I
am excited about my writing and publishing goals I have set for 2016.
First
off, although I got distracted and delayed to the point I missed a crucial
deadline with my publisher, Prairie Rose Publications (PRP), my third novella
in the EASTERN SIERRA BRIDES 1884 series, Her Independent Spirit, is at my publishers and will be released
hopefully in the spring. I just finished sending some input to help with cover
design.
Her Independent Spirit follows BigMeadows Valentine which covers the time period of the first week in January,
1884 through Valentine’s Day that year, and A Resurrected Heart which
takes place the first weekend in April, 1884. The months covered by this third
book are May through September.
I
also plan to submit for publication the last two books in this series. One will
take place in October. Yep! I’m actually going to write a “ghost” story. The
last covers the holidays, both Thanksgiving and Christmas. If you have been
following the story of stubborn and determined Beth Dodd and her romance with
Val Caldwell, you will find out what she was able to accomplish, and what she
needed to give up. But, hers is not the only romance in this series. Read it to
the end to find out who the other three lovely ladies are.
In
addition, I am scrambling to finish up a short piece to submit for PRP’s
anthology, Lariats, Letters & Lace. This story which I have tentatively
titled He Is a Good Man, is set in 1866 California. No, it
is not a gold rush story. No miners.
For this story I have been reading some
interesting books on the early history of the state, including the Civil War in
California. My hero, Henry “Hal” Avery, is a rancher, but much of the story
revolves around his Civil War experiences and those of other characters mentioned
in the story. My heroine, Malinda “Mali” Forsythe, and her family represent the
challenges faced by those left behind. So, my publisher will tell me one of
three things when they receive this manuscript:
1.
Great!
Let’s put this in the anthology.
2.
You
still don’t get this cowboy thing, Zina. You still love a man in uniform too
much. It won’t fit in the anthology, but we will publish it as a single. (It wouldn’t
be the first time this has happened.)
3.
Sorry,
y’all. This doesn’t cut it. We’re not interested.
Either
way, I am having way too much fun writing this story. I will be so glad when it
is finished.
There
may be other writing projects on my schedule before the year is out, but I will
start by focusing on these. No more missing crucial submission deadlines, Zina….
ABOUT ME:
Zina Abbott is the pen name I use for my historical novels. My novel, Family Secrets, was
published by Fire Star Press. My novelette, A
Christmas Promise,
along with the first two novellas in the Eastern
Sierra Brides 1884 series, Big Meadows Valentine and A Resurrected Heart, was published by Prairie Rose
Publications.
I am a member of Women Writing
the West, American Night Writers Association, and Modesto Writers Meet Up. I
currently live with my husband in California near the “Gateway to Yosemite.” I enjoy any kind of history including family history. When I am not
piecing together novel plots, I piece together quilt blocks.
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