Like a lot of people, I am grateful to see 2016 coming to a close and I am looking forward to a fabulous 2017. It is shaping up to be an ambitious year for me:
Cloak & Mirrors, the 6th book in the
Black Swamp Mysteries series, is scheduled for release in the spring of 2017. I am keeping my fingers crossed for a St Patrick's Day release (March 17) because Vicki and Dylan return to Ireland. They get married in the village where Dylan grew up and then depart for the north part of the island for their honeymoon. Sam needs for them to perform one small CIA task in Donegal, and of course everything goes wrong and they find themselves in jeopardy once again.
After mentoring authors for more than 15 years, I've decided to share my knowledge through a new venture,
The Novel Business. Authors can sign up to receive free emails with tips on conducting writing as a business, insights into the publishing industry and a lot of marketing tips. For more in-depth information, I am rolling out a variety of premium courses. Check out information on the
52-week (a full year!) Marketing Plan of how-to videos.
My favorite physician of all time is
Dr. Godfrey Onime, and I am very pleased to announce that I will be working with him in 2017 on a variety of books, including one about the medical community's role in helping victims of Hurricane Matthew and a series of inspirational books.
Check out his website here.
I am also continuing work inspired by three Neely brothers who left my ancestral village of Ballygawley, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland in the 1720's to make their destinies in America. There is a tremendous amount of research involved but the book is well underway. I am keeping my fingers crossed for a 2017 release.
I am also starting my second year in college. I am working on a double major, one involving cybersecurity and another involving marketing with an emphasis on digital (Internet) marketing. Computer technology has been very good to me over the years and with technology changing as rapidly as it has in recent years, I wanted to keep my skills up to date.
I will also be updating my website,
www.pmterrell.com, over the next few months. I have two sections, one pertaining primarily to my contemporary work and another to the historical books of the Neely family,
River Passage and
Songbirds are Free. I may divide it further so it will be easy and fun to navigate and friendlier for mobile devices.
So 2017 will definitely be an ambitious year for me. I am very excited!
Happy New Year!
p.m.terrell is the internationally acclaimed, award-winning
author of more than 20 books in several genres. Her first book was published in
1984 and she became a full-time writer in 2002. She has mentored authors for
more than 15 years and is the co-founder of The Book 'Em Foundation and the
founder of the Book 'Em North Carolina Writers Conference and Book Fair (www.bookemnc.com). She is also the founder of The Novel Business (www.thenovelbusiness.com). For
more information, visit www.pmterrell.com.
