When I started writing the Stone Society series, I was a brand new author. I didn't understand the ins and outs of the publishing world. How I needed an experienced editor. How I should have taken the time to really develop the world I was creating. Rafael, book 1, originally started as a futuristic space mystery. When the urge to write paranormal hit, I took parts of that mystery and incorporated it into my Gargoyle book. Over the course of the past 7 years, I took writing courses, joined author groups, attended author writing cons. I signed up for multiple webinars and online author cons. I have grown in my craft, and I feel each book shows my progress as a writer. Writing "the end" on the last Stone Society book was bittersweet. I have spent seven years with these characters. They live in my head and my heart. To me, they're real. Real people, real family. I can't let them go.
Instead of saying goodbye, I will begin the next generation's books. While I am still writing the spin-off series, The Hounds of Zeus MC, I will jump ahead to the future where all the children of both series are adults and finding their mates. The parents will make cameos, so they aren't truly gone. Like with real life, families age and grow, and I cannot wait to dive into the Rebel Moon Shifters series. I am ready to see the kids' personalities. Their struggles and triumphs. Their laughter and tears. I'm ready to meet the mates. So many mates have been whispering in my ear, telling me bits and pieces of their lives. Some are trying to jump to the beginning of the line and have their story told first. They'll just have to wait their turn.
Stone Society, book 15 in the Stone Society series, releases tomorrow. That's also my birthday, and I couldn't think of a better gift to myself. Like I said, it's not really the end.
