February writing update – sequel to The Buddha’s Bone

Good morning (from the Northern hemisphere). Early start on the writing today with a big pot of coffee. I’m nearly at 30k words on the sequel to The Buddha’s Bone, which is roughly a third of the way. An update for those not in the know – I’m writing this one upon request from readers (thank you ❤️)

The Buddha’s Bone was originally going to be a standalone novel and I had no plans for a follow up until enough readers either contacted me directly or wrote in the Amazon/Goodreads reviews that they wanted more of Kimberly’s story, especially since it ended on a happier note with her and Naoki (sorry – spoilers…). There’s no better motivation for an author than to hear from readers that they want more – so really, thank you. Haven’t read The Buddha’s Bone? No worries, here you go:

Like my mug? My hubby ordered this for me as a publication day celebration, but also because The Buddha’s Bone was the launch of my own imprint, Leilanie Stewart. Prior to this, my debut novel (Gods of Avalon Road) and 3 poetry books (Chemotherapy for the Soul, A Model Archaeologist and The Redundancy of Tautology) were all with publishers. Everything since The Buddha’s Bone is under my own publishing imprint with ISBNs bought from Nielsen and registered with the British Library, hurray!

Anyway, ramble over. Readers, I hope you’ll like it when it’s done. You know me – I only do psychological trauma and dysfunctional romance, so expect bumps in the road for Kimberly as she works things out in book 2. I really feel sorry for my main characters. I give them a hard time, lol.