Just wanted to make a quick post so any visitors can see that this blog is not dead, despite any appearances. I took a week off of work, and when not cooling my jets a little I was very focused on working on my novel. In addition, I read a couple of review submissions and got a good way through them before deciding they weren’t quite for me. Kind of a bummer, but it happens; if I’m going to recommend books I really think are worth reading, I can’t let the time I’ve sunk into a book already bias me toward it.

The good news is, I’m definitely enjoying the book I’m reading now and will post a review when I’m finished. For everyone else who has sent me a book to review, I appreciate your patience. Unfortunately, I’m never going to be able to read everything in my “queue” because too many of the books are 400+ pages long, and I have too many new submissions coming in every day. Such are the perils of being loquacious! I don’t want to lecture anyone and tell them to write shorter stuff; maybe that’s just how your art needs to be expressed, or maybe you feel it’s better to give readers more value for their money. But, it’s a fact that there is a severe deficit of people willing to (honestly) review books as compared to the number of self-published writers, and our time is finite, so that’s a trade-off to consider when planning your next novel (and yes, I’m aware that some people don’t plan novels at all and just keep writing until they feel they’re done–but that’s a topic for another time).

My 90 day KDP Select commitment ends on Dead End Bridge soon, so I’m using up the rest of my free days. What else is there to say? If you like it, consider leaving a short review on Amazon. Thank you all.