Hello fellow readers and friends to the writer’s life update blog. It has been a little while since I posted the first quarterly 2022 blog, which you can check out by clicking Reflections and 2022 Goals. This month I’ve a couple of things to share on writing updates, books I’ve read, and publication for A Forever Summer, a debut novel coming out in June 2022.
First off, spring is around the corner. Though I like winter and see the pretty snow and be in the house, all cozy and read books, but now I’m ready for warmer weather and see spring flowers blossom and be outside more, riding my bike.
That’s not all. March is a pancake month, a thing people do. My family would drive to a firehouse for pancake breakfast and walk around in the town and stop at the log cabin where they make maple syrup. It has been a while since we’ve gone there. We’ve been doing our pancake madness at our church every March for the last couple years till Covid hit. And now things are slowing down, we’re opening to do some events at our church like pancake madness.
Other than the pancake event, I’ve been busy writing a draft. I may’ve shared little about my WIP winter project in the recent blog. Halfway through the first draft, I am still working on it. I’ve not shared the title or anything yet besides sharing pictures. Maybe later in the process I might announce the title and even possible publishing in the future. The draft differs from A Forever Summer. They categorize both in the clean romance genre, but this new story it’s more challenging. My goal is to get this draft done this month and hopefully begin the revision soon. Right now, I’m trying to finish it.
You are probably more interested in knowing more about the publication for A Forever Summer. The manuscript was edited and polished and ready to be out to the world in thirteen weeks and one day till the launch. It needs to be formatted, sent to ARCs in May, and published before the launch. While doing that stuff in the following weeks, I had already set up the AFS street team, which is the most important factor in the publishing process, and needed to get ready for the cover reveal before April 8. If you are curious or want to help, I’m glad you asked. I’m officially opening the application to anyone who is interested in participating in the cover reveal. Click HERE to fill the form or tap the button below to be part of the cover reveal team.
Books, what books I’ve read in the past two months. Well, I’m going to share some of them with you. Let’s start with famous, well-known classic books that everyone tells me are worth reading.
The first time I heard about The Giver my sister had read it a long time ago, and they made a movie based on the book. I’ll get into that in a second. I made a new reading goal to read more books this year and wanted to read famous books, and this is one of them. At the end of the year, I read the book and finished it in January. I can tell you, it was pretty darn good. The description was simple yet vivid and imaginative, and the plot was quite good and had a surprising twist. I can see why it’s everyone’s favorite in literature fiction. Now the adopted movie: I watched it at Disney+ and it was okay. Probably half of it was based exactly on the book and they changed the rest. The kids were older, and it was a bit different from the original. The book is better and I would like to read the rest of the series soon.
Next on my TBR is The Girl on the Train. If I remember correctly, I got a copy from the library with a similar title, but it may have been a different author. When I started reading the novel, it wasn’t like what I thought it was. This book is a thriller and is followed by three women and their POVs. One girl tried to solve the mystery and clear her name, the second girl murdered, and the last girl has bitter feeling toward her husband’s ex-wife. It’s a complex book, but it was good. I enjoyed it, and it makes sense why it is one of the best-selling thriller novels.
This may be surprising for most people who usually read books before watching adaption movies. Well, this girl did the opposite. The first time The Book Thief caught my attention was when I watched the movie with my sister a few years ago, and it wasn’t till I picked the book last Summer in a thrift store. I read the book, and oh boy, it was so good. The story and the narrative: I like it a lot. I highly recommend it if you like historical fiction.
Another book I read after The Book Thief was The Secrets We Conceal by S. R Fabrico. I received an ARC copy exchange for honest review. I left a review on Goodreads and reposted it. It may be different because I would edit this version for this blog.
“I read this book in a day because I was eager to know what was going to happen to Laura. An innocent girl went through an awful moment of her life. I felt bad for her and the way her uncle treated her was awful. As she grew up and went to college, she met Tom. I like him and he respects her, and keeps on loving her even when she doesn’t feel she deserves it. I won’t spoil the ending, but I can say this is worth reading. A story of healing, forgiveness, and unconditional love.” This book is a debut and independently published.
Before February ended, I finished two more books: The Hunger Games and Catching Fire (there is a third which I’ll be reading shortly). It was a pretty wow. I mean, the cruelty of the games was awful, yet I felt rooted to the characters. I hope to see the good things come out of it. They are going through so much: it’s not fair. You may ask, “Have you watched the movies?” My answer is no. I haven’t watched the series, though I’ve seen a clip, but never sat and watched it through. Couple of friends on Instagram talked about it and thought of trying it. Well, I did. I need to finish the last part to complete the series.
That’s all I have, fellow readers. I hope you have a good rest of the Spring. See you in the next quarter.
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