August 24, 2011

Moving (aka, "where the hell is the third book?!")

All my loyal readers,

I know so many of you are out searching for the third book.  And I know I promised it would have been out yesterday.

But it's not yet.

I know this probably makes a lot of you upset, or angry, or frustrated even.  When an author says something about their work they should be able to keep their word.

And that's really what I've been trying to do.  But somebody threw a big ol' wrench into all my plans earlier this week.

You see, I'm still a student.  And as so, I was spending my summer in Seattle, where I grew up, in my parent's house.  I saw all my friends, got a lot of great reading in, and, best of all, got to work on my books.

But summer always comes to an end, and with the start of a new school year comes the inevitable move.

I got to school in Boston, so the move is probably one of the longest any student can have.  And that means going all the way across the country on a 6-hour flight, plus dealing with jetlag, plus trying to stuff enough things in all my baggage, plus trying to get to my dorm without leaving anything behind, plus meeting all the new people, plus coordinating on almost EVERYTHING in my life.

To say that it's a tumultuous time is an understatement.

But why am I telling you guys this?  Only because, two days before Graced (the 3rd book in the Dream Realms Trilogy) is supposed to come out, I find out that I need to go to Boston a full week earlier than I expected.

I had planned on publishing Graced from home in Seattle, and then flying to Boston at the end of the month, on the 30th or so.

Nuh-uh.

Turns out, because of some weird scheduling thing at my school, move-in got moved up by a week.  So I discovered I had to be in Boston on the 23rd.

Talk about a buzz-kill.

So the last two days before the release of Graced, instead of spending time on the final proofread and touch-up, I had to frantically pack my things in preparation for the flight.  But the good news is that I'm finally here.  I'm in Boston.  Spent all of yesterday flying, and am writing this message from my tiny little dorm room.

But the bad news is that nothing is unpacked yet.  And, even worse, my roommates left the doors unlocked before they left for the summer, so we all came back to find our fridge stolen.  


So right now I'm dealing with unpacking, coordinating myself on here, and all that college stuff that comes with move-in.  It's completely crazy and entirely overwhelming.

I just need two days to finish up Graced.  I thought those two days would be the 21st and 22nd, but packing and stuff took over.  As it is right now, things look completely jumbled together until at least the weekend.  And it's only then that I think I'll have enough time to touch up the third book.

(so this is a really long, apologetic blog post explaining why the book is going to be delayed)

I know you guys want the book -- I've gotten countless emails and messages on Goodreads already.  And I'm so incredibly, amazingly happy that so many of you like the series enough to write to me to ask me where the third book is.  And I fell so bad about letting you guys down.

I wish I could make it up to all of you, somehow.  If anybody has any ideas, post in the comments.

Anyway, I gotta get back to organizing myself here.  The faster I do that, the faster the third book can go up.

Lots of love,
~Sophia

30 comments:

  1. Aww,It's okay!
    I am desperate to read the last book,but we all have some problems in life. I think all your true fans will understand that your last days were CRAZY! But you can make it up to us by continuing writing awesome books for your fans ^^ We'd be more than happy to read them.

    By the way,congratulations! You're the BEST writer to me. I love the way you describe things and the way you develop you story. Truly,it's amazing. You're truly gifted ^^

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  2. Life happens. I am really glad you posted what was up so we aren't all confused. It's too bad that none of us can help you but we do send you much luck and best wishes to help.

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  3. Take your time and do a great job at college. Most of all enjoy your time there. You can only be young once and enjoy your life now. We will still be waiting for the 3rd book Graced. Best wishes.

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  4. I just finished reading Shattered and Destined in one day i love your books. Im so excited for the 3rd book Graced. Take all the time you need to unpack for school i know it can be stressful. Please keep us updated on when Graced will be released. Good Luck

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  5. Thank you for letting us know what is going on with Graced! My sister and I have been impatiently waiting for the 3rd book to come out. Good luck getting settled!

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  6. I was curious as to when any of these were going to be out in paperback.

    I know you mentioned that possibly by the end of August for Shattered. Which due to unforseen circumstances probably won't be, but do you have a timeline for when all three might be out in paperback?

    Good luck with settling in and getting Graced ready for release. I'm sure it will be worth the wait.

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  7. What happend is perfactly understandable,your an awasome auther. We have waitied this long and it wont kill us to wait alittle longer. So i wish you alot of luck and hope u get settled.

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  8. Wow you at 19 have more responsibility than most your age! I mean I could not get a 3 page paper for school done on time much less a whole book.
    You are definitely on the way to being a great author. On your blog you have aspiring author? haa take that off...you are an author! It might be nice to have a little about you on the blog.

    As far as making up to your readers well as a previous commented just keep writing!
    Stay in school you have a great career ahead of you!

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  9. I got curious about what had happened to Book 3 and then found this blog. Thank you so much for letting us know what happened to you. I for one will wait excitedly for word on the release date. Just knowing that it will be soon is enough for me. I hope all goes well with the unpacking and settling in part of your busy world. Thanks so much for these great books and please (when you can) start on Book 4 ;)

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  10. OMG, take your time but hurry up!!!! I can't wait to read "Graced." I can't believe you are only 19 years old. You are amazing

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  11. I just read "Shattered" and "Destined" on my kindle today!I am craving for more to read of this wonderful trilogy.Although, as much as I want to read more, I can wait.People go through some troubles at times.I'm so hyped to read "Graced"!!!

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  12. Really loved the talk to me Sophia when the third book be released on kindle

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  13. hi i absolutely love your books I've read them over and over and there seems to always be that element of surprise... i am looking forward to reading the third book on my kindle. THANK YOU STAY BRILLIANT!!!

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  14. Sophia please give us an update on when the book is coming!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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  15. Okay it is now way past the 23rd! Please hurry I need something good to read!!!

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  16. Any updates yet on time frame of release? I'm putting other books on hold to wait for "Grace" :)

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  17. i need something to readd sooo badly. please hurry. your writing is so inspiring!

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  18. When my hubby was deployed I was working full time on my masters, coaching soccer, leading girlscouts, working full time in an elementary school, taking care of 3 children and juggling life in general. When I said something would be done at a certain time, it was. I REALLY want to read Graced, so please use my life as inspiration and get that book out!!! :) Thanks!

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  19. Hope to see Graced out soon! Wish there was an option to follow you blog so I know when you have released it! BTW, between the move being changed on you and the horrible weather you have been dealing with up there I can understand entirely on why you are behind.
    I LOVED the first two in the series and cannot wait to read the third.
    I can't wait to see what other stories you have to write for us as well!

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  20. Sophia please give us an update on your book. Will it be a week, a month....a year??? What do you think?

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  21. HI Sophia!Please tell us something! It doesn`t matter if you need more time, but tell us how much time you`ll need to end the book. It`s almost a month since you blogged the last time!
    Ps:Sorry if I made faults in my writing. I`m from Switzerland :) But you see:even in Switzerland we read your books :)

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  22. Yes, please tell us how much more time you need to finish the book. Not giving us an update is worse then telling us however long it is you need. When you posted before you eluded that it would be soon. Just give us something to go on.

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  23. How about posting the 1st chapter to give us something to go on?

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  24. It's now the 16th of September! I NEED this book! hahaha. I'm hoping you get this done asap, so I can buy it off amazon.

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  25. Its showing up on amazon

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  26. Just downloaded Graced on amazon....time to snuggle up and read cannot wait!

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  27. I just finished Graced, part 1. How many parts will there be and when will the next part be released? Love the books!

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  28. Well I just finished with the first book and was looking for the whole series and found the last one is still missing. When will it be released?

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  29. ok what about graced part 2

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  30. is there another book after graced part 2. please say yes

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