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MISSING: Summer 2015

7/14/2015

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I have to admit I'm a bit disturbed today. Okay, okay. More disturbed than usual. That's a whole new level of disturbing, my friends. See, I was updating my website and had to open the calendar to look for release dates. This happened:

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My brain. It exploded. All it took was the date: July 14. See, last time I posted it was July 1. That day, I created The Master Plan for July, also known as TMP4J. Why? Because I'm creative that way. Heh. 

Anyhoo, the creation of TMP4J involved charts, graphs, time management tools, editing schedules, daily word count output and a level of productivity heretofore unknown by mankind. Opening the calendar today resulted in the explosion of gray matter when I realized I'm nearly halfway through the month and my cosmically huge effort at organizing my efforts resulted in almost negative progress. I've turned in edits on a book. Oh, and an AFS (Art Fact Sheet) for the cover of another. Now, don't get me wrong. I've written. A lot. But I've deleted a lot more. That's never a good feeling. I've been trying so hard to get this story right that it's been a lot of write, edit, delete, rewrite, edit, delete, start again. In a way? It cracks me up. In another way? Let's just say the cashier at the grocery store no longer teases me over purchasing Oreos by the pallet. Teasing a crazed writer just isn't safe, my friends. No, she now just calls for the forklift and gives me my loading ticket to take around to the store's loading dock. In return, I've stopped growling at her. Seemed fair.


I'm going to be truly buckling down the next couple of weeks and focusing hardcore on getting the final cowboy book in the Wild Western Heat miniseries finished. The book, Ty's story, is titled COWBOY STRONG. The subtitle would be And the Author's Crazy. This story has ripped my heart out a hundred times, and I'm just rounding out the first hundred pages. Talk about brutal!


Next on my schedule is to complete a proposal for a new series. And then? I get to dive into the second book in The Assassin's Arcanum, my newest paranormal romance series! I'm going to try to write it and finished the very end of the second Key Guardians book, THE RUIN OF SOULS, so it comes out in December. Fingers crossed what's left of my oozing gray matter isn't lost when I fall over, exhausted. I figure I might, might, make it to the end of next week before I'm a goner. We'll see. If anyone starts taking bets, I'm laying a Benjamin on me not making it to the 23rd of July without experiencing a minor (major?) meltdown. (Might as well make some money off my personal brand of crazy.)  :D


In the meantime, the first cowboy book, A COWBOY RETURNS, will hit the shelves on July 21, and will release digitally on August 1. I'll be back on release day with a contest certain to make one reader's day. 

Until next time,
Kelli
7 Comments
Lee Carter
1/2/2016 10:46:49 pm

Just checking out your site for the first time. Haven't read any of your books yet, but plan to. Just from looking at some of your books there the type I like and can't wait to try.

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Kelli Ireland
8/15/2016 11:46:13 am

Hi Lee!

Somehow, I missed your comment. I'm not at all sure why it didn't post to my account, but there you have it, the basic formula you can depend on: Technology + Kelli = Chaos.

I hope you've had a chance to check out a book or two. I have some new contemporaries coming in April. The next book in my paranormal series, The Assassin's Arcanum, will be out in October. It's one of my absolute favorites! And then the next book in my urban fantasy series, The Key Guardians (Raising Cain is the first in that series) should be out near the end of the year.

If you haven't signed up for my newsletter, you might consider it. (No spam, just updates on what's new in my corner and what I'm reading at the moment--I pinky swear.) It has all the goodies in it, plus tons of freebies and free reads and contests galore. I'm big on thank-you's. :)

Again, sorry I missed this but hope this response finds you well!
Kelli

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Melisa
8/15/2016 11:07:45 am

Any date on the second book?!? Just read Raising Cain, and would love to know when the next one will out!

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Kelli Ireland
8/15/2016 11:40:34 am

Hi, Melisa!

Thank you so much for reaching out to me about Raising Cain. First, I'm so happy you seem to have enjoyed the first book! I'm more than 2/3 of the way done with the second book and hope to finish it by year's end. (Secret? If you liked Raising Cain, you're going to LOVE the second book.) I'd love to have you check back here, follow me on Twitter or my page on Facebook. Updates on projects are always posted there first. And, of course, there's my newsletter (you can subscribe at the top of this page) here there (cough) may (cough) be a little teaser posted in November. You know, just a little insight into what--and who--will be coming after Dani. Besides Cain... :D

Again, thanks for stopping in and leaving a comment. I'm excited to get the second book to you!

Kelli

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Melisa
8/15/2016 12:53:16 pm

Done and done! Thanks for such a quick response! Happy Writing!

Kelli Ireland
8/15/2016 12:59:41 pm

Hey, Melisa.

You're very welcome for the response. I love talking to readers and fans seeing as I'm a reader and fan of a handful of authors. :)

I hope you enjoy whatever you're reading to wrap your summer up! If you'll reach out to me at kelli@kelliireland (add the .com) and tell me what your favorite genres are, I'll see about getting you an extra book or two. ;)

Best!
Kelli

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Samantha
3/11/2018 04:59:33 am

Hi! Just finished Raising Cain and can’t find book 2! I am seeing comments that the book was scheduled to finish by end if 2016??

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