I never posted about this here and I just realized I should have. Yes, there will be more books. Why did I take a break from writing them? The biggest reason, was that Amazon was starting to act up in regards to anything that got the 'harem genre' tag again and a number of us got worried. Some folks made significant changes to how they did things (they pulled out ALL sex scenes and posted them elsewhere), others did nothing. Some just doubled down and wrote more scenes.
I decided to take a step back and see just how it all played out. If I had my account banned, that would mean losing both my name and my pen name (as they're on the same account) and I'd never be allowed to sell anything on Amazon ever again. So I'd be completely out of the ebook market. So I had no choice but to see how it all played out.
Also, I had two books I was under obligation to write for the Publisher I'm starting to work with. One of those books they changed their minds on and I self-pubbed that and it did so well I need to get a sequel out ASAP. Whereas prior to that I figured I could just write two a year (tradpub is slow). The other book is the Summer's End sequel. Still waiting to hear on that. It's been long enough that I'm guessing they want it and are now editing it. Or something.
I did feel that I needed to take a -short- break, but due to a few unforeseen circumstances that break has gone on a little longer than I meant it to. I should be back to writing Valens Heritage in the next 3 months.
There are a LOT of books I want to write this year, I'm hoping that after a few changes to things around the house and my life (as in I'm in the process of offloading some of the non-writing work to my spouse, which isn't easy - I'm a bit OCD and I don't like giving up control) but I'm hoping to get more time to write and less stress in my life. A lot less stress. The last few years have been very stressful. The last big stressor is my dog (a fairly large GSD) who is very old and having lots of issues and well, his time in this world is growing less.
So I apologize for not making this clearer, sooner, but it's been a busy year. The car accident back in June led to several issues that messed up plans and schedules as there was a lot I had to deal with. Next time I think I'll just hire a lawyer.
