Now that my supernatural horror manuscript (novel WIP#4) is complete and off to the printer for my editor to check, I have begun research for my next two novels. Did I mention that novel WIP#4, 5 and 6 are all part of a supernatural series set in Northern Ireland? Well, now you know!
Pictured above is the product of an afternoon spent doing research in the library. I have a lot of homework to do for background on the forthcoming two books in the series. If you read the titles, you might have an idea of some time periods that will be appearing in these books. It has been a long time since I studied John De Courcy and Edward the Bruce’s conquest of Ireland. But it has also been 9 years since I have done any historical research for a book – the last time being my research on Roman Britain back in 2013 for Gods of Avalon Road – and so I am excited for my new projects.
I haven’t decided the order in which I’m going to write these books. I might begin both simultaneously and see which grabs me the most. For now, I’m getting stuck into my reading homework and planning my chapter outlines in the notebook pictured above.
I’ll keep you updated on my progress. Novel WIP#4 will be released in October this year. If all goes to plan, novel WIP#5 should be ready for publication in 2023 and #6 in 2024. One thing for sure is that, no matter what, it’ll be a literary adventure.
Leilanie Stewart 