6/26/09 About time for an update!!
The Door in the Sky should be out in July, although I haven't seen the proofs yet, so maybe not.
I know they received the illustrations in May. Book three,
The Mirror Door , is at the publishers,
and the illustrator will start on it soon. Book four is still coming together in my head, but granddaughter Maggie has insisted
it must have a unicorn.
Brief synopses:
In The Mountains
of the Moon, Sammy (Samantha Jane) follows her cat BB (Princess Buttermilk Biscuit) up a moonbeam to a
magical world, where she has to make adifficult decision.
In The Door in the
Sky, Sammy joins Princess Selena for a ride on a dragon, and discovers she has the courage to solve two problems--Selena's
and her own.
The Mirror Door is a tribute to Lewis Carroll's Through
the Looking Glass, with a few twists of my own. Sammy survives a dangerous journey. solves a mystery, saves an
alliance, and learns to control her temper.
Other writing news: Anita Donihue and I have finished
our book about different aspects and types of home, and finding the blessings in all situations. A few friends have
looked over the manuscript with encouraging positive feedback, and we're in the process of putting together a proposal letter
as we start our search for the right publisher.
For those following the long evolution of my novel,
Teeka: Apprentice Healer, the latest version has been through intensive scrutiny by volunteers from the Critters writing
workshop, and I'm heading into yet another rewrite. This was my learning-to-write novel, and I'm determined to get
it into shape and start a serious search for an agent.
5/9/08 - The publisher said yes!!
Windstorm has accepted
The Door in the Sky, book two in
The Hall of Doors series.
See
Tea With The Black Dragon for more details.
9/4/07 - Welcome to my new and improved web page. Please feel free to explore, and don't
forget to sign the guest book.
If you purchased (or are thinking of purchasing) The Mountains of the Moon
and tried unsuccessfully to find all the nifty "extras" I told you about, be sure to check out the "extras"
section. Windstorm still hasn't got around to posting them.
