

I know how this feels and I hate doing it. In fact, disappointing readers is the last thing I want to do. I wouldn't have dragged this out for years, if I'd actually wanted to cancel. As though this was something a writer did simply to disappoint and anger readers.

I've read such stupid comments about books being delayed and cancelled. I tried every inspire-creativity trick I know, but the story and the characters just seemed to drift farther and farther away. I even did a couple of trailers and teasers.

I've got whole scenes playing out in my mind. I've started and stopped at least a dozen times. I don't think I can completely blame it on the pandemic, though clearly that didn't help. Maybe I just waited too long to tackle this one.
