I really enjoyed the Grave novels so far! I like the fact in the second and third book you will bring up little snippets from the previous or first book, just enough to jog a memory, but not to the point where it is just cutting and pasting whole sections of earlier book sections. I have seen that in other series novels and it can become tedious if overused. You weave it in a way that works, without overuse and your writing reflects the sense that you respect that your readers would remember the previous books.
I enjoyed the humour and the suspense. I hope Alex remains independent Fae, but I think Light court would suit her if she had to pick. I can't help thinking that something will cause Alex to become the new queen of the winter court.
I hope that you write more in the series and that the books come out soon! I listened to the audio books through Canadian Institute for The Blind (CNIB), but I know that I am going to buy these books in large print. Excellent books and I do want to reread them!
I look forward to the next installment of the Grave series.
Today is the day! Grave War is out in the wild! I hope you love this story. I'm thrilled to share it. Thanks for reading! (Note: The print and ebook should be available. The audio book will be coming. I'm not sure of the release date, but I approved a cover for it, so it is coming.)
Last month Cher asked me to go into more specifics about how I revise novels. I didn't get a chance to post on the topic during the NaNo challenge, so I thought I'd delve into it now. In parts. Yes, I'm breaking it down that much. Those of you who won NaNo last month are hopefully still racing toward those magical words "The End" (or maybe some of you have hit them already). But what do you do after you reach those words? Personally, I close the file. Then I don't open it again for at least two weeks (if at all possible). During that down time I work on other projects, write a short story, talk to my neglected husband, read as many books as I can without my eyes rolling out of my head, whatever--the point is to let the dust settle on the story I just finished. (**Note: I highly recommend still writing something while letting a first draft sit. It takes about 3 weeks to form a habit, so if you slip out of the habit of writing, you have to force yourself to
A lot of people are writing to ask if Grave Destiny is the final book in the series. I'm very happy to report that no, this is not the end! Ace has contracted one final Alex Craft novel so that I can finish up the story. I'm currently writing the first draft, and while it has a tentative title, I'm not free to share it quite yet. I'll be turning in the 7th Alex Craft novel this September, so I anticipate it will be released late 2020 or early 2021 but will update you when I have more information. So, for those of you worried that this might be the end, worry not. There is more. I hope you are enjoying Grave Destiny!
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I enjoyed the humour and the suspense. I hope Alex remains independent Fae, but I think Light court would suit her if she had to pick. I can't help thinking that something will cause Alex to become the new queen of the winter court.
I hope that you write more in the series and that the books come out soon! I listened to the audio books through Canadian Institute for The Blind (CNIB), but I know that I am going to buy these books in large print. Excellent books and I do want to reread them!
I look forward to the next installment of the Grave series.
Sincerely
Chantelle McLaren