Last week I mentioned that I was behind on the writing part of They Awake, the first book in my new Off Earth series. I had a solid writing week, but I’ve decided to shift the release date.
I didn’t want to release the book in the summer, as sales are often slow. But this years schedule is setup to support a new release every six weeks and I want to stick with that. They Awake Off Earth Series Book 1 is now scheduled for release on 7/6/2018.
My next new release is coming March 2, when Revelation book 6 of The Seamus Chronicles hits the stores. This is the last of the Seamus Chronicles books and I tried to tie some things up and get the survivors from Earth formally settled. The cover reveal is below.
After Revelation, my next two releases will be Dylan Cold novels, Deceptive Practices on April 13 and Frayed Shorts on May 25. Both books are written and have gone through revisions so I can send them off for final edits any time. I think of the Dylan Cold thrillers as more beach reads than the new Off Earth series, so you’ll have those to enjoy over the summer.
Plus, I wanted to make sure the new series is great. I did a lot of planning and prep work before sitting down to write so getting the words down in four weeks wasn’t outrageous, but I missed. The writing will be done this week, and then I’ll spend about two weeks on rewrites and revisions. After that I’ll send out some beta copies (if you’re interested in being a beta reader drop me a line kd@kd-mcadams.com).
For those following along for the numbers update on the Off Earth Series progress –
Book 1 – They Awake
Target release date – New date! 7/6/2018
Last weeks word count/target – 12,456/12,000
This weeks word count target – 6,500 words
Total words/projected – 88,695/95,000
