book I have or will write. Last night I wrote in Ayianna Rain into Raven. If you recall, Ayianna Rain comes to life in the Azmeth Blaze series of books. In Raven you get ever so brief idea of who she was, before ending up on trial in Salem for being a witch. Before, she is saved by the vampire Azmeth, and all that she has left behind. I am excited to have this link of “Rain”. A family trickling into every storyline and for the readers…it will be a welcome feeling to meet each member of the Rain family, yet at the same time almost like meeting an old friend.
It is thrilling for me to know that after twelve long years, I have seen Raven through to the very end. At the same time there is a bit of sadness that he will no longer be with me. Ah, but the second book of the series, “Bear” is more than halfway complete and I do get to see Raven again in that story as well. What an odd feeling it is to grow an attachment to a make believe character, almost a kinship. Then again in your process of creativity, you are pushing forth parts of yourself, or who you wish to be in some sense. Raven may be more polished and gleaming in pages than i am in real life, but then again he will always be a small part of me that I have tossed out for the world to see.
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