Back in Black

*cue Mushu, rising up from the smoke*

I am, in fact, alive.

For the record, I did not mean to go on that hiatus. But. It was 2021. We all know a lot of crazy crap happened. Lots of surprises and curveballs, and things generally not going as planned. That’s my excuse anyway. 

But. I’m hoping you’ll all forgive me and let bygones be bygones. 

This year *knock on wood* I have a strategy, I have content, I have ideas, that will hopefully keep me afloat through the blogging sphere. 

But just in case this is one of those moments where the hero tells the villain “you can’t be good no matter how hard you try. Eventually you’ll go back to your old sinister ways” I’ll let you know right now that Instagram is where I’m active, at @maddiemorrowwrites

You can find all the book gushing, incessant ramblings, and morally gray memes and gif usage there. 

Now, for a brief recap to get everyone up to speed on where I have been for the last year. 

We had a baby! Again. 

Henry, Loraina, and Ellie, looking spiffy for Christmas. 

 Since last I blogged I have scrapped and started a few different stories. A sequel to Red as Blood now has twenty thousand words and a killer aesthetic, if nothing else. 

The Queens Three (formerly known as Mad Hatter) has been roaming the countryside, in and out of agents and publishing houses inboxes. Due to a career change, my agent and I had to part company, but the experience was amazing and very much worth it. I got a lot of encouragement and compliments from the publishers we submitted to, and that was a huge boost to my confidence while preparing to go back into the query trenches. It’s been rather quiet on that front, but that’s actually alright. 

Because I wrote a pirate book. 

A pirate book, might I add, that is first in a duology. Whispers of Smoke and Sea is currently drafted and I’m working like heck to get the revisions done so I can pitch it in this year’s Twitter parties. 

I’ve got book two outlined and ready to start on the first draft as soon as I feel my ducks are in a row with book one. Obviously I’m excited about every book I write and finish, but truly, I’m super excited about this one and feel like it’s my best work thus far. You’ll be hearing a lot more about it in the future, I assure you. 

And last, but not least, the blog and my other social media graphics got a face lift and ventured over to the dark side. I loved my old graphic, and honestly, still do. But my style has just shifted so that the old one would look really lovely with all the mint blue and flowers in my kitchen decor, but really doesn’t mesh at all with the grittier snark filled stories I tend to write. So, a change was due. Do you like it? Does it fit? 

I’d love to hear your thoughts, and what you’ve been up to since I disappeared last!