Well, it’s been a busy old month since my last update…
((Don’t forget Peachy’s version of busy is very different to everyone else’s. As in, Peachy is just pretending to be busy!)) and it looks as if there are going to be a few unplanned changes to our winter plans. I will come back to that but first to the book update ((or lack of a book update you mean Peachy))
Yes, to confess I haven’t made the progress I intended with my thriller. I was doing well but then we ended up having to get a bit of move on and so were up and cruising the boat at around 8am ((Oh my tiny violin just snapped!)) for two weeks and cruising for around 5-7 hours a day and if I’m editing, then this has to be done in the morning because I don’t have the same focus in the afternoon ((Rubbish excuse! Although you are old)) so my deadline has changed until the end of September for finishing the final edit and submitting it to agents. ((yeah yeah. We’ve heard it all before!))
Other characters and stories are becoming demanding so I really do need to finish this book done so I can focus on a new story. I think it must be over 3 years since I’ve written a completely new story so I am ready to make up a new world. There is a witch who would like some screen time…
My publisher had a technical issue with their Amazon account which meant my books were basically unavailable for sale and someone changed the covers and probably tried to resell them. All that hard work by everyone and some cretin ((I can think of other words!)) stole them. It looks like it’s all sorted now but not a nice feeling to have my books messed about with and lose precious sales.
Last book update. My books are now springing up in a few places. One Step Ahead can be purchased from The Harbour Gallery in Jersey. As hinted at in the last blog a wonderful independent bookshop has opened in Newark on Trent and my fantasy series, Finding Love, One Step Ahead, Lost the Plot, Power of Nature and 187 Kilometres, turn left are available to purchase as well. I popped in to take some pictures so I will share them soon. It’s a wonderful feeling to browse around a bookstore and see my books on the shelves. Please do visit Paul at Newark Bookshop and buy some of the fantastic range of books available.
In between all this I’ve been faffing with the board game I created from my fantasy trilogy series Festival of Time. Book one, Escape is free on kindle until tomorrow if you want to download a free copy.
On the cruising front we have hit a slight issue as due to the fantastic dry year we have had it means quite a lot of the network has been closed due to low water and we currently cannot get back to our home mooring in Warwick and as many are in the same boat ((oh you had to do it!)) I’ve contacted 4 marinas and they are all full so we could be facing a winter ‘on the cut’ which means we need to think about where we will be based on the network. We might have to buy a generator to provide electric when we are not cruising ((OMG What about your coffee machine!)) I know Brackets, I know! We do have our portable espresso machine which runs off batteries unless we can moor the boat in a costa drive through!
We had been planning to secure some temporary work over the winter months as the bank balance needs topping up but that could be a bit harder if we don’t have a fixed location. All the joys of living this life and whatever happens I’m sure it will be an adventure! I’ve also paused my vlogs until we start cruising on a new canal as I wanted to enjoy the cruise back down the Kennet and Avon canal.
The plans for mentoring and workshops might also have to go on hold as I might not have a fixed location in time to promote them, so I’m just going to have these plotted and ready to go should we manage to return to Warwick.
I think that’s it for this months ((Very late I hasten to add!)) update and hopefully next month I will have some book news to share and we will know where we will be for winter.
Thanks for reading and pray for rain! Peachy x
C.L. Peache 