New Directions

I was sorry to see Jody step back from blogging after so many years with us on Inspired by Life…and Fiction. But I am delighted that the timing was right for me to return to a regular blogging schedule. And so here I am, your first and third Friday author.

The year 2022 had a big change in store for me at the very start. In January I made the decision, for a number of reasons, not to negotiate a new contract with my long time publisher (23 years and 33 books, including Like the Wind).  One of those reasons was so I would have the freedom to continue to write Christian stories about characters who often struggle with faith and finding the path God wants them to follow.

It was a little scary (okay, more than a little) to make the decision to strike out in another direction, but it was easy at the same time. I felt God’s guidance in the situation, and I’ve got great writing friends who have traveled a similar publishing path cheering me on.

One of the joys resulting from this decision is that I will be able to write some books that have been in my mind and heart since 2010. That was the year I sold a three-book historical romance series to Zondervan. But between inking the contract and beginning to write the first novel, they decided they wanted me to write contemporary novels instead of historicals. So the series was set back on the shelf.

In 2016, I sold the series to a different publishing house. They wanted me to add a Christmas novella to launch the series. The novella was just shy of one-fourth written when I learned the publisher had defaulted. Back onto the shelf the series went.

Well, I am now in a place where I can write these books I’ve thought about for so long. In fact, the novella (no longer a Christmas novella) is nearly finished. However, it won’t release until next year, probably in the spring. I sat down and mapped out my writing and publishing schedule, making allowances for some planned 2023 travel as well as time to write a biblical novel for Guideposts. Since I don’t want any large gaps between the release dates of the books in the series, it is better to delay the release of the first book. At least that is my thinking for now.

I promise you’ll hear more about these books in future posts.

In other news, the second Boulder Creek Romance novel, All She Ever Dreamed, is available for preorder at a special Kindle price of $3.99. After the book releases on December 5th, the ebook will return to its full price. The book will also be available in paperback and audiobook.

Finally, I hold a drawing each month for my newsletter subscribers who live in the US. I give away two new (as in never read) paperback books, one of mine and one of a friend of mine. Below are the books for the next giveaway. To subscribe, go here.

~robin

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Robin Lee Hatcher

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Best-selling novelist Robin Lee Hatcher is known for her heartwarming and emotionally charged stories of faith, courage, and love. Her 90+ books have won multiple awards, including the RITA, the Christy, the Carol, the FHL Reader's Choice, and the National Reader's Choice Awards. Robin makes her home in Idaho.

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