I’ve been a very bad blogger in 2013! Sorry that I fell off the face of the Earth, guys. Things have been nuts but I’m finally settling down. Yay!
One of the biggest reasons I’ve been MIA is because I’ve been working very hard on a new book. I’m having trouble choosing a title and I really need to get on that, because the book should be ready to publish in May. So what can I tell you about this book if I can’t give you a title? Let’s see…It’s set in London, it features a cute British boy (who just so happens to be a movie star), lots of references to Jane Austen novels, and a love story that I am particularly fond of. It’s very strange to write a book not set in Michigan but I loved writing about London. I hope you guys like it as much as I do. I promise to do better about updating in the next few weeks.
In other news, I am working to get all of my books available for nook, kobo, and iTunes. I’m also getting audiobook versions made, which I’m very excited about! It’s not a difficult process, but it is tedious, which makes it hard to do when I’m so focused on writing and editing. Again, I’ll update the site when the books are ready everywhere.
The other thing I’m working on is a prequel to the Three Girls series. I’m VERY excited about this! I think you guys know how much I love those girls, and how much I miss them when I’m not writing about them. The story I’m working on will be a novella (meaning it’s shorter than a novel) and will take place prior to Three Girls and a Baby. The best news about this prequel is that I will be offering it for free! I’m hoping to have this out sometime in the late Spring.
I think that’s all the book news I have for now! Besides for writing I’ve been staying busy watching The Walking Dead, Dr. Who, and Community. I’m kind of obsessed with Community, actually. Joel McHale is so very dreamy and I’m more than a little bit in love with Danny Pudi and Donald Glover. Sigh. If you don’t watch this show I highly recommend giving it a shot (before NBC, in all their infinite wisdom, cancels it).
Oh, I also moved! I bought a new house with a great back yard for Lucy. It is also very near a park with walking trails and a little nature center. Lucy LOVES it! But she now gets even more annoyed when I spend all day writing. She just wants to be in the park all the time!
Lucy says, “Hey, stop writing and take me to the park!”
I hope you are all doing well and that spring is arriving where you are. It was a whopping 35 degrees today. Woohoo 
Talk to you soon!
rachelschurig 
As a published Kindle book author myself (I write in the ghost and paranormal genre), I want to say how impressed I am by your remarkable success. Keep it up.
Thank you so much, Alan! I’m LOVING being a Kindle author! Good luck!
Glad you’re back in the blogging world. I hear you’ve done very well in the self-publishing industry. Barnes&Noble just came out with their own Press, PubIt!. I was wondering what you think of them and their new press, and if you have any suggestions for us struggling s/p authors in fiction.
Hi, Paula. I havent switched over to the new Barnes and Noble platform. I’m still using the old one, Pubit. I have heard that they’ve worked out many of the kinks with the news system though, so that’s good!
As far as advice all I can say is write, write, write! Read as much as you can. Check out the Writers’ Cafe of Kboards.com and David Gaughran’s blog. Both excellent sources of information! Good luck!